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Lorie Kloda

lorie.kloda [at] mcgill.ca 514-398-3599

Office of the Trenholme Dean of Libraries
McLennan Library Building
3459 McTavish Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C9


Vice-Dean of Libraries

Provides leadership for initiatives supporting 91˿Ƶ Libraries’ strategic directions and oversees a portfolio of units including planning and assessment, space allocation, communications, EDI, and Indigenous Initiatives.

Education

PhD (Information Studies), 91˿Ƶ, 2012

MLIS, 91˿Ƶ, 2001

BA (Psychology, Women’s Studies), 91˿Ƶ, 1998

Areas of interest

  • Strategic planning and assessment
  • Evidence based librarianship
  • Research planning and design
  • Information needs of health professionals
  • Open access publishing

Selected publications

Lessick, S., Philbrick, J., & Kloda, L.A. (2024). MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) 2018 and 2019: Participant research confidence and program effectiveness. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 112(4), 307-323. doi:

Kloda, L. A., Boruff, J. T., & Cavalcante, A. (2020). A comparison of patient, intervention, comparison, outcome (PICO) to a new, alternative clinical question framework for search skills, search results, and self-efficacy: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 108(2), 185-194. doi:

Fitzgibbons, M., Kloda, L. A., & Miller-Nesbitt, A. (2017). Exploring the value of academic librarians’ participation in journal clubs. College & Research Libraries, 78(6), 774-788. doi:

Somerville, M. M., & Kloda, L. A. (2016). Academic libraries (Chapter 9). In Brettle, A. & Koufogiannakis, D. (eds.). Being Evidence Based in Library and Information Practice. London: Facet.

Kloda, L. A., Koufogiannakis, D., & Brettle, A. (2014). Assessing the impact of evidence summaries in library and information practice. Library and Information Research, 38(119), 29-46, S5-S9. URL:

Kloda, L. A., & Bartlett, J. C. (2014). A characterization of clinical questions asked by rehabilitation therapists. Journal of the Medical Library Association,102(2), 69-77. doi:

Thombs, B. D., Ziegelstein, R. C., Roseman, M., Kloda, L. A., & Ioannidis, M. D. (2014). There are no randomized controlled trials that support the United States Preventive Services Task Force guideline on screening for depression in primary care: A systematic review. BMC Medicine, 12(13). doi:

Kloda, L. A., & Bartlett, J. C. (2013). Formulating answerable questions: Question negotiation in evidence-based practice. Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, 34(2), 55-60. doi:

Steingart, K. R., Sohn, H., Schiller, I., Kloda, L. A., Boehme, C. C., Pai, M., & Dendukuri, N. (2013). Xpert MTB/RIF assay for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD009593. doi:

Yeung, J. P., Kloda, L. A., McDevitt, J. R., Ben-Shoshan, M., & Alizadehfar R. (2012). Oral immunotherapy for milk allergy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD009542. doi:

Kloda, L. A., Koufogiannakis, D., & Mallan, K. (2011) Transferring evidence into practice: What evidence summaries of LIS research tell practitioners. Information Research, 16(1). URL:
Awarded the Robert H. Blackburn Distinguished Paper Award (2012) by the Canadian Library Association.

Kloda, L. A. (2011).The librarian as information provider and educator: Case study: Liaison librarian.In Brettle, A. & Urquhart, C. (eds.).Changing Roles and Contexts for Health Library and Information Professionals, pp. 100-102. London: Facet.

Kloda, L. A. (2011). Searching the literature to create a literature review. In Harvey, B. J., Lang, E. S., & Frank, J. R. (eds.). The Research Guide: A Primer for Residents, Other Health Care Trainees and Practitioners, pp. 41-49. Ottawa: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Kloda, L. A. & Bartlett, J. C. (2009). Clinical information behavior of rehabilitation therapists: A review of the research. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 97(3), 194-202. doi:

Selected presentations

Philbrick, J., Lessick, S., Vardell, E., & Kloda, L. Transforming practice through an innovative training model: MLA Research Training Institute. Speaker. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting (online), May 24-27, 2021.

Severson, S., Kloda, L., Carliner, J. Bringing Wiki into the library with a Wikipedian in Residence. Panelist [on-demand program]. Association of College & Research Libraries Virtual Conference, April 13-16, 2021.

Kloda, L. Strategic thinking in academic Libraries. Carleton University Library [online], ON, October 23, 2020.

