Open AccessEvidence Based Librarianship and Open Access
Author(s) -
Heather Morrison
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
evidence based library and information practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1715-720X
DOI - 10.18438/b8101f
Subject(s) - complement (music) , library science , computer science , access to information , information access , evidence based practice , world wide web , sociology , political science , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , complementation , gene , phenotype
Evidence based practice, whether in librarianship or any other profession, depends on access to the evidence, and access to opportunities to share one’s own evidence. Open access (OA) is the perfect complement to evidence based librarianship. OA provides the optimum access to the evidence for librarians everwhere, and the optimum means of dissemination. This article compares examines access to the LIS literature in the print and electronic media, and the impact of open access.