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This book builds a research-grounded, theoretical foundation for evidence based library and information practice and illustrates how librarians can incorporate the principles to make more informed decisions in the workplace. The book takes an open and encompassing approach to exploring evidence based library and information practice (EBLIP) and the ways it can improve the practice of librarianship. Bringing together recent theory, research, and case studies, the book provides librarians with a new reference point for how they can use and create evidence within their practice, in order to better meet the needs of their communities. Being Evidence Based in Library and Information Practice is divided into two parts; in the first part the editors explore the background to EBLIP and put forward a new model for its application in the workplace which encompasses 5 elements: Articulate, Assemble, Assess, Agree, Adapt. In the second part, contributors from academic, public, health, school and special libraries from around the world provide an overview of EBLIP developments in their sector and offer examples of successful implementation. Being Evidence Based in Library and Information Practice will be essential reading for library and information professionals from all sectors who want to make more informed decisions and better meet the needs of their users. The book will also be of interest to students of library and information studies and researchers.

Library science --- Evidence-based library science. --- Evidence-based library science --- Library research (Research on libraries) --- Research. --- Decision making

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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.Peer-reviewed case studies from leading academic librariansActive learning exercises for on-the-job training and library science education related to evidence-based practiceDetailed bibl

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Library science --- Qualitative research --- Quantitative research --- Bibliothéconomie --- Recherche qualitative --- Recherche quantitative --- Research --- Periodicals. --- Recherche --- Périodiques --- Qualitative research. --- Quantitative research. --- Research. --- Data analysis (Quantitative research) --- Exploratory data analysis (Quantitative research) --- Quantitative analysis (Research) --- Quantitative methods (Research) --- Qualitative analysis (Research) --- Qualitative methods (Research) --- Library research (Research on libraries) --- Librarianship --- Library economy --- Bibliography --- Documentation --- Information science

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Communication in information science --- Communication in library science --- Information science --- -Information science literature --- Library education (Continuing education) --- Library science --- -Library science literature --- Readership surveys --- -Reading public --- Books and reading --- Periodicals --- Information science literature --- Librarianship --- Library economy --- Bibliography --- Documentation --- Continuing education --- Library education --- Library science literature --- Communication --- Information literacy --- Research --- Circulation --- Library research --- Reading public --- Library research (Research on libraries)

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All librarians and libraries have information policies, and so do most people. The big issues, like censorship or intellectual property ownership and use, crowd our minds but the process of decision making is the same at every level and in every context, whether we are concerned with government secrets, advertising standards, or our children's reading and viewing habits. This book examines the issues from varying standpoints, including the human rights approach, the commercial approach, and the states-interest approach. These are all placed within the context of arguments about the public sphere. The working librarian has to be in a position to justify every stock purchase and information access decision, and in the strategies they follow to legitimate the library. The form and construction of arguments and the discussion of issues in this book will give librarians the context and arguments they need to identify and apply appropriate information policies and strategies. Key areas addressed in the book include: the information policy problem; policy sectors; information regimes; and, policies and strategies: models and cases. This book is essential reading for library students, researchers and policy makers as well as for all LIS practitioners wishing to widen their awareness of the important issues surrounding information policy.

Information policy. --- Library science --- Information services --- Libraries and state. --- Data collection services --- Information brokers --- Information centers --- Information science service organizations --- Information service providers --- Providers of information services --- Information retrieval --- Information science --- Documentation --- Research --- Library research (Research on libraries) --- Information services and state --- Communication policy --- Libraries --- State and libraries --- Cultural policy --- Research. --- Government policy --- Libraries and community. --- Information literacy. --- Collection development (Libraries) --- Collection building (Libraries) --- Library collection development --- Collection management (Libraries) --- Acquisitions (Libraries) --- Literacy, Information --- Community and libraries --- Communities --- Collection development