Basic Research Methods for Librarians, Third Edition

Subjects:

• Library & Information Science » Library Management
• Library & Information Science » Library & Information Science (General)

Reviews:

• Any library that does not have a copy of Basic Research Methods for Librarians ought to acquire this edition, and many library schools will want to put it on the list of required readings. It remains the best book on its subject.
  —The Australian Library Journal
• Basic Research Methods for Librarians is well organized and thorough in discussing the many types and aspects of research....[a] solid book on library research.
  —Journal of the American Society for Information Science

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Research and Librarianship
• Developing the Research Study
• Survey Research and Sampling
• Data Collection Techniques
• Experimental Research
• Qualitative Research by Lynn Westbrook
• Historical Research. Analysis of Data
• Writing the Research Proposal
• Writing the Research Report
• Appendix A: Philosophical Presuppositions of Research by Jack D. Glazier
• Appendix B: Approaches to Evaluation
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• About the Contributors