#blogjune Day 23: I tend to come across three different ways to think about, or purposes of evidence in my work as a facilitator and enabler of evidence-based library and information practice. This is both at my workplace, as well as conversations I have with other LIS professionals. I outline...
#blogjune Day 22: As libraries are increasingly called upon to demonstrate their value and impact, and contribution to their parent organisation’s strategic direction and objectives, evidence-based practice can’t then be left up to the handful of individual of LIS professionals. A whole-of-organisation approach is needed. In this video, I explain...
I’m not putting myself in front of a camera today. The last three to four days have been full-on with the little guy, limiting time for self-care and re-charging to almost nil. Not to mention another croup scare last night. Though mild (‘spasmodic croup’) this time, thankfully. But every time...
#blogjune Day 12: In this video I share another top tip for becoming (more) evidence-based in library and information professional practice – share your work and learning! My day: I’m one tired Mumma tonight. Mr N had a morning of playtime – a neighbourhood walk before the hubby started work,...
#blogjune Day 10: The 5A’s (or 6A’s) EBLIP process (Koufogiannakis, 2013) is a guide that aims to structure thinking around the steps involved in evidence-based decision making, professional practice or service improvement. (This Mumma’s had a hard day today. Self-care has consisted of a yoga class earlier this evening, take...
#blogjune Day 7: I briefly chat about what consists as local evidence, examples and a few questions I invite data owners and library leaders to reflect upon about their own local evidence. Transcript G’day, I am Alisa Howlett, from the University of Southern Queensland library talking about all things evidence-based library...
So #blogjune is on again! And to celebrate this annual event and my return to professional self and life, I’m doing a video series to chat about all things evidence-based library and information practice. In three minutes or less, each video will reflect upon and chat about various aspects of EBLIP....
What drives me a lot of time in this profession is the belief I have in libraries and their role in people’s lives. Libraries empower, enable and inspire the possibilities of what we can achieve as individuals and together as communities, through lifelong learning, creativity and knowledge. One way libraries...
Last week I attended and presented at my first international conference, the CILIP Conference held in Manchester 5-6 July. At the CILIP Conference, I wore my ‘NGAC hat’ (ALIA New Generation Advisory Committee), though I presented on a topic that interests me over all my ‘hats’ – as a research...
G’day all! I’m popping in to share some news – I’ll be presenting at the CILIP Conference in July! ….and this is the only work I’m allowed to do on sabbatical. (though just now I’ve found another conference in the UK I’d really, really like to attend but the dates fall...