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Evidence-Based Librarianship

Case Studies and Active Learning Exercises

  • 1st Edition - April 30, 2007
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Elizabeth Connor
  • Language: English

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… Read more

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Description

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.

Key features

  • 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

Readership

Practitioners and students of Library and Information Science

Table of contents

Designing a curriculum in evidence-based practice for master’s students in library and information science; Action research and information literacy: A case study at the University of Parma; Harnessing the power of information; What, so what, now what; Evidence-based librarianship Down Under: Improving a nation’s resource-sharing; A new paradigm for morning report: A collaborative effort between the Department of Internal Medicine and the Medical Library; Reaching out to research students: Information literacy in context; The Cal Poly digital learning initiative.

Review quotes

"…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

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 30, 2007
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Elizabeth Connor

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.
Affiliations and expertise
The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina, USA

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