Title Basic research methods for librarians / Ronald R. Powell

Edition Third edition Published Greenwich, Conn. : Ablex Pub. Corp., [1997] ©1997

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Description xii, 281 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm Series Contemporary studies in information management, policy, and services Contemporary studies in information management, policy, and services. Contents Research and Librarianship -- The Research Record -- The Rationale for Basic Research in Library Science -- The Future of Library Research -- Developing the Research Study -- Planning for Research -- The Scientific Method of Inquiry -- Identification of the Problem -- The Role of Theory in the Design of Research -- Formulating Hypotheses -- Validity and Reliability -- Selecting the Research Method -- Applied Research -- Qualitative Research -- Specific Research Methods -- The Ethics of Research -- Survey Research and Sampling -- Survey Research -- Major Differences between Survey Research and Other Methods -- Types of Survey Studies -- Basic Purposes of Descriptive Surveys -- Basic Steps of Survey Research: An Overview -- Sampling -- Types of Sampling Methods -- Determining the Sample Size -- Sampling Error -- Nonsampling Error -- Data Collection Techniques -- Constructing the Questionnaire -- Distribution of the Questionnaire -- The Interview -- Focus Group Interviews -- Telephone Interviews -- Observation -- Experimental Research -- Causality -- Controlling the Variables -- Internal Validity -- External Validity -- Experimental Designs -- Qualitative Research Methods -- Underlying Principles of Naturalistic Work -- Ethical Concerns -- Data Gathering Techniques -- Data Analysis Tools and Methods -- Developing Grounded Theory -- Ensuring Integrity -- Historical Research -- Nature and Value of Historical Research -- Sources of Historical Information -- Evaluation of Historical Sources Notes Includes indexes Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-267) and index Subject Library science -- Research -- Methodology. Libraries -- Science. Research -- Design. Library Science. Research Design. Library Science. Research Design. LC no. 97028906 ISBN 1567503373 (cloth) 1567503381 (paperback)

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