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 Embedded Librarianship Part 2: A case study from Spain [ABSTRACT]
Tuesday, 1st March 2011
By
Nicolas Robinson-Garcia
Abstract:
Librarians have struggled hard to be recognised as a profession in Spain, despite LIS being a five-year degree, but progress is now being made thanks to the introduction of embedded librarianship in some universities. Using the skills they already have but applying them in a different environment is adding value and making librarians irreplaceable.
Article:
Librarians have struggled hard to be recognised as a profession in Spain, despite LIS being a five-year degree, but progress is now being made thanks to the introduction of embedded librarianship in some universities. Using the skills they already have but applying them in a different environment is adding value and making librarians irreplaceable.
What's Inside:
Despite all the work done on library advocacy, it seems that there has been no impact at all on society in Spain, and librarians still struggle to get recognition from other professionals. However, a new service has been developed which is related to the embedded librarian concept but focused on research assessment, research information and data management. This new role involves working with researchers in their offices managing their output, assessing dissemination strategies and monitoring the impact of their production through bibliometric indicators.
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By Nicolas Robinson-Garcia
Nicolas Robinson-Garcia has a Masters in Scientific Information Evaluation and graduated in Library and Information Studies at the University of Granada, Spain. He works in the Library Studies Department and is member of the EC3 Research Group at the University of Granada where he is currently working on his PhD Thesis on University Rankings, thanks to a 4-year Ministry of Education Grant for young researchers. He is also involved in professional activism and advocacy and, since 2006, he is member of the executive board of the Andalusian Association of Information Professionals. He is also, since 2008, member of the Spanish Translation Team at IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
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