<div>Some
academic libraries that had not developed branch libraries have placed their
librarians in faculties as a means of becoming more visible and relevant to the
faculty (Suther). Different writers have assumed that embedded librarianship is
borrowed concept from the fields of journalism where an embedded journalist is
placed with a military unit to observe and report on conflicts, exercises, and
missions from an insider’s vantage point (Drewes and Hoffman). Embedded
librarians are usually found in medical and law libraries where they work with
a team of subject experts as team members or play a central role of
coordinating the teams.&nbsp; Embedded
librarians have their strengths not only in forming strong working relationships
with their communities, but also being fully engaged in their work (Mupambwa
and Fusire, 2013). In addition, Shumaker (2012) has observed that embedded
librarianship is influenced largely by ongoing working relationships, knowledge
of and commitment to information user-group goals and objectives, and highly
customized and value-added contributions to the community. <br></div>