Research Methods in Library and Information Science, 6th Edition
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Libraries Unlimited
Pages | 496 |
Topics | Research Methods, Statistics, and Data |
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Connaway, Lynn and Radford, Marie. Research Methods in Library and Information Science, 6th Edition. 6, Libraries Unlimited, 2016. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440834790.
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Connaway, Lynn, and Marie Radford. Research Methods in Library and Information Science, 6th Edition, 6. Libraries Unlimited, 2016. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440834790
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Connaway, L. & Radford, M. (2016). Research Methods in Library and Information Science, 6th Edition. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440834790
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An essential resource for LIS master's and doctoral students, new LIS faculty, and academic librarians, this book provides expert guidance and practical examples based on current research about quantitative and qualitative research methods and design.
• Now in its sixth edition, the book provides new and updated content that is even more comprehensive than before and contains added sections featuring the voices of prominent LIS scholars, researchers, and editors• "Voices of the Experts" text boxes provide researchers' advice on specific methods and identify what was most important or most valuable about using a particular method and software for analysis—e.g., NVivo, SurveyMonkey, and log capture
• Written by coauthors with extensive expertise in research design, securing grant funding, and using the latest technology and data analysis software
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Table of Contents
Research Methods in Library and Information Science, 6th Edition
Author(s): Connaway, Lynn; Radford, Marie;Contributors: Connaway, Lynn; Radford, Marie;Abstract:An essential resource for LIS master's and doctoral students, new LIS faculty, and academic librarians, this book provides expert guidance and practical examples based on current research about quantitative and qualitative research methods and design.
• Now in its sixth edition, the book provides new and updated content that is even more comprehensive than before and contains added sections featuring the voices of prominent LIS scholars, researchers, and editors• "Voices of the Experts" text boxes provide researchers' advice on specific methods and identify what was most important or most valuable about using a particular method and software for analysis—e.g., NVivo, SurveyMonkey, and log capture
• Written by coauthors with extensive expertise in research design, securing grant funding, and using the latest technology and data analysis software
SortTitle: research methods in library and information science, 6th editionEdition: 6Author Info:Lynn Silipigni ConnawayauthorMarie L. RadfordauthoreISBN-13: 9781440834790Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440834790.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440834783Imprint: Libraries UnlimitedPages: 496Publication Date: 20161121Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover page a1
- Halftitle page i2
- Series page ii3
- Title page iii4
- Copyright page iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface xiii14
- 1 Research and Librarianship 218
- INTRODUCTION 218
- Definition of Research 218
- THE ASSESSMENT IMPERATIVE 622
- Publish or Perish: How to Boost Productivity 824
- Publish More! Advice for Increasing Productivity 925
- Blockbusting: What to Do When Writer’s Block Strikes 1228
- GETTING PUBLISHED 1228
- Collaboration 1329
- Time Management 1531
- Top Time Management Tips for Social Media 1632
- OVERVIEW OF PREVIOUS LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH 1733
- Current Library and Information Science Research Environment 1733
- Research Methods in Library and Information Science 1834
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 2036
- SUMMARY 2339
- NOTES 2440
- 2 Developing the Research Study 3046
- PLANNING FOR RESEARCH—GETTING STARTED 3046
- A General Outline for Research 3147
- Literature Review of Related Research 3147
- IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM 3450
- Characteristics of a Problem Suitable for Basic Research 3652
- Statement of the Problem 3753
- Identifying Subproblems 3854
- Placing the Problem in a Theoretical Framework 3955
- General Criteria for Basic Research 4157
- THE ROLE OF THEORY IN THE DESIGN OF RESEARCH 4359
- Definition of Theory 4561
- The Formation of Theories 4561
- Testing the Theory 4763
- Domain Assumptions of Research 4763
- Research Design 6177
- SUMMARY 6480
- NOTES 6581
- 3 Principles of Quantitative Methods 6985
- FORMULATING HYPOTHESES 7086
- Definitions of Hypothesis 7086
- Sources of Hypotheses 7288
- Developing the Hypothesis 7288
- Your Questions Answered 7389
- Variables 7490
- Concepts 7692
- Desirable Characteristics of Hypotheses 7793
- Testing the Hypothesis 7995
- VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY 8197
- Validity of Research Design 8197
- Validity in Measurement 8197
- Reliability of Research Design 84100
- Scales 86102
- ETHICS OF RESEARCH 87103
- General Guidelines 87103
- Guidelines for Library and Information Science Professionals 90106
- Ethics for Research on the Internet 91107
- Behavioral Analytics of Socio-Mobile Data 91107
- SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH MISCONDUCT 92108
- SUMMARY 94110
- NOTES 94110
- 4 Survey Research, the Questionnaire, and Sampling 98114
- SURVEY RESEARCH 98114
- Major Differences between Survey Research and Other Methods 99115
- Types of Survey Studies 99115
- Basic Purposes of Descriptive Surveys 102118
- Basic Steps of Survey Research: An Overview 103119
- THE QUESTIONNAIRE 107123
- Prequestionnaire Planning 107123
- Advantages of the Questionnaire 108124
- Disadvantages of the Questionnaire 109125
- Constructing the Questionnaire 110126
- Your Questions Answered 110126
- Distribution of the Questionnaire 127143
- SAMPLING 134150
- Basic Terms and Concepts 134150
- Types of Sampling Methods 135151
- Determining the Sample Size 145161
- Sampling Error 148164
- Nonsampling Error 153169
- SUMMARY 153169
- NOTES 154170
- 5 Experimental Research 158174
- CAUSALITY 158174
- The Conditions for Causality 159175
- Bases for Inferring Causal Relationships 160176
- CONTROLLING THE VARIABLES 161177
- Random Assignment 162178
- INTERNAL VALIDITY 163179
- Threats to Internal Validity 163179
- EXTERNAL VALIDITY 165181
- Threats to External Validity 165181
- EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS 166182
- True Experimental Designs 166182
- True Experiments and Correlational Studies 169185
- Preexperimental Designs 170186
- Quasi-Experimental Designs 172188
- Internet-based Experiments 174190
- SUMMARY 174190
- NOTES 175191
- 6 Analysis of Quantitative Data 177193
- ROLE OF STATISTICS 178194
- CAUTIONS IN USING STATISTICS 178194
- STEPS INVOLVED IN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 179195
- The Establishment of Categories 179195
- Coding the Data 180196
- Statistical Analysis 183199
- ANALYZING THE DATA: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS 184200
- ANALYZING THE DATA: INFERENTIAL STATISTICS 189205
- Parametric Statistics 191207
- Your Questions Answered 193209
- Your Questions Answered 194210
- Your Questions Answered 198214
- Nonparametric Statistics 200216
- Your Questions Answered 201217
- Selecting the Appropriate Statistical Test 203219
- CAUTIONS IN TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS 205221
- STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SOFTWARE 206222
- Your Questions Answered 208224
- ANALYSIS OF NONQUANTIFIED DATA 209225
- SUMMARY 209225
- NOTES 210226
- 7 Principles of Qualitative Methods 213229
- INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE METHODS 213229
- STRENGTHS OF THE QUALITATIVE APPROACH 215231
- ROLE OF THE RESEARCHER 215231
- THE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS OF NATURALISTIC WORK 217233
- ETHICAL CONCERNS 218234
- Informed Consent 218234
- Sample Interview Consent Form 219235
- Deception 220236
- Confidentiality and Anonymity 221237
- DATA-GATHERING TECHNIQUES 222238
- RESEARCH DESIGN 223239
- Establishing Goals 224240
- Developing the Conceptual Framework 224240
- Developing Research Questions 225241
- Research Design in Online Environments 228244
- Investigating Young People’s Information Interactions in Social Media 229245
- MIXED METHODS 230246
- Mixed Methods 233249
- SUMMARY 234250
- NOTES 235251
- 8 Interviews 240256
- INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS 240256
- Conducting the Individual Interview 245261
- Telephone and Virtual Individual Interviews 247263
- Advantages of Individual Interviews 249265
- Limitations of the Individual Interview 250266
- FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS 250266
- Analysis and Reporting of the Focus Group Interview Data 255271
- Advantages of Focus Group Interviews 256272
- Limitations of Focus Group Interviews 257273
- SUMMARY 258274
- NOTES 259275
- 9 Ethnographic Approaches to Qualitative Research 264280
- On Ethnographic Research: How Do Students Find the Information They Need? 265281
- DIARIES 266282
- Advantages of Diaries 271287
- Limitations of Diaries 271287
- OBSERVATION 271287
- Advantages of Observational Research 271287
- Limitations of Observational Research 272288
- Unstructured Observation 273289
- Structured Observation 274290
- USABILITY TESTING 278294
- Usability Research 278294
- ANALYSIS OF ETHNOGRAPHIC DATA 283299
- ADVANTAGES OF ETHNOGRAPHIC APPROACHES 283299
- LIMITATIONS OF ETHNOGRAPHIC APPROACHES 284300
- SUMMARY 284300
- NOTES 285301
- 10 Analysis of Qualitative Data 288304
- DATA ANALYSIS TOOLS AND METHODS 288304
- STAGES IN DATA ANALYSIS 290306
- PREPARING AND PROCESSING DATA FOR ANALYSIS 290306
- Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) 291307
- Using NVivo for Pilot Study on Information Practices of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,Queer, and/or Questioning (LGBTQ) Individuals 295311
- STRATEGIES FOR DATA ANALYSIS 297313
- Grounded Theory 298314
- The Constant Comparative Method and Coding Data 299315
- Conversation Analysis 312328
- Discourse Analysis 313329
- Ensuring Integrity and Quality 315331
- Primary Techniques for Ensuring Integrity and Avoiding Analytic Bias 316332
- CONCLUSION: MORE TO LEARN ON DATA ANALYSIS AND CODING 318334
- SUMMARY 319335
- NOTES 320336
- 11 Historical Research 325341
- NATURE AND VALUE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH 325341
- Chronology 326342
- Importance of Historical Research to Librarianship 326342
- Types of Historical Research 327343
- SOURCES OF HISTORICAL INFORMATION 327343
- Primary Sources Used in Historical Research for Librarianship 329345
- EVALUATION OF HISTORICAL SOURCES 330346
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