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Embedded in a nanomanufacturing research center

Embedded in a nanomanufacturing research center. Librarians & Scholarly Communication: New Roles and Services. Jessica Adamick InterNano Project Manager National Nanomanufacturing Network Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing University of Massachusetts Amherst. embedded librarianship.

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Embedded in a nanomanufacturing research center

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  1. Embedded in a nanomanufacturing research center Librarians & Scholarly Communication: New Roles and Services Jessica Adamick InterNano Project Manager National Nanomanufacturing Network Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing University of Massachusetts Amherst

  2. embedded librarianship Embedding requires more direct and purposeful interaction than acting in parallel with another person, group, or activity. Overt purposefulness makes embedding an appropriate definition of the most comprehensive collaborations for librarians in the higher education community. (Barbara Dewey - Penn State Dean) Source: http://works.bepress.com/barbara_dewey/13/

  3. background

  4. embedded = team member • Information expert on a team of scientists and engineers • Reporting • Information service to specific community Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/emsl/4930067074/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/emsl/4943365678/sizes/m/in/photostream/

  5. network of scientists, engineers, industry, government • pilots • events • roadmapping!

  6. challenges • Can be isolating • Sometimes skills are underutilized • Other librarians think you work on something really specific! Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40137058@N07/3790862760/sizes/m/in/photostream/

  7. highlights • Learning a ton about scientific scholarly communication and grant processes • Opportunities available not possible in traditional library job • Seeing scientists and engineers in natural workflows and helping with information at the point of need Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/argonne/4703475848/sizes/m/in/photostream/

  8. thanks! jadamick@library.umass.edu internano.org Funding for this project comes from the National Science Foundation through grant number CMMI-1025020. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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