Emilia Bell is the Coordinator (Evidence Based Practice) at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) Library, a PhD student at Curtin University, and a committee member on the ALIA New Generation Advisory Committee and the Library Applied Research Kollektive (LARK). They have worked in school and university libraries. In their UniSQ role, Emilia supports the development of an evidence-based library culture, with a reflective and values-based approach. Emilia is passionate about LIS research and professional development and their research interests include academic librarianship, open scholarship, and evidence based library and information practice.