Research Methods in Information Science

thumb|Basrelief sculpture "Research holding the torch of knowledge" (1896) by Olin Levi Warner. Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. This book provides a survey of methods commonly used by researchers to develop new knowledge in Library and Information Science. This book also includes a brief overview of methods used to assess library services. Fundamentals of research /Characteristics of the research process/ /Identifying research problems/ /Epistemologies/ /Research design/ /Choosing a sample/ /Ethical research/ /Research data management/ /Presenting research results/ Methods /The historical method/ /The research survey/ /The descriptive survey/ /Observational methods/ /The collection assessment/ /The ethnography/ /The case study/ /Bibliometric methods/ /Content and narrative analyses/ /Usability and user experience studies/ /Technical services and cataloging studies/ /The experimental method/ /The log analysis/ /Knowledge synthesis/ /Theoretical approaches/ /Management and operational research/ /Mixed methods research/ Related Wikibooks Introduction to Library and Information Science Research Methods Statistics Library and information science 25%