Reminder: EBLIP Call for Papers: Special Issue on Public Libraries: expressions of interest due March 15

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP), a peer-reviewed, open access journal published since 2006, seeks papers for a special issue on Public Libraries to be published in March 2012.

EBLIP seeks papers on all areas of EBL/EBLIP in Public Libraries including, but not limited to:

· EBL application and case studies
· Qualitative and quantitative research
· Management and administrative issues related to EBP
· Research tools (statistics, data collection methods, etc.)
· Harnessing evidence to support new innovations
· Developing and applying evidence based tools

Papers may be submitted to the following sections:

· Research Articles (peer reviewed, original research)

· Commentaries (non-peer reviewed, opinion-based)

· Using Evidence in Practice (non-peer reviewed, case reports)

Submission deadlines:

· Expressions of interest: March 15^th, 2011

· Papers due: September 1^st, 2011

Contact guest editor, Pam Ryan (Director, Library Services, Edmonton Public Library) <[log in to unmask]> with your Expression of Interest or questions.

Information about Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is available at:
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/index

Thank you,

Denise Koufogiannakis

Editor-in-Chief

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice