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Program

Sunday 16 October :: Monday 17 October :: Tuesday 18 October :: Wednesday 19 October
Please click on the links throughout the program for more information on speakers and social events!

This is the final conference program.
Please note however the conference organisers reserve the right to make changes to the program if needed.

HT : Hot Topics- 1000 word summaries will be provided by the author/s.
P: Paper - full papers be provided by the author/s.
Conference papers and hot topics are available here.

Sunday 16 October 2005
4.00pm	Conference Registration commences Level 5 Floor, Holiday Inn
6.00pm	Welcome Reception Level 5,Holiday Inn

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Monday 17 October 2005

DAY’S THEME: Evolution of a Paradigm

8.00am

Conference Registration recommences

9.00am

OPENING CEREMONY
Official Welcome Dr Gillian Hallam, President Australian Library and Information Association

9.30am

OPENING ADDRESS
Evidence Based Information Practice: An ABC and Y? Andrew Booth University of Sheffield and Anne Brice, University of Oxford

10.30am

Morning Tea proudly sponsored by YBP Library Services

	CONCURRENT A Observing user behaviour Stradbroke Room SESSION CHAIR: Kate Davis, National Library of Australia, Australia	CONCURRENT B Information retrieval Fraser Room SESSION CHAIR: Roxanne Missingham, National Library of Australia, Australia	CONCURRENT C Making informed decisions Bribie Room SESSION CHAIR: Raylee Elliott Burns, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
11.00am	Transaction log analysis @ State Library of Queensland (P) Scott Hamilton Queensland University of Technology, Australia Helen Thurlow State Library of Queensland, Australia.	Developing and validating a pallative care subject search filter. (HT) R M Sladek, J Tieman Flinders University, Australia B Fazekas Southern Adelaide Palliative Services, Repatriation General Hospital, Australia A Abernethy Duke Univesrity Medical Center, USA D Currow Flinders University, Australia.	Decisions, decisions - Libraries, bandwagons and Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) (HT) Cheryl Hamill Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, Australia. Cecily GilbertSir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Australia.
11.30am	Virtual evidence: analyze the footsteps of your users. (P) Win Shih University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, USA.	Can the quality of literature searches be measured and improved? The EHTAS project. (HT) J McGowan Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Canada Margaret Sampson Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Canada Carol Lefebvre UK Cochrane Centre, UK.	Evidence to support strategic decision making for health care information services: the Effective Methods of Providing InfoRmation for patIent Care (EMPIRIC) Project. (P) Alison Brettle, Claire Hulme & Paula Ormandy Health Care Practice R&D Unit, University of Salford, UK.

12.00pm

Lunch Proudly sponsored by Ovid
Poster Viewing

1.00pm

Drawing of Eurofield Competition

KEYNOTE SESSION
The Doctoring of Evidence Based Librarianship
Peter Macauley Campus Library Manager, Waterfront Campus and Faculty Librarian - Education, Deakin University, Australia

	CONCURRENT A Information literacy Stradbroke Room SESSION CHAIR: Hilary Hughes, Queensland University of Techynology, Australia	CONCURRENT B Exploring the evidence Fraser Room SESSION CHAIR: Helen Hobbs, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
2.00pm	Evidence based instruction and development the Daubert approach. (P) Alan T Schroeder, Jr. California State University, USA.	Why don't mental health staff use library services? A qualitative and quantitative investigation. (P) John Loy Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnerships NHS Trust, UK
2.30pm	What can students' bibliographies tell us? - Evidence based information skills teaching for engineering students. (P) Fei Yu, Jan Sullivan & Leith Woodall University of Queensland, AUstralia.	eScholarship as socio-technical change: theory, practice and praxis. (P) Susan P. Williams School of Business, University of Sydney, Australia, Fides Datu Lawton The Library, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

3.00pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30pm

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE WORKSHOPS
Upon registering for the conference, each delegate will be asked to nominate themselves to one of the three workshops listed below. The workshops are an opportunity for delegates to spend time with national and international colleagues and to learn the skills and knowledge essential for effective evidence based information practice.

