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Embedded Librarians rebound! How embedded librarians can find new roles in higher education, and why they must

David Shumaker June 5, 2012. Embedded Librarians rebound! How embedded librarians can find new roles in higher education, and why they must. Technology is poised to remake the whole economy. … The next stops, I believe, are education …. The mission of librarians is to improve society

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Embedded Librarians rebound! How embedded librarians can find new roles in higher education, and why they must

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  1. David Shumaker June 5, 2012 EmbeddedLibrarians rebound!How embedded librarians can find new roles in higher education, and why they must

  2. Technology is poised to remake the whole economy. … The next stops, I believe, are education …

  3. The mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities. --David Lankes

  4. Roles for Embedded Librarians • Evaluating, synthesizing, summarizing the literature • News alerting • Competitive intelligence • Data analysis (such as trends, industry, research) • Structured database development and/or management • Information architecture • Document repository management

  5. Drivers for Research Engagement • Big data • Interdisciplinarity • Cognitive diversity

  6. …the librarian’s work “makes everybody do such a better job.”--Business Development Director, International Law Firm

  7. “[I seek to] get [the embedded librarian] involved in whatever’s hot, or whatever’s new.” --Engineering Director, Nonprofit R&D Firm

  8. “If the materials are going to be coming to me, then the librarians should too.”--A Clinician,Johns Hopkins Medical School

  9. The Choice Is Ours … David Shumaker shumaker@cua.edu http://www.embeddedlibrarian.com Thank you!

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