Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Embedded librarianshipyesterday, today, and tomorrow : Defining embedded librarianship: Definition of an embedded librarian ; Embedded librarians and physical location ; Examples of embedded librarianship; Advantages of embedded librarianship; Embedded librarianshipand other models of librarianship; How embedded librarians are changing the profession -- Push and pull: the forces driving embedded librarianship: Push: traditional services that no longer work ; Pull: Fundamental trends in work and society -- Embedded librarians in higher education : Subject librarians, liaison librarians, and the origins ; The teaching role of embedded librarians ; Beyond the teaching role ; How to succeed, and what to watch out for ; Opportunities for embedded librarians in higher education: a vision -- Embedded librarians in the health sciences : Origins ; Transition: from clinical librarian to informationist ; Contemporary roles of embedded librarians in healthcare and training of informationists ; Best practices ; Evaluations of clinical medical librarianship; What lies ahead -- Embedded librarians in corporations, nonprofits, and government : Origins ; Rules and functions ; Evaluation ; Organizational patterns ; Challenges and opportunities -- Embedded librarians in schools and public libraries : Primary and secondary education ; Public libraries -- Part II. Your path to success : Assessing your readiness : Indicators of embeddedness ; Assessing your readiness for change -- Getting started with embedlibrarians hipship : Considering your options ; A framework for action planning ; Matching actions to readiness ; Developing your action plan -- Sustaining your embedded role : The habits of successful embedded librarians ; Problems and pitfalls -- Evaluating your success : What to measure: activities, outcomes, and impacts ; Applying the framework to elibrarians hiprianship ; Evaluation and management culture ; Developing your evaluation plan ; Evaluation and sustainability scenarios.