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  • 1School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA, U.K. A.Booth@sheffield.ac.uk

Medical Reference Services Quarterly
|September 20, 2002
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Evidence-based Librarianship (EBL) faces challenges. Promoting librarianship

Area of Science:

  • Library and Information Science
  • Evidence-Based Practice

Background:

  • The emerging paradigm of Evidence-based Librarianship (EBL) requires examination.
  • The author's perspective is informed by contributions to Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) and EBL in the UK.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To anticipate obstacles for the EBL paradigm.
  • To explore the definition and scope of EBL.
  • To consider the role of critical appraisal skills in evidence-based professions.

Main Methods:

  • Review and synthesis of proto-definitions of EBL.
  • Discussion of research domains relevant to EBL.
  • Consideration of critical appraisal skills' contribution.

Main Results:

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  • Identified potential obstacles for the EBL paradigm.
  • Examined definitional and domain issues within EBL.
  • Assessed the impact of critical appraisal skills.

    • Conclusions:

    • The "evidence-based librarianship" label may be self-limiting.
    • Health information professionals should emphasize librarianship's role in evidence-based practice.
    • Librarians are uniquely qualified to support evidence-based practice.