Basic research methods for librarians
By: Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Ronald R. Powell
Contributors: Powell, Ronald R.
Edition: 5th ed.
Series: Library and information science text series
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9781591588634; 9781591588658; 9781591588689
Subjects: Methodology; Library science; Research
Description: Addressed to practicing librarians and other information professionals, as well as master's and doctoral students in LIS programs, Basic Research Methods for Librarians, Fifth Edition specifically covers the research methodologies likely to be used by librarians, providing guidance on designing and conducting research and publishing research results. Like its predecessors, this fifth edition is exceptionally comprehensive. Content has been thoroughly updated and sections have been added on social networking and other web-based research methods and techniques. The book emphasizes quantitative research, including survey and experimental studies. It also gives attention to qualitative research, including historical research. A chapter is devoted to the statistical analysis of research results. Evaluation, writing, and publishing of research reports are considered as well. Coauthored by distinguished researchers in library and information science, the book also includes contributions from experts on qualitative research, domain assumptions of research, and sampling. -- Back cover.
Notes: Powell's name appears first on the previous edition.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-354) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Research and librarianship; title: Developing the research study; title: Selecting the research method; title: Survey research and sampling; title: Data collection techniques; title: Experimental research; title: Qualitative research methods; title: Historical research; title: Analysis of data; title: Writing the research proposal; title: Presentation of the research report.