New in EBLIP 20(3): What crisis leadership looks like in public libraries during natural disasters. • Emotional control & empathy • Clear, credible communication • Learning & adapting for future crises Read the summary: https://t.co/yoAWZvcbRp #Libraries #CrisisLeadership

📚 New in EBLIP 20(3): How Norwegian public library staff balance activism, neutrality & sustainability — Evidence Summary by Jackie Phinney. Read the summary: https://t.co/le6TCWeeRx

New from EBLIP: Lili Luo calls for transparency & collaboration to address uneven sustainability in academic publishing. Some publishers lead in ESG reporting—others remain silent. Read more: https://t.co/Xe549TY17l

Libraries are vital partners in planetary health. A new review by Maria King (University of Leeds) shows how public libraries connect climate action, wellbeing & community resilience. Read more: https://t.co/YQcss5XWAh #Libraries #PlanetaryHealth #EBLIP

New in Evidence Based Library and Information Practice: Hilary Jasmin examines how library seed lending programs align intention with practice, summarizing Cohn (2024) on goals, marketing, and implementation. Read the summary: https://t.co/SqhY6LJz2I

How do first-year undergrads use government information in research? Study of 1,704 citations found: 7.3% were gov’t sources Nearly half of students cited at least one Most from HHS & Congress, via open web Read: https://t.co/jTqk4GW80L

Health professions students face overwhelming, often conflicting info as they move from classroom to clinic. Insights can guide librarians & educators to connect info skills with real-world motivations for better patient care. Read more: https://t.co/3RY1yMMAUJ

New: Benjamin Grantham Aldred explores how positively framed student feedback—when viewed through a survivorship-bias lens—can highlight gaps in library instruction & guide improvements. https://t.co/LvLPlOnJeU #LibraryScience #EvidenceBased

The September 2025 issue (Vol. 20, No. 3) of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is now available. Topics include survey research, library instruction feedback, clinical education, gov’t info use, and data in library development. Read more: https://t.co/WOWycwF7eS

Interesting Evidence A decade later, library ebook use is up—64% now vs. 38% in 2011—but feelings haven’t changed much. Loved: search, highlighting, offline reading Frustrations: eye strain, clunky interfaces, restrictions 76% want more ebooks purchased https://t.co/3YIWEIt4L4

New research: How academic librarians are tackling anti-fat bias via LibGuides. We analyzed 36 guides—most framed weight inclusivity as a social justice issue. Librarians are key allies in DEIA and inclusive education. Let’s build on this momentum. #AcademicTwitter #Libraries

New Study: Info Literacy = Student Success Students who completed library-led info literacy workshops had: - Higher GPAs - Better course completion rates - 3.5x higher retention Read the research in EBLIP: https://t.co/JN4ZyJzagg #StudentSuccess #EBLIP #AcademicLibraries

New in EBLIP: 3 years of patron purchase requests at UAlberta Library reveal key patterns—few users submit most requests, many for collection dev, not personal use. Findings led to “Broaden Our Bookshelf.” Read: https://t.co/YDPhpnjo91 #AcademicLibraries #CollectionDevelopment

New article in Evidence Based Library and Information Practice explores how libraries can better support postdoctoral scholars. Key focus areas: - Specialized training - Mentorship - Data & publishing support Read more: https://t.co/N9yKwKE4c4 #PostdocSupport #EBLIP

New in EBLIP: Analyzed 3K+ library chat transcripts (2019–2021) with VADER sentiment analysis. - Positive overall - Higher sentiment during COVID - Tone varied by operator, complaints Useful NLP model for service insight. https://t.co/A6wGLkvSSR

EBLIP is seeking 2 volunteer Copyeditors! - Copyedit accepted manuscripts - Apply APA & journal style ~5–10 hrs/issue, quarterly Deadline: July 7, 2025 Details & apply: https://t.co/HC2RQ5a5tT #LibraryJobs #Copyediting #OpenAccess

New issue out now! Explore the latest research in Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, featuring articles on instructional design, AI in libraries, and more. Read now: https://t.co/48zhoqJCb0 #LibraryScience #EBLIP #OpenAccess #AcademicLibraries #InfoLit

New in EBLIP 20(1): “Identifying socio-technical risks in OSS for scholarly comms.” csDetector reveals community “smells” in 7 projects and points to library-led fixes for healthier, more sustainable OSS. Read:

How well are LIS programs preparing grads for data librarianship? This new study explores gaps in RDM training and the challenges of aligning LIS education with evolving library needs. https://t.co/KI4TyZ7fPn

🚨 EBLIP seeks volunteers! Lead Copyeditor (🔗 https://t.co/hTFDTkLsko) & Evidence Summaries Writers (🔗 https://t.co/E2neNhdAJW) 📖 Read the latest issue: https://t.co/GPOS42Bquk #LibraryScience #EBLIP #AcademicLibraries #OpenAccess #DEI #Librarianship #Research