> We still have a few places left at the HLG Study day on Evidence Based
> Librarianship (for extended programme see below) - likely to be THE
> professional development event of the Autumn!
> 
> Cost: HLG Members £ 75; Non-Members £ 95; Concessions £ 45.
> >
> >  Bookings:
> >
> > Please indicate if you would like an invoice.
> >
> > Karen Barclay
> >
> > Information & Library Service
> >
> > King's Fund
> >
> > 11-13 Cavendish Square
> >
> > London W1G 0AN
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> 
> Evidence Based Librarianship: pooling our knowledge
> Wednesday 24th September 2003
> King's Fund, London
> 
> 
>  Aims of the Day:
> This one-day study day, supported by the Health Libraries Group will
> address
> two aims:
> 
> *       To provide an update on current thinking in Evidence Based
> Librarianship
> *       To showcase the UK contribution to the 2nd Evidence Based
> Librarianship Conference, Edmonton, Alberta (June 2002)
> 
>  09:45   Coffee & Registration
> 
>  10:15            Welcome & Introduction to the Day            - Lynette
> Cawthra
> 
>  10:30   An ABC of EBL: What is it and Where has it Come From? Andrew
> Booth
> and Anne Brice
> This session, aimed at newcomers to evidence based librarianship (EBL)
> will
> provide a brief foundation for the rest of the syudy day. Andrew Booth
> will
> provide an introduction to the concept of evidence based librarianship
> including highlighting complementary definitions. He will then present a
> brief history of the EBL movement, the types of questions that are being
> asked and current thinking on levels of evidence. Anne Brice will then
> look
> at the legacy for EBL from the wider evidence based practice movement,
> particularly focusing on how the
> user orientation of the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme has informed
> approaches to teaching EBL. Anne will finish her slot by discussing
> priorities for further international development as identified for a
> forthcoming book on EBL.
> Andrew will then conclude the session with a brief challenge regarding the
> production of an evidence base, particularly focusing on systematic review
> and guideline
> methods. The session will close with a brief question-answering session,
> facilitated by Andrew Booth, where the speakers will be able to respond to
> questions
> asked by the participants.
> 
> 
>  11:15 Qualitative Research Evidence: Should your Search Question
> Determine
> your Database Choice? Maria Grant
> A central concept of evidence based librarianship is the need to find the
> best available evidence, not only for our users, but also to inform our
> own
> professional
> practice. Whilst the evidence base for librarianship is still in its
> infancy, evidence based healthcare has traditionally dominated by
> quantitative methodologies such as
> randomised or clinical controlled trials. However, increasing recognition
> is
> being given to the rationale that the research method should be determined
> by the
> research question. For example, why particular treatments are effective
> (qualitative), rather than simply which treatment is effective in
> comparison
> to an alternative
> treatment (quantitative). This is an important development from which
> evidence based librarianship can learn.
> 
> The emergence of Campbell Collaboration and the Cochrane Qualitative
> Methods
> Network - both key organisations in the uptake of qualitative research
> evidence - has raised questions around methods of retrieving for
> qualitative
> research evidence from electronic bibliographic databases. However, whilst
> effective strategies are important in the identification of evidence,
> equally important is the range of sources to be interrogated.
> 
> Drawing on experience from four systematic reviews in the evidence based
> health arena, this study assesses the uniqueness and content overlap of
> six
> bibliographic
> databases for qualitative research evidence. The implications of these
> findings will be explored in relation to library and information
> professionals wishing to inform
> their own professional decision making.
> 
> 
> 11.40 Lifelong Learning for "Long Day" Librarians: Continuing Education
> for
> EBL. Andrew Booth
> 
> In an ideal situation aspiring evidence-based practitioners work in an
> evidence-based organization where they can acquire, develop and practise
> skills for their day-to-day work and for their ongoing professional
> development. The reality is that evidence based practice is frequently an
> "add-on" component squeezed in before work, at lunch time or at the end of
> a
> busy day. Andrew Booth, an experienced trainer in evidence based practice
> (EBP), will draw on observations from specific EBL-oriented events to
> outline how skills required for EBP might be acquired and then developed.
> 
> Andrew will recount his early experiences with Anne Brice in running the
> UK
> Critical Skills Training in Appraisal for Librarians (CriSTAL) Programme
> and
> one-day EBL workshops. He will then briefly describe a more recent
> approach
> involving a workshop on the production of evidence-based guidelines
> (TEMPL:ATE). Finally he will introduce the pilot FOLIO programme, run in
> early 2003 for the UK National electronic Library for Health, which
> initially focused on project management and evaluation skills for UK
> health
> librarians, but which culminated in the first-ever international distance
> learning event on EBL for over 500 librarians worldwide. The focus will be
> on sharing examples and techniques from the various courses as a stimulus
> for local implementation.
> 
>  12.00 The International Contribution: Edited Highlights Panel Discussion
> This panel discussion will present some of the highlights of the main
> papers
> given by international speakers at the EBL 2003 conference. Issues of
> particular importance to UK librarians will be discussed with
> participation
> from the audience.
