Becoming an Embedded Librarian: Making Connections in the Classroom

Michelle Reale

ISBN-13: 9780838913673

128 pages 
 6 x 9 
 2015

Embedded librarianship is _not one size fits all,î yet many books on the subject treat it in a cold, objective manner that doesn’t adequately communicate how becoming an embedded librarian actually works in the real world. Here, Reale shares her own university classroom experiences to offer a step-by-step primer for those contemplating the practice. Demystifying what can sometimes feel intimidating to academic librarians, this down to earth resource

• defines what embedded librarianship is, and isn’t;
• explains why being in the classroom is so important, and how it creates communities of learning;
• shows how to clarify the role of the librarian in a classroom by being a _facilitator of processî;
• offers strategies for relationship building, setting goals, and honing a teaching style; and
• discusses embedded librarianship and branding.

Readers will feel confident applying the lessons learned from Reale’s first-hand account to their own experiences both in and out of the classroom.