Applications of social research methods to questions in information and library science
By: Barbara M. Wildemuth.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 421
ISBN-13: 9781591585039
Subjects: Library science -- Research -- Methodology; Information science -- Research -- Methodology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Developing a research question; title: Questions originating in library and information practice; title: Descriptions of phenomena or settings; title: Testing hypotheses; title: Questions related to theory / by Chad Morgan & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Case studies / by Songphan Choemprayong & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Naturalistic research / by Abe J. Crystal & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Longitudinal studies; title: Delphi studies / by Lili Luo & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Quasi-experimental studies / by Carolyn Hank & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Experimental studies / by Barbara M. Wildemuth & Leo L. Cao; title: Sampling for extensive studies; title: Sampling for intensive studies / by Barbara M. Wildemuth & Leo L. Cao; title: Studying special populations / by Carol L. Perryman & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Historical research / by Chad Morgan & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Existing documents and artifacts as data; title: Transaction logs / by Laura Sheble & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Think-aloud protocols / by Sanghee Oh & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Direct observation; title: Participant observation; title: Research diaries / by Laura Sheble & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Unstructured interviews / by Yan Zhang & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Semi-structured interviews / by Lili Luo & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Focus groups / by Mary Wilkins Jordan & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Survey research / by Mary Wilkins Jordan, Carolyn Hank, &; title: Barbara m. wildemuth; title: Measuring cognitive and affective variables; title: Developing new measures / by Songphan Choemprayong & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Content analysis / by Kristina M. Spurgin & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Qualitative analysis of content / by Yan Zhang & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Discourse analysis / by Carol L. Perryman & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Analytic induction / by Kristina M. Spurgin & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Descriptive statistics; title: Frequencies, cross-tabulation, and the chi square statistic; title: Analyzing sequences of events; title: Correlation; title: Comparing means : t tests and analysis of variance / by Abe J. Crystal & Barbara M. Wildemuth; title: Putting it all together.