EBLIP Call for Classics Submissions

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP), a peer-reviewed, open access journal seeks nominations and contributors for its “Classic Research” section.  EBLIP aims to highlight significant research, and to bring that research to the attention of new readers.  Contributions to the EBLIP “Classics” section follow a structured format designed to highlight, summarize, and critically appraise research studies that stood the test of time and continue to have an impact on library and information practice.

Previously featured research articles that were summarized and appraised in the Classics section include:

•  Patricia Knapp.  (1966). The Monteith College library experiment. New York, NY: Scarecrow Press. (EBLIP Vol. 6 No. 1)

•  Peter Hernon and Charles McClure. (1986). Unobtrusive reference testing: The 55 percent rule. Library Journal, 111(7): 37-41. (EBLIP Vol. 5 No. 4)

•  Elfreda Chatman. (1991). Life in a small world: Applicability of gratification theory to information-seeking behavior. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 42(6): 438-449. (EBLIP Vol. 5 No. 2)

• William Dosité Postell . “Further Comments on the Mathematical Analysis of Evaluating Scientific Journals.” Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 34.2 (1946): 107-9. (EBLIP Vol. 3 No. 4)

• Joanne Gard Marshall and Victor R. Neufeld. “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Librarian Educational Participation in Clinical Settings.” Journal of Medical Education 56.5 (1981): 409-16. (EBLIP Vol. 2 No. 4)

• Carol C. Kuhlthau. “Inside the Search Process: Information Seeking from the User's Perspective.” Journal of the American Society for Information Science 42.5 (1991): 361-71. (EBLIP Vol. 2 No. 4)

• Constance Mellon. “Library Anxiety: A Grounded Theory and Its Development.” College & Research Libraries 47 (1986): 160-65. (EBLIP Vol. 3 No. 3)

To view previously published Classic summaries, please visit the journal website at <http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/index> and click on “Archives” to view previous issues.

Nominations should be accompanied by a full bibliographic citation.  For more information, or to nominate a classic research article, please contact Jonathan Eldredge, Associate Editor (Classics) at <[log in to unmask]>.

Thank you,

Denise Koufogiannakis
Editor-in-Chief
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice