ReLIANT: Reader’s guide to the Literature on Interventions Addressing the Need for education and Training

Koufogiannakis, Denise and Booth, Andrew and Brettle, Alison (2006) ReLIANT: Reader’s guide to the Literature on Interventions Addressing the Need for education and Training.

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Abstract

Librarians need to be able to read critically published accounts of educational and training interventions (ETI) and to apply the results to their own practice. One mechanism for assisting library practitioners in doing this is the critical appraisal checklist. This article describes the process of developing such a checklist – involving a literature review of existing frameworks and experience in appraising such studies for a systematic review of information literacy skills training. The ReLIANT instrument is offered as a first attempt to equip library practitioners with a tool for use when appraising published reports of educational and training interventions.

Keywords:	evidence based librarianship, evidence based library and information practice, critical appraisal, educational and training interventions, checklist
Subjects:	F. Management. > FZ. None of these, but in this section. G. Industry, profession and education. > GZ. None of these, but in this section.
ID Code:	7163
Deposited By:	Koufogiannakis, Denise
Deposited On:	07 September 2006
All fields:	Show all fields

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