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Evidence-Based Librarianship: Case studies and active learning exercises

Edited by Elizabeth Connor, The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina, USA

Chandos Information Professional Series

…for anyone wishing to extend their understanding of EBL.
Barbara Frame, Dunedin Public Libraries

…it will be useful as a complementary source of case studies and learning exercises
Information Research

 - peer-reviewed case studies from leading academic librarians
 - active learning exercises for on-the-job training and library science education related to evidence-based practice
 - detailed bibliography

This book features case studies and active learning exercises related to using evidence-based approaches in several types of academic libraries. Evidence-Based Librarianship is a vital reference to practicing librarians, library science students, and library science educators as it focuses on applying practice-based evidence gleaned from users, direct observation, and research.

Readership: Practicing librarians (both entry level and mid-career), library science faculty, and library science students alike will appreciate the practice-based research, global perspectives, intellectual frameworks, and higher-order thinking featured in this scholarly work.

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About the editor

Elizabeth Connor, is an assistant Professor of Library Science at The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina, USA. She has published widely in peer-reviewed library science journals and has authored several books of interest to academic librarians. The case study contributors work in a variety of academic library settings.

Contents

Designing a curriculum in evidence-based practice for master’s students in library and information science
Carol Perryman and Joanne Gard Marshall

Action research and information literacy: a case study at the University of Parma
Monica Vezzosi
 - Exercise A

Harnessing the power of information
Lesley Farmer
 - Exercise B

What, so what, now what
Carla Brooks, Kathy M. Irwin, Barbara J. Kriigel, Timothy F. Richards and Elizabeth J. Taylor
 - Exercise C

Evidence-based librarianship Down Under: improving a nation’s resource-sharing
Roxanne Missingham
 - Exercise D

A new paradigm for morning report: a collaborative effort between the Department of Internal Medicine and the Medical Library
Donna F. Timm, Daniel E. Banks, Kerri Ann Christopher, David C. Duggar, Marianne Comegys, Runhua Shi and Jerry McLarty
 - Exercise E

Reaching out to research students: information literacy in context
Angela Newton
 - Exercise F

The Cal Poly digital learning initiative
Mary M. Somerville, Erika Rogers, Anita Mirijamdotter and Helen Partridge
 - Exercise G