ReLIANT : Reader ' s guide to the Literature on

Librarians need to be able to read critically published accounts of educational and training interventions (ETl) and to apply the results to their own practice. One mechanism for assisting library practitioners in doing this is the critical appraisal checklist. This article describes the process of developing such a checklist involving a literature review of existing frameworks and experience in appraising such studies for a systematic review of information literacy skills training. The ReLIANT instrument is offered as a first attempt to equip library practitioners with a tool for use when appraising published reports of educational and training interventions. Acknowledgement The authors would like to acknowledge the University of Alberta which made this international collaboration possible by awarding professional leave to the principal author. Library & Infomation Reserch (LiR) Volume 30 Number 9,1 Spring 2@5 ISSN 0141 656