Subjects
Embedded Librarianship
Embedded Librarians
Library Outreach
Faculty collaboration
Multidisciplinary Action Projects
Informationist
Bioinformationist
Global Health Coordinator
Description
Webinar presented by the Special Libraries Association Embedded Librarians Caucus on August 29, 2017. This panel session is a discussion between session participants and three embedded librarians, who present three distinct models of embedded librarianship within the University of Michigan, representing a broad spectrum of disciplines, audiences, and goals. Panelists shared strategies for implementing embedded librarianship to engage different campus communities and for leveraging embedded librarianship to demonstrate their value by contributing to the overall goals at their institution, including “don’t wait for the invitation: crash the party,” “forget the elevator speech: focus on troubleshooting,” and “proactively engage your audience: flaunt your expertise.” Panelists also compiled their answers to questions from webinar participants in Q&As document.
Panel Moderator: David Shumaker. Panelists:
● Jean Song, in a Health Sciences/Medical program, proactively interacting with faculty in order to partner in research analysis including successfully receiving grant funding to support existing grant funded projects or providing analysis on research projects such as bibliometric investigation
● Nadine Anderson, in a Behavioral Sciences program, proactively working with faculty on issues with undergraduate research and critical thinking skills (or lack thereof) and becoming part of the solution by partnering with faculty on educational projects and a credit course integrated into their courses and curriculum
● Joel Scheuher, in a Business program, collaborating directly with graduate students as a member of their action based learning teams, contributing as research experts to solve real-world challenges