The Centre for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (C-EBLIP) Director’s Report to the Dean on 2017/18
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2018
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Wilson, Virginia
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The Centre for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (C-EBLIP) is a Type A centre under the auspices of the University Library, University of Saskatchewan that was approved by University Council on December 20, 2012 and officially opened on July 15, 2013. C-EBLIP’s mandate is to support librarians as researchers and to promote evidence based library and information practice. To that end, the vision and mission are as follows:
Vision: The Centre for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice will be the nexus for research and evidence based library and information practice at the University Library. C-EBLIP is devoted to the idea that practitioner-researchers make a vital contribution to the University Library, the University of Saskatchewan, and the field and discipline of librarianship.
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• Supporting the University Library librarians as researchers and evidence based practitioners
• Raising the profile of librarians as researchers on campus and beyond
• Enhancing the University Library’s national and international reputation as a research organization
• Developing peer mentoring relationships to augment research and evidence based library and information practice
• Sustaining established activities such as the Dean's Research Lecture Series and the Researcher-in- Residence Program.
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library science, evidence based