Martin, Jeanette
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Alvarez, B. (2017, Jan. & feb.). Embed with Business:Taking your library into the business world. American Libraries, 48(#1/2), 45-48. doi:https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org
In this article it talks about public librarians being embedded in the community, instead of just being a resource that speaks to the community about the services the library provides. They are a resource that works hand in hand with the needs of the business communities. Providing workshops, technology and training that are related specifically to a community's businesses needs. In turn, the library becomes a part of the business community, In as much, "you can expect relationships with the business community to transform from transactional to interactional".
What a great article. I started receiving this magazine shortly after becoming a member in the ALA. However, this is the first time I have been able to read it and it was solely do to this class. I love that fact that librarians found it important to become apart of the community instead of waiting for the community to come to them. In this way the integrated themselves within the community and were no longer considered a separate part. The librarians became a part of council meetings, and were proactive in supporting "projects, events, and platforms that directly serve the community". One needs to be able to think outside the box and have management and administrative support in order to be able to succeed in such an amazing endeavor.
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