UC Riverside

In this chapter, the authors explore how Koufogiannakis and Brettle’s “Revised Model for EBLIP” (2016) can be applied in libraries in crisis. Crises are defined as such when parameters are unclear, low-resourced, time-sensitive, and high-stakes within the context of our profession (Soehner, 2017). The following two case studies illustrate recent challenges in one library in which evidence-based practice was used to inform the approach to these situations: the first outlines a major collection review project in the face of significant cuts to the collection budget while the second describes building a complete library assessment program in the space of one year in order to meet accreditation requirements. Each is presented in the order in which the crisis occurred and in alignment with the stages of the EBLIP model (Koufogiannakis & Brettle, 2016). Following the case studies, the authors discuss how each component of the EBLIP model was applied during these crises.