Applying evidence-based practice in your library

This event is organized by the OSUN Library Resources Program and generously made available to AMICAL members.

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. Join the editors of Everyday Evidence-Based Practice in Academic Libraries: Case Studies and Reflections to learn about evidence-based practice in our field and how it can be applied specifically in academic library contexts. Participants will learn about the EBP model, examine different types of evidence, and apply EBP principles to issues in their own institutional contexts.

Facilitators

Amanda Click is the Head of Research & Instruction in Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy. Previously, she was the Business Librarian at American University in Washington, DC. In 2016, she earned a PhD in Information Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied the cultural adaptation of international students to higher education in the United States. Prior to entering the doctoral program, Amanda was the Coordinator of Instruction at the American University in Cairo. Her research interests include evidence-based practice, globalization of higher education, information literacy, and scholarly communications.

Meggan A. Houlihan is the Director of the OSUN Library Resources Program at Open Society University Network and previously held leadership roles at Colorado State University, New York University Abu Dhabi, and the American University in Cairo. Her research interests include information literacy, international students, open educational resources, and the use of evidence synthesis methods in LIS. She is a graduate of Indiana University and the University of Reading.

Claire Wiley is the Scholarly Communications Librarian at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. In this position she also serves as the liaison to the Social Sciences and is a member of the Teaching & Scholarship Unit. Her research interests include evidence based practice in libraries, scholarly communications, and librarians as academic advisors. Claire holds a BA in English and French from Harding University, a MLIS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a MSM from Austin Peay State University.

The event will be held on Zoom (see our online event guidelines) and recorded. If you register for the event, you will be emailed a link to the recording.