THE WORKSHOPS
A. How to Conduct and Interpret Evaluations of Information Skills Training
Facilitators: Denise Koufogiannakis & Alison Brettle Stradbroke Room

B. How to Conduct and Interpret User Surveys/Information Needs Analyses
Facilitators: Anne Brice & Nicola Pearce-Smith Fraser Room

C. How to Conduct and Interpret Evaluations of Library and Information Services
Facilitators: Andrew Booth & Jonathan Eldredge Bribie Room

5.00pm

Formal Poster Viewing Session and Happy Hour

6.00pm

Happy Hour and Poster Viewing Concludes – free evening for delegates.

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Tuesday 18 October 2005

DAY’S THEME: Linking Research with Practice

7.00am

Start your day with a yoga class!
Classes will be held by Joanne Gard Marshall in the Fraser Room.

8.00am

Ideas over coffee: Introducing the ALIA Research Exchange and Partnership (REAP)!
You are invited to morning coffee where you will learn more about the ALIA REAP Program. REAP is a network of peers working together to exchange ideas and information. REAP began as a way of encouraging and supporting research and innovation in library and information services. Over coffee and tea you will learn about what REAP will mean for EBL and how it can benefit you. You will also learn how you can become more actively involved in the REAP program. This is also a wonderful opportunity to discuss how your professional association - ALIA - can best help you to become an evidence based practitioner. We look forward to hearing your feedback about REAP and how ALIA can help foster a profession grounded in evidence based practice.

9.00am

KEYNOTE SESSION
Evidence-based librarianship - linking research to practice in the North American context
Joanne Gard Marshall Alumni Distinguished Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

10.30am

Morning Tea proudly sponsored by Health Communication Network

	CONCURRENT A Information literacy SESSION CHAIR: Stephen Anderson, James Cook University Australia	CONCURRENT B Information needs Fraser Room SESSION CHAIR: Simone Hys, Griffith University, Australia	CONCURRENT C Managing the library Bribie Room SESSION CHAIR: Robyn Ellard iSeek, Australia
11.00am	Exploring evidence based information literacy (P) Catherine Clark University of Western Australia, Australia	Where there's a way there's a will! The Royal College of Nursing's information needs survey of nurses and health professionals (P) Ros Bertulis & Jackie Lord Royal College of Nursing, UK	Evidence-based morsels - a taster of strategic decisions based on operational data. (HT) Marian Morgan-Bindon & Leona Jennings Gold Coast City Council, Australia
11.30am	But does it work? Building the evidence base for information literacy development (HT) Gill Needham The Open University Library and Learning Resources Centre, UK.	Evidence based librarianship in the humanities: an application for second language learners (HT) Glenna Westwood University of Lethbridge, Canada	Persuasive evidence: improving customer service (P) Wendy Abbott Bond University, Australia.

12.00pm

Lunch
Poster Viewing

1.00pm

Developing an Evidence Based Profession
A panel discussion exploring the many issues and challenges that face the library and information profession as it endeavours to evolve into a profession grounded in evidence based practice.

Panelists include:

Gillian Hallam, ALIA President, Australia
Joanne Gard Marshall, University of North Carolina, USA
Kate Davis, National Library of Australia, Australia
Jane Cowell, Caboolture Library Service, Australia
Steve Hiller, University of Washington, USA
Andrew Booth, Sheffield University, UK

	CONCURRENT A E-learning Stradbroke Room SESSION CHAIR: Valerie Shine, Education Queensland, Australia	CONCURRENT B Information literacy Fraser Room SESSION CHAIR: Helen Hobbs Queensland University of Technology
2.00pm	E-learning versus workshops to teach critical appraisal to health professionals: a randomised controlled equivalence study (HT) Linda Ward University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK	Teaching information skills for evidence based practice in occupational therapy - what is effective? (HT) Anne Parkhill Monash Institute of Health Services Research and Aptly Information Design, Australia.
2.30pm	Issues and problems for librarians' conducting research - an example of a randomised controlled trial comparing the effect of e-learning, with a taught workshop, on the knowledge and search skills of health professionals. (P) Nicola Pearce-Smith Department of Knowledge and Information Sciences, Supporting Public Health (NHS), UK.	Effective methods for teaching inforamtion literacy skills to undergraduate students: what does the library research literature reveal? (HT) Denise Koufogiannakis University of Alberta Librariese, Canada.

