Evidence-based librarianship: what might we expect in the years ahead? Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • To predict the possible accomplishments of the Evidence-Based Librarianship (EBL) movement by the years 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020.Predictive. The author draws upon recent events, relevant historical events and anecdotal accounts to detect evidence of predictable trends.The author develops a set of probable predictions for the development of EBL. Although incomplete evidence exists, some trends still seem discernible.By 2020, EBL will have become indistinguishable from mainstream health sciences librarianship/informatics practices.

publication date

  • January 1, 2002