Monday June 29th
Workshop A
9.30 – 16.30 Walking the Walk: Implementing EBLIP for Managers and Professionals
Recent years have seen a shift in emphasis from learning the technical aspects of EBLIP towards using the EBLIP model to change day to day library and information practice. This workshop allows participants to follow a practical real-life problem through the EBLIP process providing them with skills and experience in integrating EBLIP into their daily work. These skills will then be readily transferable when participants return to their workplace. Ideally participants will have a background knowledge of the main features of EBLIP, perhaps having attended an introductory workshop. However this is not essential and pre-course reading will be available on request.
Andrew Booth is Reader in Evidence Based Information Practice in the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Andrew is one of the most experienced trainers of health librarians in the UK, both via face-to-face courses and the successful FOLIO e-learning courses. Andrew is editor, with Anne Brice, of the only handbook on evidence based information practice. He is the world's most prolific author on EBLIP and the founder of the international series of EBLIP Conferences for which EBLIP5 in Stockholm is the latest incarnation. He serves as Editorial Adviser to the journal, EBLIP, and currently co-chairs the EBLIP5 International Programme Committee.
Maximum number of participants: 20 (30 by arrangement)
Workshop B
9.30 – 12.30 Introduction to EBLIP
Move beyond just talking about "Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice" and learn how you can be an active participant in this international movement to improve your professional decision-making. This workshop stresses the practical applications of the EBLIP process including question formulation, searching for the evidence, and appraising the evidence in order to make important decisions. You will design your own solutions for answering the questions that matter most to you.
Dr. Jonathan Eldredge is Associate Professor for the School of Medicine and the Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, where he has an active research program and regularly teaches his medical, clinical research, and public health students. Dr Eldredge is long considered to be a leader in the international Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) movement.
Maximum number of participants: 30
Workshop C
13.30 – 16.30 Critical appraisal
Whether you are using an evidence-based model of practice, participating in a journal club, acting as a peer reviewer, or are a regular reader of research articles, learning how to critically evaluate a paper is an essential skill. Critical evaluation requires the reader to ask specific questions regarding the research methodology, data analysis and the presentation of results. These questions will be identified and discussed in this workshop as several evaluation tools will be presented. Participants will work in groups in which they will critically evaluate a research article and present their findings. This lively, hands-on workshop will provide participants with the necessary tools to approach and challenge research with inquisitiveness.
Lindsay Glynn has worked at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Health Sciences Library since 2000 in the Public Services Division as Instruction Coordinator and (Acting) Head. She co-founded the open-access journal Evidence Based Library and Information Practice and served as Editor-in-Chief for three years. Lindsay has complimented her interest and experience in evidence based practice through the completion of a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology Research. She owns a research consulting company and lives in beautiful Topsail, Newfoundland, overlooking the ocean, with her husband and two boys.
Maximum number of participants: 36
Friday July 3rd
Workshop D
9.30 – 12.30 Getting by in statistics
The aim of the workshop is to provide guidance on how to integrate our experience with the evidence from research about level of demand, and usage – to make decisions about service development. We will appraise studies that profile users and usage, and make predictions about future behaviour. This will require an overview of the types of statistical methods used now to profile users and usage. After that we will work on how to integrate that type of evidence with our own estimates of risk, but doing this in a structured way – so that we are clear which option is best for the service.
Dr Christine Urquhart, Aberystwyth University
Christine Urquhart designed and led several of the research training programmes for postgraduate Master’s and doctoral students at Aberystwyth and was Director of Research in the department until recently. She enjoys playing with numbers, and quantitative data but makes no claims to be an expert on the advanced SPSS techniques. The aim of her book for those library managers who feel they are not numerate (Solving Management Problems in Information Services, Chandos Publishing) was to demonstrate that numbers could be fun for library managers, and that there are practical approaches for making evidence based practice easier.
Maximum number of participants: 36
Workshop E
13.30 - 16.30 Writing for publication
Are you interested in writing an article for an academic journal – but never seem to find the time or pluck up the courage to get round to it? This workshop aims to provide delegates with an insight into the academic writing process, what makes a good article, how to get over the challenges of writing, what happens during the editorial process and provide feedback on your ideas. The workshop will be facilitated by members of the Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Journal’s editorial team and use a format of tips from the editors and group discussions. To get the most possible from the workshop delegates should bring an outline or draft paper of their own to the workshop (eg a paper or poster that has been presented at the conference). Friendly and supportive feedback from the editorial team will be provided to encourage delegates to complete the writing process.
Workshop facilitators
Alison Brettle is a research fellow at the University of Salford, UK and has been Associate Editor (Articles) of the Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Journal since its second issue. She has authored a range of papers and co-authored a book on literature searching for health professionals. Her research interests include information skills training, systematic review methodology and the evaluation of library services.
Lindsay Glynn has worked at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Health Sciences Library since 2000 in the Public Services Division as Instruction Coordinator and (Acting) Head. She co-founded the open-access journal Evidence Based Library and Information Practice and served as Editor-in-Chief for three years. Lindsay has complimented her interest and experience in evidence based practice through the completion of a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology Research. She owns a research consulting company and lives in beautiful Topsail, Newfoundland, overlooking the ocean, with her husband and two boys.
Lorie Kloda is a PhD candidate at the School of Information Studies of McGill University, researching the evidence based practice of health professionals. She is currently Associate Editor (Evidence Summaries) of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice.
Denise Koufogiannakis is Collections & Acquisitions Coordinator at the University of Alberta Libraries, located in Edmonton, Canada. She is one of the founders of the journal Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief. In addition to travelling around the world to all the EBLIP conferences, Denise's professional interests include open access, ebooks, and digital preservation.
Katrine Mallan is Production Editor for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice.
Maximum number of participants: 36
