Patron perception and utilization of an embedded librarian program.

Objective: The study measured the perceived value of an academic library's embedded librarian service model.

Setting: The study took place at the health sciences campuses of a research institution.

Methods: A web-based survey was distributed that asked respondents a series of questions about their utilization of and satisfaction with embedded librarians and services.

Adapting an embedded model of librarianship, college by college.

Librarians are increasingly moving out of the library and into the wider university setting as patrons spend more time seeking information online and less time visiting the library. The move to embed librarians in colleges, departments, or customer groups has been going on for some time but has recently received more attention as libraries work to find new ways to reach patrons that no longer need to come to the physical library. Few universities have attempted to embed all their librarians.