Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice

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  • Somporn Puttapithakporn Information Science, School of Liberal Arts, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/jiskku.2022.20

Keywords:

Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice, concepts and development, EBLIP process

Abstract

This article discusses important concepts of Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP), its definition and development of the concepts.  Also provided are examples of the operation process of various types of libraries based on the EBLIP:  academic, school public and special libraries.

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2022-07-25

How to Cite

Puttapithakporn, S. (2022). Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice. Journal of Information Science, 40(3), 99–115. https://doi.org/10.14456/jiskku.2022.20

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