This was a presentation as part of the UMSI student ALA QuasiCon 2014. QuasiCon is an un-conference conference which consists of a mixture of presentation, lightning talks, and discussion sections. I presented research I had done on embedded librarians for my class on "Information Resources and Services". The keynote speaker actually addressed the same topic, so we complimented each other quite well. The research I did on embedded librarianship actually fed into my passion for fieldwork in UX, especially fieldwork where the researcher works side by side with the user.

1. The Embedded Librarian: Reference
Services in the Trenches
Jackie Wolf

2. 65% Drop in
Reference
Transactions

3. Fundamental Change in Access to Information
Information is
physical
Information is
everywhere!!!

4. Solution: “Embedded Librarianship”

5. Become Part of the Mental Process

6. Information may be virtual, but students
still want a physical service.

7. Students vs Faculty

8. Physical Location = Common Ground

9. Physical Location = Independence and
Flexibility

10. Physical Location= Alternative Funding
Sources

11. Conclusion
To serve users librarians need to be where their
users are, and where their users work.