Presented at "Beyond the Hype: Web 2.0". Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 1-2 February 2008. See paper at http://www.eblip.net.au/projects/web2survey/CotterLewisWood_BTH.pdf

1. EBLIP, Library 2.0 and Australian health librarians: revealing the evidence Lisa Cotter [email_address] +61 2 4320 3859 Suzanne Lewis [email_address] +61 2 4320 3856 Gillian Wood [email_address] +61 2 9391 9078

3. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice EBLIP and 2.0 APPRAISE the evidence ACQUIRE the evidence APPLY the evidence ASSESS impact and performance (& report findings) ASK a question

5. EBLIP and 2.0 friend or foe? EBLIP and 2.0 Reflects back on the evidence base . EBLIP Looks beyond standard practice seeking innovation. 2.0 Asks Qs first - a focused Q is the foundation of EBLIP Acts first, and asks (or apologises) later. Subject to technolust Constrained by research literature removed from the “real world” (?) Perpetual beta Too much analysis, too little action (?) (Cotter 2007) Suffers “evaluation bypass” (?) (Booth 2007) Ongoing evaluation

6. EBLIP vs 2.0 best available evidence EBLIP and 2.0

11. Library Sector Demographics

12. Library Staff FTEs Demographics

13. Distribution Across States Demographics

14. Length of Service Demographics

15. Importance and Use of Tools Importance & Use

16. Tools/Services Blocked Blocked Tools

17. Tools/Services Blocked in public hospitals Blocked Tools

18. Trendy or Time Wasting? Trendy or Timewasting ?

24. EBLIP, Library 2.0 and Australian health librarians: revealing the evidence Lisa Cotter [email_address] +61 2 4320 3859 Suzanne Lewis [email_address] +61 2 4320 3856 Gillian Wood [email_address] +61 2 9391 9078 1-2 February 2008. Brisbane, QLD, Australia