The Centre for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (C-EBLIP) Director’s Report to the Dean on 2015/16: International Expansion
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2017-02
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Wilson, Virginia
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The Centre for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (C-EBLIP) continues to move forward in its mission of supporting librarians as researchers and promoting evidence based library and information practice (EBLIP). 2015/16 was the third full year of operation for C-EBLIP. Following the building year of 2013/14 and the forward momentum of 2014/15, this past year has continued to see new growth, especially in terms of international expansion, as well as the further solidification of initial activities.
2015/16 saw the launch of the C-EBLIP Research Network: the most innovative and far-reaching endeavor that the Centre has embarked on in its three years of existence. The University Library has come a long way in growing a robust culture of research internally in the past 10 years. There have been Canadian instances of finding ways to increase skills and capacity amongst Canadian librarians that our University Library has contributed to (i.e. CARL Librarian Research Institute). However, the idea of conducting this work on an international scale is a challenge that we are ready to meet. As the University of Saskatchewan makes strides in internationalization, the C-EBLIP Research Network is the University Library’s contribution to this goal.
Centre members continue to be engaged in the mission of C-EBLIP. This engagement was seen in the new activities that were rolled out in 2015/16 as well as continued participation in exploring where the Centre needs to go. C-EBLIP continues to be a stimulating intellectual space that encourages University Librarians to explore their own roles in the research process and in EBLIP.
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library science, Canadian librarians