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TRLN
Session 2
Evidence-based Librarianship
Definition: “[A] means to improve the profession of librarianship by asking questions as well as finding, critically appraising, and incorporating research evidence from library science (and other disciplines) into daily practice. It also involves encouraging librarians to conduct high quality qualitative and quantitative research.” Eldredge, 2002.

Joanne Gard Marshall

is the author of what is acknowledged as the first (and certainly the most highly-cited) randomized controlled trial in the area of information and library science.

Recommended Reading

Andrew Booth and Anne Brice, editors.
Evidence-based Practice for
Information Professionals: a Handbook.
London: Facet Publishing, 2004.

Evidence-based Librarianship. An Introduction.
By Carol Perryman

Some Recent Publications of Note

Brown, C., et. al.
"The Realities of Relevance: A Survey of Librarians' Use of Library and Information Science Research."
The Southeastern Librarian 52.3 (2004): 17-30.
SILS Lib Periodical Collection.

Eldredge, J.D.
"Inventory of Research Methods for Librarianship and Informatics."
Journal of the Medical Library Association 92.1 (2004): 83-90.
Full Text at UNC.

Greenblatt, M., et. al.
"Implementing the Research Question."
Knowledge Quest 33.2 (2004): 75-6.
SILS Lib Periodical Collection.

Haddow, G., et. al.
"Communication of Research to Practice in Library and Information Science: Closing the Gap."
Library & Information Science Research 26.1 (2004): 29-43.
Full text at UNC.

Hewitt, Joe.
" The Role of the Library Administrator in Improving LIS Research."
In: Library and Information Science Research. (1991): 163-78.

Hiller, Steve, and James Self.
"From Measurement to Management: Using Data Wisely for Planning and Decision-Making.”
Library Trends 53.1 (2004): 129-155.
SILS Lib Periodical Collection.

Koufogiannakis, D., et. al.
" A Content Analysis of Librarianship Research."
Journal of Information Science 30.3 (2004): 227-39.
SILS Lib Periodical Collection.

McNicol, S.
"Is Research an Untapped Resource in the Library and Information Profession?"
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 36.3 (2004):119-26.
SILS Lib Periodical Collection.

Nicholson, S.
"A Conceptual Framework for the Holistic Measurement and Cumulative Evaluation of Library Services."
Journal of Documentation 60.2 (2004): 164-82.
Full Text at UNC.

Powell, R.R., et. al.
Basic Research Methods for Librarians. 4th ed.
Libraries Unlimited, 2004.
SILS Lib Z669.7 .P68 2004

Sapon-White, R., et. al.
"Supporting a Culture of Scholarship for Academic Librarians."
Portal 4.3 (2004): 407-22.
Full Text at UNC.

The 2003 OCLC Environmental Scan: Pattern Recognition

Williams, J.F.I., et. al.
"Leadership Competencies and the Importance of Research Methods and Statistical Analysis in Decision Making and Research and Publication: A Study of Citation Patterns."
Library & Information Science Research 25.4 (2003): 387-402.
Full Text at UNC.