Embedded Librarianship: A Point-of-Need Service.
The article offers information on the concept of embedded librarianship in library science. It states that embedded librarianship started from the war correspondents that refer themselves as embedded journalists due to the reports they create regarding crisis events. It mentions that embedded librar...
| Published in: | Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 237 - 241 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul-Sep2010
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| Summary: | The article offers information on the concept of embedded librarianship in library science. It states that embedded librarianship started from the war correspondents that refer themselves as embedded journalists due to the reports they create regarding crisis events. It mentions that embedded librarianship involves course management system (CMS) which serves as a structure made for the librarians to be able to collaborate with the course. It says that embedded librarianship provides various benefits to students such as using the Internet as a tool for library research. Moreover, it adds that the issue surrounding the embedded librarianship is considered to be based on the familiarization of librarians with the CMS of educational institutions. |
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