Philbrick, J., Lessick, S., & Kloda, L. RTI assessment results two years after: Building a research support system for health sciences librarian-researchers. Speaker. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, August 15-19, 2020.

Kloda, L., Koufogiannakis, D., & Wilson, V. Research for librarianship: A study of a decade of Canadian faculty publications. Speaker. Tenth International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP10), Glasgow, Scotland, June 15-19, 2019.

Kloda, L., Philbrick, J., & Lessick, S. Reducing uncertainty: Building health sciences librarians’ capacity for evidence-based practice through a research training institute. Speaker. Tenth International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP10), Glasgow, Scotland, June 15-19, 2019.

Betz, S., Kloda, L., & Koufogiannakis, D. OA scholarly journal publishing: Partnering with libraries to build the CC community. Creative Commons Global Summit, Toronto, ON, April 13-15, 2018.

Ball, K., Hayden, L., & Kloda, L. Linking assessment to the strategic plan in academic libraries. Speaker. 12th International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries, Oxford, England, July 31 – August 2, 2017.

Moore, A. J., & Kloda, L. A. Evaluating reference consults in the academic library. Short paper. Library Assessment Conference 2016, Arlington, VA, October 31 – November 2, 2016.

Kloda, L., & Ball, K. Linking the assessment plan to the library strategic plan. Canadian Library Assessment Workshop, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, October 15-16, 2015. 2 hours.

Kloda, L., & Cook, C. Getting work done alone, together: A one-day snapshot survey of visitors to a research-intensive university. Speaker. 11th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 20-22, 2015.

Koufogiannakis, D., Wilson, V., & Kloda, L. Canadian LIS faculty research: Linked to practice? Speaker. Eighth International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP8), Brisbane, Australia, July 6-8, 2015.

Fitzgibbons, M., Kloda, L., Miller-Nesbitt, A. Collaborative learning: Bridging evidence and practice through journal clubs. Speaker. Eighth International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP8), Brisbane, Australia, July 6-8, 2015.

Kloda, L. Getting evidence into practice. Keynote. Quebec Library Association Annual Conference, Montreal, QC, May 9, 2013. 1 hour.

Selected grants

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice. 2019-2021. (Kloda, L. A.) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Aid to Scholarly Journals.

"Research for librarianship: A study of Canadian iSchool faculty output." 2018. (Kloda, L., Koufogiannakis, D., & Wilson, V.) Concordia Library Research Grant.

“Effectiveness of teaching students in occupational and physical therapy PICO vs. an alternative framework for clinical question formulation: A randomized controlled trial.” 2015. (Kloda, L. A. & Boruff, J.) Medical Library Association Lindberg Research Fellowship.

“The impact of research summaries on LIS practitioners.” 2010-2011. (Kloda, L., Koufogiannakis, D., & Brettle, A.). Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Research in Librarianship Grant.

Teaching

Selected workshops

, co-lead instructor. Medical Library Association. Chicago, IL, July 9-14, 2018 & July 15-19, 2019, July 13-18, 2020. 48 MLA credits.

Kloda, L. A. . Joint Meeting of MLA Midwestern and Midcontinental Chapters, Des Moines, IA, October 21, 2016. 4 MLA credits. 4 hours.

Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) , Peer Mentor. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, June 15-18, 2015.

Kloda, L. A., Evidence-based librarianship: Using evidence in health sciences libraries. Ohio State University Library, Columbus, OH, October 1, 2014. 6 MLA credits, 6 hours.

Schardt, C., and others. . Denver, CO, July 24-27, 2014. 20 MLA Credits, 3 day workshop.

Graduate teaching

Research and Evaluation in Library and Information Studies, 3 credit course, University of Ottawa School of Information Studies, 2021

Introduction to Evidence Based Practice, 1 credit course, San Jose State University School of Information, 2018

Online Information Retrieval, 3 credit course, 91˿Ƶ School of Information Studies, 2003-2005

Selected professional activities

  • Editor-in-Chief, (2014 - 2020)
  • Board member, (2017-2023)
  • Editorial Board Member and Section Editor, Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research (2006-2008)
  • Member, Canadian Association of Research Libraries, Continuing Education Working Group of the Impact Committee (2016 – 2022)
  • Member, Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire, Sous-Comité des bibliothèques, Groupe de travail sur les indicateurs de performance et les aides à la décision (2014-2021; chair 2018-2020)
  • Co-founder,

Links

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