Evidence Based Library and Information Practice  

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Teresa Slobuski, Diane Robson, PJ Bentley

AbstractObjective – The purpose of this study is to explore collection development, cataloguing, processing, and circulation practices for tabletop game collections in libraries. This study used the term “tabletop games” to refer to the array of game styl... see more

Angelica Ferria, Brian T. Gallagher, Amanda Izenstark, Peter Larsen, Kelly LeMeur, Cheryl A. McCarthy, Deborah Mongeau

AbstractObjective - To determine student use of library spaces, the authors recorded student location and behaviors within the Library, to inform future space design. Methods - The case study method was used with both quantitative and qualitative measures... see more

Quincy Dalton McCrary

AbstractObjective - The project team investigated the changes necessary to transform the original library into an information commons. The researchers sought to drive the project by asking for patrons’ input, rather than rely on the vision of administrato... see more

John Carey, Ajatshatru Pathak

AbstractObjective – The purpose of this study was to examine the reference service mode preferences of community college (two-year) and four-year college students.Methods – The researchers administered a paper-based, face-to-face questionnaire at two inst... see more

Keven M. Jeffery, Kathryn M. Houk, Jordan M. Nielsen, Jenny M. Wong-Welch

AbstractObjective - The purpose of this study was to analyze a syllabus collection at a large, public university to identify how the university’s library was represented within the syllabi. Specifically, this study was conducted to see which library space... see more

Christy Sich

AbstractObjective - This study compared the quality and helpfulness of traditional book review sources with the online user rating system in Amazon.com in order to determine if one mode is superior to the other and should be used by library selectors to a... see more

Ann Gillespie, Faye Miller, Helen Partridge, Christine Bruce, Alisa Howlett

AbstractObjective – This article presents the findings of a project which established an empirical basis for evidence based library and information practice (EBLIP). More specifically, the paper explores what library and information professionals experien... see more

Laura Costello

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Melissa Goertzen

A Review of:Hobbs, K., & Klare, D. (2016). Are we there yet?: A longitudinal look at e-books through students’ eyes. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 28(1), 9-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1941126X.2016.1130451AbstractObjective – To determin... see more

Kimberly Miller

A Review of:Hulseberg, A., & Twait, M. (2016). Sophomores speaking: An exploratory study of student research practices. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 23(2), 130-150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10691316.2014.981907AbstractObjective – To understand soph... see more

Ruby Muriel Lavallee Warren

A Review of:Hess, A. N., & Hristova, M. (2016). To search or to browse: How users navigate a new interface for online library tutorials. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 23(2), 168-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10691316.2014.963274AbstractObjective – T... see more

Kathleen Reed

A Review of:Quesenberry, A. C., Oelschlegel, S., Earl, M., Leonard, K., & Vaughn, C. J. (2016). The impact of library resources and services on the scholarly activity of medical faculty and residents. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 35(3), 259-265. ... see more

Emma Hughes

A Review of:Hilbert, F., Barth, J., Gremm, J., Gros, D., Haiter, J., Henkel, M., Reinhardt, W., & Stock, W.G. (2015). Coverage of academic citation databases compared with coverage of scientific social media: personal publication lists as calibration para... see more

Elaine Sullo

A Review of:Jacoby, J., Ward, D., Avery, S., & Marcyk, E. (2016). The value of chat reference services: A pilot study. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 16(1), 109-129. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2016.0013 AbstractObjective – To investigate student, ins... see more

Richard Hayman

A Review of:O’Toole, E., Barham, R., & Monahan, J. (2016). The impact of physically embedded librarianship on academic departments. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 16(3), 529-556. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pla.2016.0032AbstractObjective – To examine wh... see more

Joanne Marie Muellenbach

A Review of:Harris-Keith, Colleen S. (2015). The Relationship Between Academic Library Department Experience and Perceptions of Leadership Skill Development Relevant to Academic Library Directorship. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 41(3), 246-263. ... see more

Robin Elizabeth Miller

A Review of:Vassilakaki, E. & Moniarou-Papaconstantinou, V. (2015). A systematic literature review informing library and information professionals’ emerging roles. New Library World, 116(1/2), 37-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/NLW-05-2014-0060AbstractObjec... see more

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