EBL and Library Assessment: Two Solitudes?

EBL and Library Assessment: Two Solitudes?

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As Booth notes in a recent commentary on the conceptual and practical links between performance measurement and evidence based library and information practice (EBLIP), there has been a discernable creep among segments of the library community that seemingly existed as two solitudes: those in eviden...

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Main Author: Pam Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2006-12-01
Series:Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/136
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spelling doaj-597a2a5cf16d4517aeeddba31fbe580a2020-11-25T00:50:48ZengUniversity of AlbertaEvidence Based Library and Information Practice1715-720X2006-12-011410.18438/B8MK53EBL and Library Assessment: Two Solitudes?Pam Ryan0Production EditorAs Booth notes in a recent commentary on the conceptual and practical links between performance measurement and evidence based library and information practice (EBLIP), there has been a discernable creep among segments of the library community that seemingly existed as two solitudes: those in evidence based librarianship (EBL) circles and those in the library assessment practitioners group. Beginning in 2005, individuals from one group have been showing up at the others’ conferences and events to discuss their methods, frameworks and processes. Are these separate movements within librarianship forming theoretical bridges? Is some sort of merger, fusion or takeover in the future? Or are these simply collegial discussions about our evidence?based leanings in librarianship?https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/136
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description As Booth notes in a recent commentary on the conceptual and practical links between performance measurement and evidence based library and information practice (EBLIP), there has been a discernable creep among segments of the library community that seemingly existed as two solitudes: those in evidence based librarianship (EBL) circles and those in the library assessment practitioners group. Beginning in 2005, individuals from one group have been showing up at the others’ conferences and events to discuss their methods, frameworks and processes. Are these separate movements within librarianship forming theoretical bridges? Is some sort of merger, fusion or takeover in the future? Or are these simply collegial discussions about our evidence?based leanings in librarianship?
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