Evidence-based School Library Practice

Experience from Croatia and Hong Kong

Authors

  • Annie Tam The ISF Academy
  • Ružica Rebrović-Habek
  • Zvjezdana Dukić

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl7380

Keywords:

Evidence-based Library and Information Practice, school library, Croatia, Hong Kong

Abstract

The study explores the involvement of school librarians from Croatia and Hong Kong in EBLIP. The main goal of this study is to find out what types of evidence school librarians from Croatia and Hong Kong use in their library practice and how useful they find different evidence types. The research method used in this study is survey and data were collected with an online questionnaire created and delivered with SurveyMonkey. The study reveals that school librarians in Croatia and Hong Kong use a wide variety of evidence sources in support of their library practice. Most often they use evidence from observation, professional interactions and library statistics. School librarians in both regions agree that these three types of evidence are the most useful for their library practice. However, if school librarians wish to demonstrate to stakeholders how school libraries contribute to teaching and learning they need to generate some more objective evidence through formal research. LIS educators and local school library associations may be encouraged to develop educational programs that will enhance school librarians' competences in formal research and involve them in participatory research community.

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Published

2019-10-08