Sutton, A. orcid.org/0000-0003-2449-2516, Booth, A. orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-3880 and Evans, P. (2013) "Ask, acquire, appraise": A study of lis practitioners participating in an EBLIP continuing education course. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 8 (2). pp. 200-213. ISSN 1715-720X
Abstract
Objective: The project sought to examine the aspects of the question answering process in an evidence based library and information practice (EBLIP) context by presenting the questions asked, articles selected, and checklists used by an opportunistic sample of Australian and New Zealand library and information professionals from multiple library and information sectors participating in the "Evidence Based Library and Information Practice: Delivering Services That Shine" (EBLIP-Gloss) FOLIOz e-learning course. Methods: The researchers analyzed the "ask," "acquire," and "appraise" tasks completed by twenty-nine library and information professionals working in Australia or New Zealand. Questions were categorized by EBLIP domain, articles were examined to identify any comparisons, and checklists were collated by frequency. Results: Questions fell within each of the six EBLIP domains, with management being the most common. Timeliness, relevance, and accessibility were stronger determinants of article selection than rigour or study design. Relevance, domain, and applicability were the key determinants in selecting a checklist. Conclusion: This small-scale study exemplifies the EBLIP process for a self-selecting group of library and information professionals working in Australia and New Zealand. It provides a snapshot of the types of questions that library and information practitioners ask, and the types of articles and checklists found to be useful. Participants demonstrated a preference for literature and checklists originating from within the library and information science (LIS) field, reinforcing the imperative for LIS professionals to contribute to EBLIP research.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Sutton, Booth, and Evans. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons‐Attribution‐Noncommercial‐Share Alike License 2.5 Canada (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ca/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2018 14:16 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jan 2018 14:16 |
Published Version: | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.p... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Alberta, Learning Services |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124899 |