It originated in a revision of the website for the former Library and Information Science Library on the third floor of the Main Library, which closed in 2009 as part of the library's New Service Models program. Since the closure of the physical library, LIS library staff have provided embedded library services at GSLIS, forging a close connection to patrons that extends even to the large population of distance students. Since 2013, LIS library staff can be found in the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library when they are not at GSLIS.