<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The <i>Evidence Based Library
and Information Practice</i> Journal would like to announce opportunity to fulfill a
role within the EBLIP Journal as an Evidence Summary Writer.<span> </span><i>Evidence Based Library and Information
Practice</i> (<i>EBLIP</i>) is a non-profit, open access journal and all positions are
voluntary and unpaid.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><i>EBLIP</i> seeks to add five
writers to the Evidence Summaries Team. Evidence Summaries provide critical
appraisal syntheses for specific research articles. These research synopses
provide readers with information regarding the original research article's validity
and reliability, thus providing information on the presence or absence of
evidence with which to make informed decisions. Evidence Summaries Team members
are required to write two evidence summaries per year, with a two year
commitment to the journal. Evidence Summaries cover all areas of library and
information studies and we encourage applications from information professionals
in areas such as school, public, and special libraries, as well as academic
settings.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Interested persons should
send a statement of interest, indicating areas of strength they would bring to
the role, as well as a brief resumé to Heather Pretty (Associate Editor,
Evidence Summaries) at <a href="mailto:hjpretty@mun.ca" target="_blank">hjpretty@mun.ca</a> by
January 15, 2016. Applicants who are shortlisted* will be asked to submit a sample
evidence summary.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note that <i>Evidence
Based Library and Information Practice</i> is a non-profit, open access journal and
all positions are voluntary and unpaid. The positions are an excellent
opportunity for continuing professional development and gaining experience in
reviewing or critically appraising library-related research.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*Only those applicants who
are selected or shortlisted will be contacted by the Editors.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">About the journal:</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Published quarterly by the
University of Alberta, this peer reviewed, open access journal is targeted at
all library and information professionals interested in an evidence based<span>  </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">model of practice. By
facilitating access to library and information studies research via original
research articles and evidence summaries of relevant research from the library
literature, <i>Evidence Based Library and Information Practice</i> enables information
professionals to practice their profession in an evidence-based manner.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please visit the <i>Evidence
Based Library and Information Practice</i> website
(<a href="http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP" target="_blank">http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP</a>) for further information
about the journal.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lorie Kloda</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Editor-in-Chief</span></p></div>