[Sigmed-l] EBLIP4 Conference **REGISTRATION DEADLINES**

[Carol Perryman]

Come learn, share, and and enjoyNorth Carolina's beautiful spring!

***DEADLINE: Register by April 9 for the EBLIP4 Conference ***
A $40 late fee will be assessed past this date. To download the
registration form, visit http://www.eblip4.unc.edu/registration.html.

***DEADLINE: Register by APRIL 12 for the HOTEL***
Conference Room Rates only available until April 12, 2007
Be sure to register for both the hotel and the conference as soon as
possible. Space is limited! The Sheraton hotel is offering a special
rate of US$98.00 per night for a limited period - use the online
reservations link to make your room reservation.
http://www.eblip4.unc.edu/location.html

The conference on May 6-9, 2007 in Chapel Hill-Durham, North Carolina,
will feature themed sessions on evidence-based practice in academic
libraries, school library media, healthcare, special libraries, and
evidence-based methodology. Two days of continuing education will
follow. The conference provides a forum for the presentation of high
quality papers and posters as well as examples of how EBLIP is being
implemented in library and information settings around the globe.

The registration form, along with further information on EBLP4, is
available on the conference website at:
http://www.eblip4.unc.edu/index.html. Welcome

This exciting international conference has grown out of an increasing
interest in using the best available evidence to improve library and
information practice in all types of libraries. The conference on May
6-9 will be followed by two days of continuing education. The program
will provide a forum for the presentation of high quality research
papers and posters as well as dynamic discussions of the
transformative role of evidence-based practice in the profession.

About EBLIP4

The conference is hosted by the School of Information and Library
Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UNC
Institute on Aging. The site of the conference will be the Sheraton
Imperial Hotel in nearby Research Triangle Park. The hotel is a
10-minute ride from the Raleigh Durham International Airport.
Topics include:

   * Improving the quality of library and information services
   * Building and accessing the knowledge base of the profession
   * Defining and setting standards for evidence-based practice
   * The role of library administrators, professional associations
and other stakeholders in promoting evidence-based practice
   * Identifying key practice areas requiring systematic review of the evidence
   * What can we learn from other professions that have implemented
evidence-based practice?


Carol Perryman MSLIS
Co-chair, Evidence-based Library & Information Practice 4th
International Conference
http://www.eblip4.unc.edu/

TRLN Doctoral Fellow
School of Information & Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research page: http://tinyurl.com/ymljs5


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Carol Perryman MSLIS
TRLN Doctoral Fellow
School of Information & Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research page: http://tinyurl.com/ymljs5

Evidence-based Library & Information Practice 4th International
Conference  http://www.eblip4.unc.edu/