Australian special libraries using evidence in daily practice
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Australian special librarians using evidence in daily practice
Alisa HowlettSupervisor: Zaana Howard
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“Evidence-based librarianship is an approach to information science that
promotes the collection, interpretation and integration of valid, important and
applicable user-reported,
librarian observed, and
research derived evidence....”
Booth (2002)
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“....The best available
evidence, moderated by user needs and preferences, is
applied to improve the quality of professional judgments.”
Booth (2002)
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Research evidence may be the most recognisable type of evidence...
...but it is not the only type.
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Similar studies
Thorpe, Partridge & Edwards, 2008
explored experiences of evidence-based practice by practitioners
Koufogiannakis, 2012identified types of evidence used by academic librarians in daily practice
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•the types of evidenceused by Australian special librarians
when or in what circumstances
types of evidence
most useful or reliableinforming daily practice
I wanted to find out...
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a qualitative study
reflection entries & semi-structured interviews
a constant comparison method for data analysis
purposive sampling, 5 Australian special librarians
‘map’ themes using existing frameworks
I did this with...
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Australian special librarians use a
diverse range of evidence from spheres of contextual relevance
Finding one:
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Individual knowledge and experience
Colleagues - feedback and input
Colleagues - non-LIS professionals
Users- feedback / suggestions- values- requests
Process / routine
Files / documentation
Usage statistics
types of evidence in spheres of relevance
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the organisation directs the use of
evidence
Finding two:
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evidence “simmers” before it is used
Finding three:
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Information Evidence
from “current awareness” information
to becoming evidence in a given situation
what happens in between?
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time / availability
differences in understanding of evidence and evidence-based practice
for LIS between practitioners and researchers
evidence used for reference services vs practice
Limitations
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This research highlights a
need for a more inclusive EBLIP model that recognises the types and uses of evidence
...making it reflective of the LIS professional context
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thank you
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