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Welcome to EBLIPtext.pbworks.com

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:

  • 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 Unpublished Manuscript from: Booth, A & Brice, A (Eds) Evidence Based Practice for Information Professionals: A handbook.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 Special Topic: Provision of mediated information searching alongside end user services [Guideline] Unpublished manuscript from: Booth, A & Brice, A (Eds) Evidence Based Practice for Information Professionals: A handbook.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. 
  • 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 Unpublished Manuscript from:  Booth, A & Brice, A (Eds) Evidence Based Practice for Information Professionals: A handbook.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 Unpublished Manuscript from:  Booth, A & Brice, A (Eds) Evidence Based Practice for Information Professionals: A handbook.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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