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This is a Wiki to host a manuscript version of the first ever handbook on Evidence Based Library and Information Practice:
Booth, A & Brice, A (Eds) (2004) Evidence Based Practice for Information Professionals: A handbook. London: Facet Publishing.
NB. This publication is now out of print. However as part of the authors' commitment to open access publishing we are happy to make the following available free of any charge.
Includes Supplementary Content!
This manuscript version includes the following that did not make it into the published version:
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Bexon N and Brice A (2004) Special Topic: What is the best way to train my staff. Unpublished Manuscript from: Booth, A & Brice, A (Eds) Evidence Based Practice for Information Professionals: A handbook. London: Facet Publishing.
- Booth A (2004). Special Topic: Provision of mediated information searching alongside end user services [Guideline] Unpublished manuscript from: Booth, A & Brice, A (Eds) Evidence Based Practice for Information Professionals: A handbook. London: Facet Publishing.
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Beverley C and Winning A (2004). Case study 1: the clinical librarian. Unpublished Manuscript from: Booth, A & Brice, A (Eds) Evidence Based Practice for Information Professionals: A handbook. London: Facet Publishing.
- Beverley C and Bath P (2004). Case study 2: the Health Information Needs of Visually Impaired People. Unpublished Manuscript from: Booth, A & Brice, A (Eds) Evidence Based Practice for Information Professionals: A handbook. London: Facet Publishing.
Includes Original Content!
The following contents are available from the pdf of the manuscript (page numbers are from the published (not original manuscript) version:
Part 1 The context for evidence-based information practice 1
1 Why evidence-based information practice? 1 Andrew Booth & Anne Brice
2 A brief history of evidence-based practice 13 Anne Brice & Alison Hill
3 Evidence-based information practice: a prehistory 24 Jonathan Eldredge
4 How good is the evidence base? 36 Jonathan Eldredge
5 Why don’t librarians use research? 49 Paul Genoni, Gaby Haddow & Ann Ritchie
Part 2 Skills and resources for evidence-based information practice 61
6 Formulating answerable questions 61 Andrew Booth
7 Identifying sources of evidence 71 Alison Winning
8 Searching the library and information science literature 89 Catherine Beverley
9 Appraising the evidence 104 Andrew Booth & Anne Brice
10 Applying evidence to your everyday practice 119 Denise Koufogiannakis & Ellen Crumley
11 Evaluating your performance 127 Andrew Booth
12 Disseminating the lessons of evidence-based practice 138 Ellen Crumley & Denise Koufogiannakis
Part 3 Using the evidence base in practice 144
13 Six domains of evidence-based information practice 144 Andrew Booth and Anne Brice
14 Examining the evidence base for reference services and enquiry work 148 Andrew Booth
Special Topic (A) Provision of a current awareness service for research staff (Guideline) 159 Robert Kiley
15 The contribution of evidence-based practice to educational activities 164 Anne Brice & Cindy Carlson
Special Topic (B) How can I train my users? (Evidence Digest) 178 Alison Brettle
16 An evidence-based approach to collection management 185 Andrew Booth
Special Topic (C) Electronic or paper: how do I manage my journals collection? (Evidence Digest) 196 David Peacock
17 Towards evidence-based management 200 Andrew Booth
Special Topic (D) How do I measure the impact of my service? (Guideline) 210 Christine Urquhart
Special Topic (E) Should I charge and, if so, what should I charge for? (Evidence Briefing) 223 Lynette Cawthra
18 Evidence-based perspectives on information access and retrieval 231 Andrew Booth
Special Topic (F) What are the characteristics of a good searcher? (Critically Appraised Topic) 247 Catherine Beverley
Special Topic (G) Which database, which interface? (Guideline) 251 Maria J. Grant
19 Introducing an evidence-based approach to marketing and promotional
activities 257 Andrew Booth
Special Topic (H) Determining the information needs of practising nurses postregistration in the UK from 1990 to 2003 (Evidence Digest) 272 Jennie Kelson
20 A future for evidence-based information practice? 279 Anne Brice, Andrew Booth, Ellen Crumley, Denise Koufogiannakis & Jonathan Eldredge
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