Embedded Librarianship—New Horizon of Librarianship

Abstract

This paper is an effort to understand meaning of embedded librarianship, and its implementation in academic libraries and how is it useful to the users. It attempts to understand the terminology and has included an expert opinion on the subject. It explores the core competency and skills and attributes an embedded librarian should possess. The paper is based on primary and secondary sources which also deal with brief discussion of the characteristics of embedded librarianship and is an attempt to empirically highlight the practices followed in Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). This study also tries to examine the pivotal role of embedded librarianship in the surroundings of Central library, JNU. Interview method was used.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.34.6.8043