Evidence-based Practice for Information Professionals (Web PDF) von Andrew Booth

Examines to what extent the skills and techniques of evidence-based practice are transferable to the areas of professional practice of librarians and information professionals? Is it desirable for information professionals to integrate research findings into their day-to-day decision making?

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.