> 
>  12.30   Lunch
> 
>  13.30 Evidence Based Information Science - Using Empirical Evidence to
> Inform Practice Within the Cochrane Collaboration. Carol Lefebvre
> In the same way that evidence-based medicine is the use of the best
> evidence
> in making decisions about the care of individual patients, evidence-based
> information science is the use of the best evidence from information
> science
> to guide information practice. The UK Cochrane Centre is currently
> handsearching the information science literature to improve access to
> methodological research in this field, by incorporating reports to
> relevant
> studies in The Cochrane Methodology Register, published in The Cochrane
> Library. Some examples of evidence-based information science within the
> Collaboration include:
> 
> Assessing which bibliographic databases to search by recording and
> comparing
> reports of randomized controlled trials identified in each database and
> analysing the overlap; Evaluating whether searching MEDLINE is as
> effective
> as handsearching MEDLINE-indexed journals to retrieve randomized
> controlled
> trials for possible inclusion in systematic reviews; Evaluating the
> comparative effectiveness of handsearching versus electronic searching of
> a
> variety of biomedical databases to identify reports of randomized trials
> for
> possible inclusion in systematic reviews;  Comparing cover-to-cover
> searching of journals by hand with searching the full-text of journal
> articles electronically on screen and with keyword searching of the
> full-text of journal articles electronically; Designing objectively
> derived
> highly sensitive search strategies for identifying reports of RCTs in
> MEDLINE and EMBASE and reports of systematic reviews / meta-analyses in
> MEDLINE by identifying terms which occur frequently in 'gold-standards' of
> known reports but which do not occur frequently in other records in the
> databases.
> 
> The above examples indicate ways in which empirical research is currently
> being conducted to inform best practice in work associated with
> information
> retrieval
> within the Collaboration. It is hoped that this work will continue and
> expand with the registration of a Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods
> Group within the Cochrane Collaboration.
> 
> 14.15 Use and Knowledge of the Cochrane Library in a Department of St.
> George's NHS Trust. Karen Blackhall
> Aims: A 22-item questionnaire was developed to assess the knowledge and
> use
> of the Cochrane Library by healthcare staff based within the department of
> Respiratory Medicine at St George's NHS Trust.
> 
> Methods: The questionnaire was distributed with return envelopes to staff
> employed in the Chest Clinic within St George's NHS Trust. The instrument
> aims to evaluate the use and awareness of the Cochrane Library (CL) and
> the
> extent to which such research is being incorporate into practice. User
> friendliness of the Cochrane Library and sections of individual reviews
> used
> most are examined.
> 
> Results: So far, completed questionnaires indicate that staff do not use
> the
> CL regularly, although they are aware of its existence. However some had
> not
> previously heard of the CL. Preliminary analyses indicate that the
> majority
> of those who have used the CL consider the reviews to be of high quality.
> Some said that
> they would like to use the CL more, however many felt that their use was
> dictated by their work environment.
> 
> Conclusions: These are preliminary analyses of work in progress. The data
> collection phase of this survey is not yet complete. However, it would
> appear at this
> stage that use and awareness of the CL by this section of health care
> staff
> is low. It remains unclear whether these data are likely to be
> representative and further
> studies are recommended in order to carry out comparisons.
> 
>  14:40   How Can We Evaluate Information Skills Training? Alison Brettle
> 
> Aim: A recent systematic review (Brettle, 2001) on the effectiveness of
> information skills training indicated a need for more objective measures
> to
> enable health
> information professionals to evaluate the effectiveness of training. This
> study aims to investigate measures that can be used to evaluate the
> effectiveness of training with a view to developing and validating a
> measure
> that is simple and easy for information professionals to use.
> 
> Methods: A review of the literature will be undertaken to identify
> available
> measures. Database searches will be undertaken to cover a range of
> perspectives
> and will be supplemented by the hand searching of key journals and
> citation
> tracking. A survey will be undertaken to identify measures currently used
> in
> practice
> and their acceptability to users.
> 
> Results: Skills checklists and recall and precision were identified as
> possible measures in the systematic review, however little information was
> presented on their
> validity, reliability and acceptability to users. It is anticipated that a
> further search focusing on this area will identify further measures and
> provide information on their
> testing and use.
> 
> Conclusions: The results of the literature review and survey will be
> described. Measures will be recommended for information professionals
> wishing to evaluate
> their training routinely or as part of a research study. If suitable
> measures cannot be recommended, the information obtained will be used as a
> basis for the development of a new measure. A plan to describe how this
> will
> be achieved will be outlined.
> 
>  15:10   Tea
> 
>  15:30 Future Directions for Evidence Based Librarianship. Andrew Booth &
> Anne Brice
> The study day will conclude with a presentation by the editors of the
> forthcoming book, Evidence Based Practice: A handbook for Information
> Professionals, highlighting future directions for the EBL movement. The
> contribution of major players such as the HLG, LIRG, RE:SOURCE and CILIP
> will be highlighted.
> 
> 16:00   Close
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