3.00pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30pm

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
On registering for the conference, each delegate will be asked to nominate three topics of interest to them (of the 12 topics below). Each delegate will then be allocated to a Round Table Discussion based on one of their chosen topics. The discussion tables provide an oppportunity for delegates to meet each other and to discuss the application of evidence based practice within an area of mutual interest.

THE TOPICS
1. Advocacy
2. Archives, Preservation and Conservation
3. Circulation
4. Collection Management
5. Continuing Professional Development
6. Customer Service
7. Data Collection and Analysis
8. Dissemination, Publication and Publishing
9. Ejournals
10. Elearning
11. Emerging Technologies
12. Information Literacy
13. Information Retrieval
14. Knowledge Management
15. Management
16. Marketing
17. Outreach Services
18. Reference and Enquiry Services
19. Service Quality and Performance Indicators
20. Teaching, Training and Instruction
21. Value and Impact
22. Websites and Portals

6.15pm

Bus to Conference Dinner

7.00pm

Conference dinner on the Kookaburra Queen

10.00-10.45pm

Return Buses

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Wednesday 19 October 2005
DAY’S THEME: Wider Perspectives
7.00am	Start your day with a yoga class! Classes will be held by Joanne Gard Marshall in the Fraser Room.
8.00am	Ideas over coffee: An EBL Journal! You are invited to morning coffee where you will learn more about the forthcoming open-access, peer-reviewed journal, Evidence Based Library & Information Practice. Put forth by the Evidence Based Librarians Interest Group (EBLIG) of the Canadian Library Association, the journal will be international in scope. Publication is scheduled to begin early in 2006. Over coffee and tea you will learn about what this journal will mean for EBL and how you may contribute as an author, peer-reviewer, or editor. We look forward to hearing your feedback about this exciting new journal.

9.00am

KEYNOTE SESSION
Four Dimensional Evidence Based Management: Calculating, Comparing, Contrasting and Containing
J Eric Davies Director of the Library and Statistics Information Unit, Department of Information Science, Loughborough University, UK

10.30am

Morning Tea

	CONCURRENT A Moving the library forward Stradbroke Room SESSION CHAIR: Helena Zobec University of Canberra, Australia	CONCURRENT B Making informed decisions Fraser Room SESSION CHAIR: Richard Sayers CAVAL Collaborative Solutions, Australia	CONCURRENT C Marketing and promotion Bribie Room SESSION CHAIR: Janine Schmidt McGill University, Canada
11.00am	Measuring value: a comparison of performance quality measures and outcomes identified by Australian and North American libraries. (P) Steve Hiller University of Washington, USA and Cathie Jilovsky, Caval Collaborative Solutions, Australia.	Can evidenced based research methods assist library managers in becoming better managers? (p) Robert Pymm & Damian Lodge Charles Sturt University, Australia.	What's the point of it all if no one uses your library? Using and creating evidence to promote a library service - ongoing research. (HT) Jane Shelling National Resource Centre, Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia, Australia.
11.30am	Employing evidence: does it have a job in vocational libraries? (P) Cecily Martina & Brad Jones Southbank Institute of TAFE, Australia.	The just-in-time librarian consultation service. (HT) J McGowan, J W Hogg, C Campbell, D Salzwedel, D Worster, T Rader, E Soto Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Canada.	Developing library marketing strategies based on statistics. (P) Yoo-Seong Song University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

12.00pm

Lunch
Poster Viewing

	CONCURRENT A Libraries without walls Stradbroke Room SESSION CHAIR: Simone Hys Griffith University, Australia	CONCURRENT B Skills and knowledge Fraser Room SESSION CHAIR: Hilary Hughes Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
1.00pm	Information seeking behaviours of business students and the development of an academic business digital library. (P) Joyline Makani & Kelli Wooshue Dalhousie University Libraries, Canada	Evidence based public health practitioners (HT) Jonathan Eldredge & Richard Carr THe University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center, USA.
1.30pm	Adding SPICE to our library intranet site: a recipe to enhance usability. (HT) Lisa Cotter, Larnich Harije, Suzanne Lewis & Ingrid Tonnison Central Coast Health, Australia.	Evidence and practice: evolving a post graduate program for teaching-librarians. (HT) Raylee Elliott Burns Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

2.00pm

CLOSING CEREMONY & AWARD CEREMONY Conference awards are proudly sponsored by the Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology

3.00pm

Farewell Reception
Level 5 Holiday Inn

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