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Immersion Session

Innovation & Research Practice

Session: Innovation & Research Practice Immersion 1

Understanding and Applying the Evidence-Base in Library and Information Science.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Location: 142B
Session

Overview:

The session will include a brief didactic session, followed by interactive roundtable discussions, and conclude with a think-pair-share activity. Participants will gain a more solid understanding of what Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice is. Through roundtable discussions, participants will work with others who have similar interests to develop ideas for projects to do in their libraries. They will leave the session with more confidence to approach EBLIP projects as well as with having a connection to peers who they may collaborate with on future projects.

Instructional

Methods:

A notice about the session will be shared in advance via MLA Connect which will invite potential participants to submit questions for projects they would like feedback on or to suggest topics in advance. Additionally, citations for seminal readings on EBLIP will also be made available through the same MLA Connect article for those who would like to do some “pre-work” before attending the session. During the session, a didactic overview of EBLIP and model of practice will be provided from which participants will move into roundtable working groups to further discuss ideas and approaches to answering their questions. Participants will pair up to discuss potential next steps at their institution, share their ideas, and write out one of their goals. Approximately 6 months after the session, the coordinators will send a follow-up message to all participants to check in on progress of the goal and to address any questions that may have arisen since returning to work.To conclude the session, we will lead a brief discussion on next steps and allow time for wrap-up questions from participants.

Participant Engagement:

The majority of the time will be spent with the participants in roundtable discussions discussing topics and ideas to help answer their research questions. Each table will have a facilitator to guide the discussion. A Think-Pair-Share exercise will be used to generate in-depth discussion and share the results with the larger body of participants. After the session, participants will receive a list of all topics discussed as well as contact information for the other participants to foster collaboration and peer support.

Sponsor(s):

Clinical Librarians and EBP Caucus, Research Caucus, Medical Library Education Caucus, and Public Health/Health Administration Caucus

Learning Objectives:

  • Raise interest in and understanding of contributing to the profession’s evidence-base.
  • Learn to translate a project or task into a research question that can be used to search for evidence.
  • Learn what is needed to increase the body of evidence in Library and Information Science.

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