Integrating research into practice

Eldredge, Jonathan D.

doi:10.5195/jmla.2016.153

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“…Health science librarianship has a longer relationship with EBP than any other LIS sub-field due to its proximity to its conception [ 3 ]. It recognizes that a good body of research is required to have good EBP [ 1 ]. From the analysis conducted in this study, the body of health librarian research is depicted as an increasingly collaborative landscape that is concerned with professional development, measuring the value output of librarian services and library resources, improving the quality of LIS research, and outreach to other library and healthcare institutions.…”

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“…Healthcare librarians play major roles in these efforts. The work of healthcare librarians directly impacts the practice and research of healthcare professionals which in turn impacts the health of everyone [ 1 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, good EBP can only occur with a good body of research on which to base practice [ 1 ]. Librarians recognized this and many endeavors were undertaken to help support better EBP.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Librarians recognized this and many endeavors were undertaken to help support better EBP. One way to improve EBP is to promote library and information science (LIS) research; the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) focused on providing research relevant to practice, and the journal Evidence Based Library and Information Practice was created for the same reasons [ 1 ].…”

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Mapping the health science librarianship research field in 2012 – 2022

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2022

J Can Health Libr Assoc

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IntroductionEvidence-based practice is an important aspect of health science librarianship. However, good evidence-based practice can only occur if the body of evidence is also of adequate quality. By using bibliometric techniques to map the health science librarianship research field, one can better understand the properties of the evidence base in health science librarianship. MethodsThe Library Literature & Information Science Full Text database was used to generate a bibliography of publications pertaining to health librarianship limited to the time span of 2012–2022. Using Excel and Microsoft Power BI, a descriptive analysis was conducted. VosViewer was used to create a subject term co-occurrence map. ResultsThe average number of publications per year is 207.3 and it was trending downwards for 2012–2022. The most frequently assigned subject term was “survey”. The average number of authors per paper is 2.5 and was trending upwards. The subject term co-occurrence map identified 5 clusters of keywords, which were interpreted as major themes found in the body of literature.DiscussionThe 5 keyword clusters were interpreted as major themes found in the body of literature. The identified themes were professional development, measuring the value output of librarian services, measuring the return on investment of library resources, improving the quality of LIS research, and outreach to other library and healthcare institutions. This depicts the health science librarianship research landscape as one of collaboration, concerned with finding ways of demonstrating value, and connecting with other types of libraries and the public.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

“…However, good EBP can only occur with a good body of research on which to base practice [ 1 ]. Librarians recognized this and many endeavors were undertaken to help support better EBP.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mapping the health science librarianship research field in 2012 – 2022

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2022

J Can Health Libr Assoc

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“…Gap analysis uses surveys to explore differences or gaps between expectations and the ability to deliver on expectations. This technique was first used in the private sector as the SERVQUAL instrument and was later adapted and evolved into the LibQUAL, which is used by the Association of Research Libraries (Eldredge 2004).…”

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Prepared to Defend? Results of a Gap Analysis to Measure School Librarian Students’ Prior Knowledge and Learning of Intellectual Freedom Concepts

Dawkins

Branyon

2022

Journal of Education for Library and Information Science

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This study was conducted to examine the preparation of school librarians around intellectual freedom issues. The pilot study was conducted with school librarian students at three universities. A gap analysis was used by the researchers to measure the gap between prior knowledge about intellectual freedom that students believed they possessed upon entering a school library preparation program and the knowledge they believed they possessed when leaving the school library preparation program. A survey was administered that was divided into the three aspects of self-awareness, education, and willingness to take action. The educational gaps are focused on in this article with recommendations to continue to analyze the data in further publications. Additionally, the researchers provide suggestions for improving school librarians’ preparation in the area of intellectual freedom.

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Integrating research into practice

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Mapping the health science librarianship research field in 2012 – 2022

Mapping the health science librarianship research field in 2012 – 2022

Prepared to Defend? Results of a Gap Analysis to Measure School Librarian Students’ Prior Knowledge and Learning of Intellectual Freedom Concepts

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