New Issue of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Available

December 17, 2015

Vol 10, No 4 (2015)

Table of Contents

Editorial

What it Means to be an International Journal
Lorie A. Kloda

Features

The 8th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP8): Special Issue and Reflections
Helen Partridge

Knowing How Good Our Searches Are: An Approach Derived from Search Filter Development Methodology
Sarah Lindsay Hayman

Informed Systems: Enabling Collaborative Evidence Based Organizational Learning
Mary M Somerville, Niki Chatzipanagiotou

An Evidence Based Methodology to Facilitate Public Library Non-fiction Collection Development
Matthew Kelly

A Training Needs Analysis Case Study at Legal Aid Queensland
Claudia Davies, Richard Vankoningsveld

Library Support for Indigenous University Students: Moving from the Periphery to the Mainstream
Joanna Hare, Wendy Abbott

Assessing the Impact of Embedding Online Academic and Information Literacy Resources into a First Year Business Course
Sandy Rae, Margaret Hunn

Our Future, Our Skills: Using Evidence to Drive Practice in Public Libraries
Gillian Hallam, Robyn Ellard

Being a Solo EBLIP Practitioner
Suzanne Lewis, Virginia Wilson

Conducting State-Wide Research to Inform Practice in New South Wales Public Libraries
Ellen Forsyth, Cameron Morley, Kate O’Grady

EBLIP8 Delegate Reflections

Articles

Availability of Library and Information Services for Rural Community Development in Nigeria: A Case Study of Ewatto, in Esan South East LGA of Edo State
Jerome Idiegbeyan-ose, Olalekan Adekunjo, Promise Ilo, Frederick Odion

Internet Connectivity and Accessibility in University Libraries: A Study of Access, Use and Problems among Faculty of Natural Sciences Students, University of Jos, Nigeria
Daniel Abubakar

A Holistic Look at Reference Statistics: Whither Librarians?
B. Jane Scales, Lipi Turner-Rahman, Feng Hao

Applying Kolb’s Learning Theory to Library Instruction: An Observational Study
Chau Minh Ha, Nina Verishagen

Evaluation of an Academic Library’s Liquid Designed Website
Holt Zaugg

Evidence Summaries

Library and Information Science Research Literature is Chiefly Descriptive and Relies Heavily on Survey and Content Analysis Methods
Heather L Coates

LIS Periodicals Contain a Low Percentage of Articles that Qualify as Research
Richard Hayman

Bibliometric Analysis Identifies Publication Trends and Most Common Research Topics Related to Internet Health Information Seeking Behaviour
Lindsay J. Alcock

Age and Context Sensitivity Associated with Reduced Success in Finding Health Information Online
Cari Merkley

First-Year Library Student Assistants Have Better Information Literacy Skills, and Demonstrate a Larger Increase in these Skills, Compared to Their First-Year Peers
Elaine Sullo

Thematic Analysis of Videos Suggests That YA Space Design Should Be User-Driven, User-Centered, and Flexible Enough to Enable Multiple Uses
Ann Glusker

Conceptualizing Practical Aspects of Public Library Initiatives Provides a Useful Model for Future Research
Sara Sharun

Multiple Factors Influence Undergraduates’ Intent to Use Online Library Resources
Eamon C Tewell

One-Shot Library Instruction Sessions May Not Increase Student Use of Academic Journals or Diversity of Sources
Aislinn Conway

Multiple Databases are Needed to Search the Journal Literature on Computer Science
Giovanna Badia

Use of ESBCO Discovery Tool at One University Reveals Increased Use of Electronic Collections but Decreased Use in Circulation of Print Collections
Aoife Lawton

Review Articles

Individualized Research Consultations in Academic Libraries: A Scoping Review of Practice and Evaluation Methods
Karine Fournier, Lindsey Sikora

Research in Practice

Evidence, Local Context, and the Hierarchy
Virginia Wilson

News/Announcements

Call for Applications: Evidence Summary Writers

Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant Call for Proposals

Institute for Research Design in Librarianship: Call for Proposals