Seeks to to spread the concept of evidence based practice beyond the health sector. Librarians need to increase their reliance on sound evidence to support their programs and services. They also need to become more active in producing and publishing evidence for their peers and others outside the profession. This collection of articles examines the research base of librarianship; outlines the process of evidence based librarianship; the theory and practice of formulation of answerable research questions; bibliomining-based EBL; qualitative research in evidence-based practice; using critical appraisal to evaluate evidence; and the incorporation of EBL into library education.