The International Programme Committee for the 5th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP5) Conference invites you to submit oral presentations and posters for the conference, Bridging the Gap, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden from 29 June –…

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) is seeking a Production Editor to join its Editorial Team.

The Production Editor is responsible for the publishing function of the journal, including manuscript layout and formatting of content.

Objective - The study examined whether a prompt sheet improved the reference interview process for health information advisers working at NHS Direct, a 24 hour telephone helpline that provides confidential health care advice for the public in England.

Method…

A Review of:
Olson, Tod A. “Utility of a Faceted Catalog for Scholarly Research” Library Hi Tech 25.4 (2007): 550-61.


Objective – To learn whether a faceted catalogue and word cloud aids in the discovery process.

A Review of:
Banks, Daniel E., Runhus Shi, Donna F. Timm, Kerri Ann Christopher, David Charles Duggar, Marianne Comegys, and Jerry McLarty. “Decreased Hospital Length of Stay Associated with Presentation of Cases at Morning Report with Librarian Support.” Journal of…

No abstract.

Objective - The aim of the trial was to establish whether there is a significant difference in terms of knowledge and skills, between self-directed learning using a web-based resource, compared with a classroom based interactive workshop, for teaching health professionals…

Objective – To investigate whether African American students’ computer attitudes predict levels of library anxiety.

Design – A user study in which two instruments were administered to a group of graduate students to measure computer attitudes and library anxiety.

Objective – To describe critical care nurses’ on-duty information-seeking behavior.

Design – Participatory action research using ethnographic methods.

Setting – A twenty-bed critical care unit in a 275-bed community (non-teaching) hospital.

Subjects – A purposive sample of…

A Review of:
Gross, Melissa, and Don Latham. "Attaining Information Literacy: An Investigation of the
Relationship between Skill Level, Self-Estimates of Skill, and Library Anxiety." Library & Information Science Research 29.3 (2007): 332-53.

Objective – The objective of…