Everyday Evidence-Based Practice in Academic Libraries : Case Studies and Reflections

Evidence-based practice (EBP) in academic librarianship is embedded in the way we approach our work.

An EBP project might be a yearlong study with many types of evidence collected or a simple assessment that helps you make a small adjustment to your work.

Large or small, EBP is a way of operating day-to-day.  Everyday Evidence-Based Practice in Academic Libraries: Case Studies and Reflections collects excellent, thorough examples of EBP across functional areas of academic libraries and includes many evidence types in a variety of contexts.

Five sections explore: Understanding Users Leadership and Management Instruction and Outreach Collections Open Initiatives  Chapters include studies on how to understand the experiences and needs of diverse student populations; interviewing faculty to build scholarly partnerships; evidence-based strategic planning; incorporating intersectionality in information literacy instruction; conducting a diversity audit; and assessing open educational resources initiatives.

The conclusion calls for librarian reflection to be incorporated into evidence-based decision-making, as reflection is key to understanding the ways that a librarian chooses to embody librarianship.  Everyday Evidence-Based Practice in Academic Libraries offers high-quality evidence from a variety of perspectives and inspires a commitment to evidence-based practice in your day-to-day work and library culture.