"Evidence-based librarianship: opportunity for law librarians?"

28 pages. Susan Nissen Lerdal is a Reference Librarian at the Law Library at Drake University. Her email address is: susan.lerdal@drake.eduShould librarians consult empirical research when making day-to-day operational decisions? Ms. Lerdal describes the concepts and methods of evidence-based librarianship, suggesting that this approach may provide opportunities for law librarians to increase their credibility in the eyes of those who fund and use their libraries