Decisions and practices that use evidence to make decisions

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Evidence-based library and information practice

<p><b>Evidence-based library and information practice</b> (EBLIP) or <b>evidence-based librarianship</b> (EBL) is the use of <a href="/en/Evidence-based_practices" title="Evidence-based practices" class="mw-redirect wl">evidence-based practices</a> (EBP) in the field of <a href="/en/Library_and_information_science" title="Library and information science" class="wl">library and information science</a> (LIS). This means that all practical decisions made within LIS should 1) be based on research studies and 2) that these research studies are selected and interpreted according to some specific norms characteristic for EBP. Typically such norms disregard theoretical studies and qualitative studies and consider quantitative studies according to a narrow set of criteria of what counts as evidence. If such a narrow set of methodological criteria are not applied, it is better instead to speak of <i>research based library and information practice.</i> <span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-HjorlandBirger_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-HjorlandBirger-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></p>

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<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_management" title="Evidence-based management" class="wl">Management</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Metascience" title="Metascience" class="wl">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_scheduling" title="Evidence-based scheduling" class="wl">Scheduling</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_dentistry" title="Evidence-based dentistry" class="wl">Dentistry</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_medical_ethics" title="Evidence-based medical ethics" class="wl">Medical ethics</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_medicine" title="Evidence-based medicine" class="wl">Medicine</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_nursing" title="Evidence-based nursing" class="wl">Nursing</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_pharmacy_in_developing_countries" title="Evidence-based pharmacy in developing countries" class="wl">Pharmacy in developing countries</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_toxicology" title="Evidence-based toxicology" class="wl">Toxicology</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_conservation" title="Evidence-based conservation" class="wl">Conservation</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_education" title="Evidence-based education" class="wl">Education</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_legislation" title="Evidence-based legislation" class="wl">Legislation</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_library_and_information_practice" title="Evidence-based library and information practice" class="wl">Library and information practice</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_policy" title="Evidence-based policy" class="wl">Policy</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_policing" title="Evidence-based policing" class="wl">Policing</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Evidence-based_prosecution" title="Evidence-based prosecution" class="wl">Prosecution</a></li></ul></td>
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Evidence-based library and information practice or evidence-based librarianship is the use of evidence-based practices in the field of library and information science . This means that all practical decisions made within LIS should 1) be based on research studies and 2) that these research studies are selected and interpreted according to some specific norms characteristic for EBP. Typically such norms disregard theoretical studies and qualitative studies and consider quantitative studies according to a narrow set of criteria of what counts as evidence. If such a narrow set of methodological criteria are not applied, it is better instead to speak of research based library and information practice.  