Evidence Based Library and Information Practice

), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. Evaluation after implementation of evidence is a step that can be easily overlooked. However, its importance cannot be overestimated. Last time I wrote about evaluation at the practitioner level, or reflection on your own performance as an evidence based practitioner. This time, it is evaluation at the practice level—you want to discover if, as Booth puts it, “the service that you introduced or modified as a result of undertaking the evidence-based process actually made the anticipated difference ” (p. 127). Evaluation will do one of two things: confirm that the actions taken had the anticipated effect, or it may lead you to rethink your original issue. Either way, evaluation can generate valuable information for your practice. Evaluation or assessment is not exclusive to evidence based library and information practice. Many libraries are cultivating a culture of assessment. There is a conference that focuses on assessment (Library Assessment Conference