I agree. It is the term of the day. There is no reason that E-B it should not
be applied to what we do. I don't think that what we feel is as important as
what we do. If research is what we must do to prove our worth in this changing
landscape then so be it. But we should not forget the reasons for the research
which is to inform practice and lead to better services. A rose is a rose....
"Morris, Nia" wrote:
> I think that the label is helpful, since it is a concept we are all familiar
> with especially in healthcare organisations these days where there is so
> much emphasis on making decisions based on high quality information.
> Libraries as we know have not always had a positive image with the public,
> and therefore there is a tendancy to try and use other terms like resources
> centres etc. My feelings are that we as librarians need to feel more
> positive about our roles and what libraries are trying to achieve if we are
> to persuade our readers and prospective readers of the importance of using
> our services.
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