A New Issue (Vol 14, No 2) of Evidenced Based Library & Information Practice (EBLIP) is Now Available Online

Evidenced Based Library & Information Practice (EBLIP) is published quarterly by the University of Alberta Learning Services.

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Editorial

• Journal Update from EBLIP10
  by Lorie A. Kloda
• Editorial Responsibilities

Research Articles

• Evaluating Bibliographic Referencing Tools for a Polytechnic Environment

  by Gina Brander, Erin Langman, Tasha Maddison, Jennifer Shrubsole
• Delivering Information Literacy via Facebook: Here Comes the Spinach!

  by A. F. Tyson, Anton Angelo, Brian McElwaine, Kiera Tauro
• First-Year Students and the Framework: Using Topic Modeling to Analyze Student Understanding of the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

  by Melissa Harden
• Testing a Warmth-Based Instruction Intervention for Reducing Library Anxiety in First-Year Undergraduate Students

  by Cecelia Parks
• The Information Searching Behaviour of Music Directors

  by Martin Chandler

Using Evidence In Practice

• An Evidence Based Approach to Supporting Library Staff Scholarly Communication Competencies

  by Christie Hurrell, James E. Murphy
• Why are They Not Visiting the Library? Understanding Political Science Postgraduate Students

  by Abdul Jabbar

Commentaries

• A Case for the Use of Nonparametric Statistical Methods in Library Research

  by Megan Hodge

Evidence Summaries

• Updated Survey Information About Librarian-Researchers Prompts Authors to Consider Revising the Curriculum for Their Institute for Research Design in Librarianship Course

  by Elaine Sullo
• Academic Librarians in Canada Concerned About Online and Patron Privacy but Lack Knowledge About Institutional Procedures and Policies

  by Stephanie Krueger
• Recent American Library School Graduate Disciplinary Backgrounds are Predominantly English and History

  by Heather MacDonald
• Academic Library Patrons Value Personalized Attention and Subject Matter Expertise in Reference Consultations

  by Jennifer Kaari
• Blind User Experiences of US Academic Libraries can be Improved by More Proactive Reference Service Delivery

  by Alisa Howlett
• Scale Evaluating the Information Literacy Self-Efficacy of Medical Students Created and Tested in a Six-Year Belgian Medical Program

  by Brittany Richardson
• Use of Diverse Online Resources amongst Politically Active University Students Fosters Civic Knowledge Integration

  by Joanne Muellenbach
• More DOIs are Accessed Through Library Discovery Services than Through Google

  by Judith Logan
• Green Deposit Rates in LIS Taylor & Francis Journals: Are Librarians “Practicing What They Preach?”

  by Jessica A. Koos
• Multidisciplinary Databases Outperform Specialized and Comprehensive Databases for Agricultural Literature Coverage

  by Melissa Goertzen