Evidence Based Library and Information Practice

Volume 12, Number 2, 2017

Table of contents (25 articles)

Editorial

Commentary

Research Articles

  1. Through the Students’ Lens: Photographic Methods for Research in Library Spaces
  2. Connecting Music and Place: Exploring Library Collection Data Using Geo-visualizations

Commentary

Research Articles

  1. Space Use in the Commons: Evaluating a Flexible Library Environment
  2. E-Preferred Approval Books at the University of Manitoba: A Comparison of Print and Ebook Usage
  3. Teaching Systematic Searching Methods to Public Health Graduate Students: Repeated Library Instruction Sessions Correlate With Better Assignment Scores
  4. Informing Evidence Based Decisions: Usage Statistics for Online Journal Databases

Review Articles

  1. Wayfinding Research in Library and Information Studies: State of the Field

Using Evidence in Practice

Evidence Summaries

  1. Information Literacy Skills Are Positively Correlated with Writing Grade and Overall Course Performance / Shao, X., & Purpur, G. (2016). Effects of information literacy skills on student writing and course performance. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 42(6), 670-678. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2016.08.006
  2. Multiple Sessions for Information Literacy Instruction are Associated with Improvement in Students’ Research Abilities and Confidence / Henry, J., Glauner, D., & Lefoe, G. (2015). A double shot of information literacy instruction at a community college. Community & Junior College Libraries, 21(1-2), 27-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02763915.2015.1120623
  3. Low Level Evidence Suggests That Librarian-Led Instruction in Evidence Based Practice is Effective Regardless of Instructional Model / Swanberg, S. M., Dennison, C. C., Farrell, A., Machel, V., Marton, C., O'Brien, K. K., … & Holyoke, A. N. (2016). Instructional methods used by health sciences librarians to teach evidence-based practice (EBP): a systematic review. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 104(3), 197-208. http://dx.doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.104.3.004
  4. PubMed’s Native Interface Remains the Best Tool for Systematic Searching of its Biomedical Citations / Wildgaard, L. E., & Lund, H. (2016). Advancing PubMed? A comparison of third-party PubMed/Medline tools. Library Hi Tech, 34 (4), 669-684. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1108/LHT-06-2016-0066
  5. Web-Scale Discovery Services Retrieve Relevant Results in Health Sciences Topics Including MEDLINE Content / Hanneke, R., & O’Brien, K. K. (2016). Comparison of three web-scale discovery services for health sciences research. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 104(2), 109-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.104.2.004
  6. Implementation of Proactive Chat Increases Number and Complexity of Reference Questions / Maloney, K., & Kemp, J. H. (2015). Changes in reference question complexity following the implementation of a proactive chat system: Implications for practice. College & Research Libraries, 76(7), 959-974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl.76.7.959
  7. “Just-in-Time” Unmediated Document Delivery Service Provides Fast Delivery, Helps Identify Collection Gaps, but Incurs Extra Costs / Chan, E. K., Mune, C., Wang, Y., & Kendall, S. L. (2016). Three years of unmediated document delivery: An analysis and consideration of collection development priorities. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 35(1), 42-51. Retrieved from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2016.1117288
  8. STEM and Non-STEM Library Users Have Increased Their Use of E-Books / Carroll, A. J., Corlett-Rivera, K., Hackman, T., & Zou, J. (2016). E-book perceptions and use in STEM and non-STEM disciplines: A comparative follow-up study. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 16(1), 131-162. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2016.0002
  9. AAU Library Directors Prefer Collaborative Decision Making with Senior Administrative Team Members / Meier, J. J. (2016). The future of academic libraries: Conversations with today’s leaders about tomorrow. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 16(2), 263-288. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/article/613842

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