Overview

Evidence-based practice is a paradigm that originated within healthcare but is rapidly migrating to other fields. It involves applying the results from rigorous research studies to professional practice in order to improve the quality of services to clients. Familiarity with these methods has caused an increasing number of information professionals to turn a critical eye to their own practice. Is it possible to adapt this model to librarianship and information work? To what extent are its skills and techniques transferable to the various areas of professional practice? Is it desirable for information professionals to integrate research findings into their day-to-day decision-making? These and other related issues are discussed in this book, the first to examine this key topic in depth. It is divided into three parts: The Context for Evidence-based Information Practice; Skills And Resources for Evidence-based Information Practice; and Using the Evidence Base in Practice. This last part explores each of the six domains of evidence-based librarianship identified in research, to demonstrate the application of evidence-based information practice in a practical decision-making context. These chapters with their associated Special Topics present concise summaries of evidence-based information practice within generic areas of work, together with practical examples of the application of evidence-based principles and methods. This book is of wide interest to all new and established information professionals, both those in fields such as healthcare where the evidence-based paradigm is already impacting on their work, and those in other fields encountering it for the first time. It is a core text in departments of library and information work.

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Author:   Andrew Booth ,  Anne Brice
Publisher:   Facet Publishing
Imprint:   Facet Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.00cm
ISBN:  

9781856044714

ISBN 10:   1856044718
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 March 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

PART 1: THE CONTEXT FOR EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION PRACTICE 1. Why evidence-based information practice? - Andrew Booth and Anne Brice 2. A brief history of evidence-based practice - Anne Brice and Alison Hill 3. Evidence-based information practice: a prehistory - Jonathan Eldredge 4. How good is the evidence base? - Jonathan Eldredge 5. Why don’t librarians use research? - Paul Genoni, Gaby Haddow and Ann Ritchie PART 2: SKILLS AND RESOURCES FOR EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION PRACTICE 6. Formulating answerable questions - Andrew Booth 7. Identifying sources of evidence - Alison Winning 8. Searching the library and information science literature - Catherine Beverley 9. Appraising the evidence - Andrew Booth and Anne Brice 10. Applying evidence to your everyday practice - Denise Koufogiannakis and Ellen Crumley 11. Evaluating your performance - Andrew Booth 12. Disseminating the lessons of evidence-based practice - Ellen Crumley and Denise Koufogiannakis PART 3: USING THE EVIDENCE BASE IN PRACTICE 13. Six domains of evidence-based information practice - Andrew Booth and Anne Brice 14. Examining the evidence base for reference services and enquiry work - Andrew Booth Special Topic (A): Provision of a current awareness service for research staff (Guideline) - Robert Kiley 15. The contribution of evidence-based practice to educational activities - Anne Brice and Cindy Carlson Special Topic (B): How can I train my users? (Evidence Digest) - Alison Brettle 16. An evidence-based approach to collection management - Andrew Booth Special Topic (C): Electronic or paper: how do I manage my journals collection? (Evidence Digest) - David Peacock 17. Towards evidence-based management - Andrew Booth Special Topic (D): How do I measure the impact of my service? (Guideline) - Christine Urquhart Special Topic (E): Should I charge and, if so, what should I charge for? (Evidence Briefing) - Lynette Cawthra 18. Evidence-based perspectives on information access and retrieval - Andrew Booth Special Topic (F): What are the characteristics of a good searcher? (Critically Appraised Topic) - Catherine Beverley Special Topic (G): Which database, which interface? (Guideline) - Maria J. Grant 19. Introducing an evidence-based approach to marketing and promotional activities - Andrew Booth Special Topic (H): Determining the information needs of practising nurses postregistration in the UK from 1990 to 2003 (Evidence Digest) - Jennie Kelson 20. A future for evidence-based information practice? - Anne Brice, Andrew Booth, Ellen Crumley, Denise Koufogiannakis and Jonathan Eldredge.

Reviews

Any text that encourages research and evaluation within the profession deserves a positive press. The book contains a good balance of theory and practical advice for practitioners and researchers in information management. -- New Library World ...an important resource for information professionals interested in developing and improving their practical skills and/or in improving the quality of research in library and information science. -- Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship

'This book superbly describes just how other information professionals can adopt the EBIP paradigm in support of a more effective service.' [Information World Review] 'I believe that this book will find favour with both new and established information professionals whether they work in healthcare or in other fields where the evidence-based paradigm may be something they are just beginning to encounter.' [Freepint] 'The book contains a good balance of theory and practical advice for practitioners and researchers in information management.' [New Library World] 'This is an important book written by many of the founders of evidence-based information practice in the UK.' [Legal Information Management] 'This text makes a useful and significant contribution fo the evidence-based practice field of literature.' [Journal of Medical Library Association] 'The book does exactly what it says on the cover: provides a thorough, authoritative handbook to evidence-based information practice. Definitely a book worth recommending.' [Performance Measures] 'Any text that encourages research and evaluation within the profession deserves a positive press. The book contains a good balance of theory and practical advice for practitioners and researchers in information management.' [New Library World]

Author Information

Andrew Booth BA(Hons) MSc DipLib MCLIP is Director of Information Resources and Senior Lecturer in Evidence-based Healthcare at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield. Andrew is an experienced trainer of end users and NHS librarians, and has developed the ADEPT course for teaching evidence-based principles throughout six NHS regions. In 2003 he chaired the International Programme Committee for the second Evidence-based Librarianship Conference in Edmonton, Canada, and is chair of the CILIP Health Libraries Group Research Working Party. He is on the editorial boards of Evidence-based Healthcare and Health Information and Libraries Journal. Anne Brice BA(Hons) DipLib MCLIP is Head of Knowledge and Information Sciences at the Public Health Resource Unit, Oxford. Anne is seconded to the National electronic Library for Health (NeLH), where she is responsible for the development of the Specialist Libraries programme, building knowledge networks and communities of practice around specialist health care domains. Anne developed the CASP Finding the Evidence training programme for enhancing the teaching and learning skills of librarians, and has a long held interest in continuing professional development. She is on the editorial board of Hypothesis. The contributors Catherine Beverley School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK Alison Brettle Health Care Practice R & D Unit, University of Salford, UK Cindy Carlson Learning and Development Team, Public Health Resource Unit, Oxford, UK Lynette Cawthra Information and Library Service, The King's Fund, London, UK Ellen Crumley Department of Pedriatrics, University of Alberta, Canada Jonathan Eldredge School of Medicine/Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center, University of New Mexico, USA Paul Genoni Department of Media and Information, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia Maria J. Grant Salford Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Collaborative Research, University of Salford, UK Gaby Haddow Western Australia Centre for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery, Joanna Briggs Institute, Australia Alison Hill South East Region Health Observatory/Public Health Resource Unit, Oxford, UK Jennie Kelson Library Services, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK Robert Kiley Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, London, UK Denise Koufogiannakis John W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, Canada David Peacock Knowledge Services Manager, Northern England Workforce Development Confederation, Newcastle, UK Ann Ritchie Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia Christine Urquhart Department of Information Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK Alison Winning Clinical Effectiveness Information, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

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