EBLIP, Library 2.0 and Australian health librarians: revealing the evidence / Lisa Cotter, Suzanne Lewis, Gillian Wood

EBLIP, Library 2.0 and Australian health librarians: revealing the evidence Lisa Cotter [email_address] +61 2 4320 3859 Suzanne Lewis [email_address] +61 2 4320 3856 Gillian Wood [email_address] +61 2 9391 9078

Evaluation Bypass
Are we as a profession taking an evaluation bypass in implementing web 2.0 tools in our libraries?
EBLIP and 2.0

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice EBLIP and 2.0 APPRAISE the evidence ACQUIRE the evidence APPLY the evidence ASSESS impact and performance (& report findings) ASK a question

Library 2.0
“… seeks to break down barriers: barriers librarians have placed on services, barriers of place and time and barriers inherent in what we do ”
(Stephens 2006)
“… is where the user is, when the user is there”
(Abram 2006)
“ Any service, physical or virtual, that successfully reaches users, is evaluated frequently, and makes use of customer input is a Library 2.0 service”
(Casey & Savastinuk 2006)
EBLIP and 2.0

EBLIP and 2.0 friend or foe? EBLIP and 2.0 Reflects back on the evidence base . EBLIP Looks beyond standard practice seeking innovation. 2.0 Asks Qs first - a focused Q is the foundation of EBLIP Acts first, and asks (or apologises) later. Subject to technolust Constrained by research literature removed from the “real world” (?) Perpetual beta Too much analysis, too little action (?) (Cotter 2007) Suffers “evaluation bypass” (?) (Booth 2007) Ongoing evaluation

EBLIP vs 2.0 best available evidence EBLIP and 2.0

Building on the MLA Survey
MLA Social Networking Software Taskforce survey instrument
easily available
already tested
meta-analysis
best available evidence
Australian Survey

Survey Instrument
Wording changed to remove references to MLA
Examples of technologies added eg Media Sharing (Slideshare, Flickr)
Social tagging tools (del.icio.us) added as a new category
Australian Survey

Gathering Evidence
ALIA HLA executive support
SurveyMonkey
Launched survey at NSW Health Libraries Forum , 8-9 November 2007
Open 29 Oct - 25 Nov 2007
Publicised via Australian listservs
Australian Survey

Results
203 responses from 147 libraries (MLA 495 responses)
Results analysed using Microsoft Excel and Access
Reporting format follows MLA survey results format
Results posted to the Libraries Using Evidence blog http://blog.eblip.net.au/
Australian Survey

Library Sector Demographics

Library Staff FTEs Demographics

Distribution Across States Demographics

Length of Service Demographics

Importance and Use of Tools Importance & Use

Tools/Services Blocked Blocked Tools

Tools/Services Blocked in public hospitals Blocked Tools

Trendy or Time Wasting? Trendy or Timewasting ?

Trendy or Time Wasting?
"I 'get' Web 2.0 technologies when I see a use for them. So I 'get' del.icio.us and bloglines but I don't 'get' Facebook or MySpace. … I actually use Web 2.0 much more at work for professional development than I do at home for recreation."
"Sometimes I wonder if we're just looking for ways to use these tools instead of having a need and then looking for the right tool."
"Over-rated and not time saving… I think we are kidding ourselves if we think that the medium makes the content 'trendy'."
Trendy or Timewasting ?

Conclusion
First evidence of Australian health librarians’ attitudes to/ use of web 2.0 tools
Evidence may assist in influencing policy
Further investigation and reporting needed
Evaluate alongside innovation
Conclusion

Your Challenge!
Implement your Library 2.0 service (whether or not technology based)
Evaluate it
Report it !
Conclusion

Evidence Based Innovators
Librarians who move their organizations forward will be evidence based innovators, combining innovative ideas with evidence based principles. They will draw upon the research knowledge of the profession, integrate that knowledge into their own local circumstances and needs, and find innovative solutions to problems where no good solution exists.
Conclusion (Koufogiannakis 2007) EBLIP 2.0

References
Abram, S. (2006). Web 2.0, library 2.0 and librarian 2.0: preparing for the 2.0 world. SirsiOneSource, 2 (1). http://www.imakenews.com/sirsi/e_article000505688.cfm
Booth, A. (2007). Using evidence in practice. Blogs, wikis and podcasts: The 'evaluation bypass' in action? Health Information and Libraries Journal, 24 (4), 298-302. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00739.x
Casey, M. & Savastinuk, L. (2006). Library 2.0. Library Journal, 131 (14), 40-42. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6365200.html
Cotter, L. (2007). EBLIP and library 2.0: Friend or foe? inCite 28 (11), 39. http://blog.eblip.net.au/2007/12/eblip-and-library-20-friends-or-foe.html
Koufogiannakis, D. (2007). On evidence based practice and innovation. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice , 2(4) ,108-111. http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/787/665
Stephens, M. (2006). Library 2.0 discussions up at SirsiDynix. Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology, 28 February . http://tametheweb.com/2006/02/library_20_discussion_up_at_si.html
Conclusion

EBLIP, Library 2.0 and Australian health librarians: revealing the evidence Lisa Cotter [email_address] +61 2 4320 3859 Suzanne Lewis [email_address] +61 2 4320 3856 Gillian Wood [email_address] +61 2 9391 9078 1-2 February 2008. Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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