The correct digital object identifier for the proceedings of the 115th annual meeting is http://dx.doi.org/ 10.3163/1536-5050.104.1.E1. The JMLA regrets the error.
Or wherever you go on your summer break. Take this issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA), and take along a yellow highlighter, too, because you will find lots you want to mark and have available at your place of work. SOME EXAMPLES Do you teach or help teach evidence-based practice (EBP)? You will be interested in a systematic review of the effectiveness of teaching methods. In this review by Stephanie Swanberg, AHIP, and colleagues, over 600 studies underwent full-text review, and 49 studies underwent critical appraisal. See ''Instructional Methods Used by Health Sciences Librarians to Teach Evidence-Based Practice: A Systematic Review.''
Most library science surveys use Likert-style questions. After you read a study that reports results from Likert-style questions. After you read a study that reports results from Likert-style questions, you may think about using the results to guide some decision that you need to make. If so, then your job is to understand the validity of the results and how they apply to your decision. The researcher presents the results. You must determine how persuasive the results are for you. WHAT ARE LIKERT-LIKE QUESTIONS? You have probably filled out a questionnaire that asks you to choose one response from several that are offered. Commonly, the questions are in the Likert format. Likert-style questions involve responding to an assertion such as ''I am satisfied with the new service,'' followed by a set of five possible responses. To understand and apply Likert and similar survey results, it is useful to be familiar with the art and science of these surveys and how you should approach their results.
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