New Issue (Vol. 21 No.1) of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) is Now Available Online

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2026)  of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice) EBLIP was published today.

Editorial

• Publishing Assessment Projects as Research
  Ann Medaillea
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Research Articles

• Developing an OPEN Framework for Asking EBLIP Questions in Open Education
  Emilia C. Bell, Adrian Stagg 
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• Engagement Practices of Canadian Academic Libraries for the Advancement of Student Voices
  Sarah Guay 
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• The Evidence Synthesis Institute: Building a High Impact Training Program and Supportive Community for an Emergent Area of Librarianship
  Megan Kocher, Amy Riegelman, Matthew Kibbee, Molly Bostrom, Scott Marsalis, Sarah Young, Zahra Premji, Lindsay Bahureksa, Natasha Bishop, Gracian Chimwaza, Cozette Comer, Elizabeth DiGiovine
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• Instructing Practicing Physicians in Their Continuing Professional Development: A Survey of Canadian Health Sciences Librarians
  Jackie Phinney, Alison Manley 
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• Pragmatic Human-Centred Design in Action: Assessing the Tone and Usability of the Behaviours in Dementia Toolkit Website
  Nick Ubels, Lauren Albrecht, Woon Chee Koh, David Conn
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• The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Academic Librarians Toward Open Educational Resources: Developing and Validating the OpenEd-LibKAP Scale
  Riley Richards, Jennifer Monnin, Kristin Whitman
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Review Articles

• Examining the Meaning and Methodological Characteristics of the Systematized Review Label: A Scoping Review
  Leyla Cabugos, Zahra Premji
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Evidence Summaries

• Discrepancies Found in Librarian and Patron Perceptions of Successful Virtual Chat Interactions
  Julia Hayes
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• Scholarly Material Access Barriers for Reference and Instruction Librarians Seeking Non-English Research
  Hilary Jasmin 
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• The Illusion of Care: Limited and Superficial Caring Discourse in Bilingual Public Library Interactions
  Lili Luo
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• Improving Chat Reference Referrals Through Enhanced Communication, Empathetic Protocols, and Evidence Based Training Practices
  Lisa Shamchuk
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• Popular GenAI Chatbots Vary in Capabilities to Answer Academic Reference Questions
  Lisa Shen
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News

• Call for Applications: Associate Editor (Research Articles) for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
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• Call for Applications: Copyeditors for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
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Source: Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, Vol. 21 No. 1 (2026)

Published by the University of Alberta Library.

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