Decision Making: Is YOUR Expert Opinion Enough? Session Format: Preconference Theme: Feel the Buzz Theme: Thursday, March 12    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM     Session Number/Code: PC Room:  3B Presenter(s): Jeanne  Davidson  Arizona State University  Denise  Koufogiannakis  Collections & Acquisitions Coordinator, University of Alberta  Megan  Oakleaf  Assistant Professor, Syracuse University  Jonathan Eldredge Library Knowledge Consultant, University of New Mexico  Pam  Ryan  Head, Science & Technology Library, University of Alberta  Program Description: Are your daily decisions justifiable and based on real evidence? This preconference introduces Evidence-Based Librarianship (EBL), a process grounded in the concept that daily practice should be based on up-to-date, valid, and reliable research. Learn applications of EBL in a variety of contexts, how EBL relates to other assessment techniques and identify challenges and issues related to implementing the process in your library. Learning Objectives Apply EBLIP protocols in a variety of domains in order to facilitate library-wide data-driven decision making. Relate EBLIP to other assessment techniques available in order to find the best evidence for decision making. Identify the challenges to implementing EBLIP in their libraries in order to institute change if appropriate.