Evidence-based librarianship (EBL) in e-resources acquisition: How concerned are librarians?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2022
Abstract
E-resources acquisition is a prevalent topic in the global economic crisis. To ensure the continuity of e-resources, librarians venture into various approaches, including evidence-based librarianship (EBL). This study reports librarians' concerns about EBL implementation during the acquisition process. The Concern-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) tools, including the modified Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ) and the Quick Scoring Device, were used to measure the individual librarian stages of concern. The results indicate that the scores for librarians' concerns are at the peak in stage 2 (Self), followed by stage 5 (Collaboration), stage 3 (Management), stage 1 (Informational), and stage 6 (Refocusing), with the lowest score at stage 0 (Unconcern). The findings demonstrate that librarians are more concerned about how EBL implementation could affect themselves (as in Stage 2 (Self)) in performing their tasks as librarians. The results are significant in providing perspectives on individual librarians' sensitivity to EBL implementation as an innovation in their work processes.
Keywords
Evidence-based librarianship, EBL, Concern based adoption model, CBAM, E-resources, Acquisition
Divisions
library
Funders
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia,Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) , Shah Alam, Malaysia
Publication Title
Library & Information Science Research
Volume
44
Issue
2
Publisher Location
STE 800, 230 PARK AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10169 USA