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Applications of social research methods to questions in information and library science /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wildemuth, Barbara M. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Library science > Research > Methodology.
Information science > Research > Methodology.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Research questions in information and library science
  • Using research results to improve practice in the information professions / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Developing a research question / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Questions originating in library and information practice / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Descriptions of phenomena or settings / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Testing hypotheses / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Questions related to theory / Chad Morgan and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Part II. Research designs and sampling
  • Case studies / Songphan Choemprayong and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Naturalistic research / Abe J. Crystal and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Longitudinal studies / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Delphi studies / Lili Luo and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Quasi-experimental studies / Carolyn Hank and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Experimental studies / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Leo L. Cao
  • Mixed methods / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Sampling for extensive studies / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Sampling for intensive studies / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Leo L. Cao
  • Studying special populations / Carol L. Perryman and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Part III. Methods for data collection
  • Historical research / Chad Morgan and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Existing documents and artifacts as data / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Visual data collection methods / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Transaction logs / Laura Sheble, Barbara M. Wildemuth, and Kathy Brennan
  • Think-aloud protocols / Sanghee Oh and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Direct observation / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Participant observation / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Research diaries / Laura Sheble, Leslie Thomson, and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Unstructured interviews / Yan Zhang and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Semistructured interviews / Lili Luo and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Focus groups / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Mary Wilkins Jordan
  • Survey research / Carolyn Hank, Mary Wilkins Jordan, and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Measuring cognitive and affective variables / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Developing new measures / Songphan Choemprayong and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Part IV. Methods for data analysis
  • Content analysis / Kristina M. Spurgin and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Qualitative analysis of content / Yan Zhang and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Discourse analysis / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Carol L. Perryman
  • Social network analysis / Laura Sheble, Kathy Brennan, and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Descriptive statistics / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Frequencies, cross-tabulation, and the chi-square statistic / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Analyzing sequences of events / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Correlation / Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Comparing means : t tests and analysis of variance / Abe J. Crystal and Barbara M. Wildemuth
  • Part V. Conclusion
  • Putting it all together / Barbara M. Wildemuth.