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Evidence-based practice is a process used in the helping professions to systematically improve results by focusing on one child, patient, or client. Although not widely used in the school library profession, evidence-based practice could be used to provide a strong foundation for the teacher-librarian's role in student achievement. The process of evidence-based practice is similar to action-research processes in that practitioners develop an answerable question, search for known evidence in the literature, apply possible solution, evaluate the results, and share their findings with others in the profession. In this article, the author discusses how evidence-based practice can help teacher-librarians improve their school library programs and their own performance, while at the same time make a difference in the lives of the students.

JOHN DEWEY'S WRITINGS CAN BE A THEORETICAL BASE FOR THE STUDY OF INFORMATION SKILLS, DEWEY ABHORRED ROTE MEMORIZATION OF FACTS AND BLAND REGURGITATION OF TRIVIA ON TESTS. COLLABORATIVE TEACHING OF [...]

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IS A PROCESS USED IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS TO SYSTEMATICALLY IMPROVE RESULTS BY FOCUSING ON ONE CHILD, PATIENT, OR CLIENT. ALTHOUGH NOT WIDELY USED IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY [...]