EBLIP is an open access, peer reviewed journal that is published quarterly, hosted by the University of Alberta Learning Services, and supported by an international team of editorial advisors. The purpose of the journal is to provide a forum for librarians and other information professionals to discover research that may contribute to decision making in professional practice. EBLIP publishes original research and commentary on the topic of evidence based library and information practice, as well as reviews of previously published research (evidence summaries) on a wide number of topics.
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Vol 8, No 1 (2013)
Table of Contents
Editorial
| Waiting for Evidence | HTML PDF |
| Alison Brettle | 1-2 |
| Editorial Responsibilities | HTML PDF |
| Alison Brettle | 3 |
Articles
| One-shot or Embedded? Assessing Different Delivery Timing for Information Resources Relevant to Assignments | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Amy Van Epps, Megan Sapp Nelson | 4-18 |
| Formality in Chat Reference: Perceptions of 17- to 25-Year-Old University Students | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Jennifer Waugh | 19-34 |
| Impact of the Reading Buddies Program on Reading Level and Attitude Towards Reading | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Hayley Dolman, Serena Boyte-Hawryluk | 35-46 |
| Embedded, Participatory Research: Creating a Grounded Theory with Teenagers | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Shannon Crawford Barniskis | 47-58 |
Review Articles
| Career Advancement and Writing about Women Librarians: A Literature Review | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Kathleen DeLong | 59-75 |
Evidence Summaries
| Pediatric Residents and Interns in an Italian Hospital Perform Improved Bibliographic Searches when Assisted by a Biomedical Librarian | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Mathew Stone | 76-78 |
| Link Established Between LBGT-Friendly Campus Climate Index Scores and Web-Based Resources of Academic Libraries | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Kathleen Reed | 79-80 |
| Millennial Generation Students Search the Web Erratically, with Minimal Evaluation of Information Quality | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Dominique Daniel | 81-83 |
| Full-Time Faculty View Information Literacy as Important but Are Unlikely to Incorporate it Into Their Teaching | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Eamon C. Tewell | 84-86 |
| There is a Relationship between Resource Expenditures and Reference Transactions in Academic Libraries | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Annie M. Hughes | 87-89 |
| Making Life Easier for the Visually Impaired Web Searcher: It Is Now Clearer How This Should and Can Be Done, but Implementation Lags | Abstract HTML PDF |
| R. Laval Hunsucker | 90-93 |
| Public Library Users are Challenged by Digital Information Preservation | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Robin E. Miller | 94-95 |
| Ethnographic Methods are Becoming More Popular in LIS Research | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Diana K. Wakimoto | 96-98 |
| More Academic Librarians in Arkansas with Faculty Status and Rights but Decreased Benefits and Increased Responsibility | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Mê-Linh Lê | 99-101 |
Commentaries
| The Evolution of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, Part II: The Broader Professional Purpose of EBLIP | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Jonathan D. Eldredge | 102-110 |
| Formalized Curiosity: Reflecting on the Librarian Practitioner-Researcher | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Virginia Wilson | 111-117 |
| Bogus Evidence | Abstract HTML PDF |
| R. Laval Hunsucker | 118-125 |
EBL 101
| Research Methods: Altmetrics | HTML PDF |
| Virginia Wilson | 126-128 |
News/Announcements
| EBLIP 7 Conference Update | HTML PDF |
| . . | 129-130 |
| Conference Announcement – 4th Information: Interactions and Impact (i³) Conference, 25–28 June 2013 | HTML PDF |
| . . | 131 |
| Share Buttons | HTML PDF |
| . . | 132 |
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