Adding an Extra Helping of Service When You Already Have a Full Plate: Building an Embedded Librarian Program

Abstract

The librarians at Northern Kentucky University's W. Frank Steely Library have successfully added a new embedded librarianship program to their established reference and instruction services, without the support of increased staffing. In fact, this program was established and has matured during a period of staff reductions. The decisions made in planning and implementing this new service, which allowed for a significant expansion of programming, are detailed.

KEYWORDS:

• Blackboard
• content management systems
• embedded librarian
• innovation
• instruction
• reference
• staff reductions
• staffing efficiency
• streamlining