I before E

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I before E

• Understanding how Information Literacy can enable
  Evidence-Based Practice
• Sue Jennings Outreach Librarian
• Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust September
  2009

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Introduction

• Objectives
• To provide timely and relevant information and
  knowledge resources.
• To maintain a current and well-balanced
  collection of documents, journals and other
  resources.
• To provide information skills training for all
  staff, to enable them to exploit the electronic
  resources available.
• To ensure a high level of provision of electronic
  resources for readers 24 hours a day via the
  library blog and current awareness bulletin.
• To provide an Outreach and literature searching
  service ensuring flexibility and convenience for
  staff.

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Inspire Make a Difference

• Lancashire Care Blog bridges the physical gap
  with staff
• http//lancashirecare.wordpress.com
• Blog led to -
• Information Literacy training of Occupational
  Therapists (OTs).
• Evidence-Based Training Day.
• Featuring OT literature on the Blog
• Featuring OT resources on the Current Awareness
  Bulletin

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Theme of the Day Making a Difference

• Using examples of how the library had
  already helped individual
  OTs
• Sharing Best Practice Knowledge
• Introduction to OT resources
• Launch of New Resource Guide to help OTs practice
  Evidence-Based Practice
• Understand how Information Literacy can help
  change Evidence-Based Practice

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The Sicily Statement on Evidence-Based Practice

• Knowing is not enough we must apply.
• Willing is not enough, we must do
• Goethe, J W (1833) Denken und Tun. Maximen und
  Reflexionen

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Information Literacy Making a Difference

• Happy, Confident, Inspired Motivated

Mo OT Guild Lodge
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Measuring Success Building a Relationship

• Traditional

• Evidence-based

• Evaluation Form
• Statistics

• Finding out about the person
• Barriers to finding Information
• Empathy
• Expertise in Subject Area
• Encouraging Supporting
• New Initiatives
• Outreach taking the service to them

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What Happened Next?

• Impact of the IL training day
• What has been the most beneficial aspect of the
  day for you and why?
• Meeting Sue and hearing more about access to Blog
  and EBP resources.
• Talk by Sue Jennings lots of factual
  information on seeking / evaluating EBP
• I have heard many of the OTs saying I spoke to
  Sue and she helped me.. We very much value your
  input and are enjoying continuing to work with
  you.
• Two of the OTs decided to embark on a Masters
  Course
• Training in IL is ongoing with OTs
• Partnership working with OTs at Guild Lodge,
  Medium Secure Unit

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Relationships Built Partners Together

• The dilemma What do you do with 200 new books
  with no home?

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Patients, OTs, Library HCLUWorking Together
Using Library evidence, OT evidence and Patient
evidence to support the New patient library at
Guild Lodge, Medium Secure Unit.