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Research Methods: Information, Systems, and Contexts, Second Edition, presents up-to-date guidance on how to teach research methods to graduate students and professionals working in information management, information science, librarianship, archives, and records and information systems. It provides a coherent and precise account of current research themes and structures, giving students guidance, appreciation of the scope of research paradigms, and the consequences of specific courses of action. Each of these valuable sections will help users determine the relevance of particular approaches to their own questions. The book presents academics who teach research and information professionals who carry out research with new resources and guidance on lesser-known research paradigms.
Section I: Foundations and Framing. 1. Research concepts -- 2. The fundamentals of research planning -- 3. Information research: Patterns and practice -- 4. Archival and recordkeeping research: Past, present and future -- 5. The methodological landscape: Information systems and knowledge management -- Section II: Research Methods. 6. Survey designs -- 7. Case study research in information systems -- 8. Action research: Theory and practice -- 9. Constructivist grounded theory: A 21st century research methodology -- 10. Bibliometric research -- 11. Design-science research -- 12. Researching history -- 13. Ethnographic research -- 14. Experimental research -- Section III: Research Techniques. 15. Populations and samples -- 16. Questionnaires, individual interviews and focus group interviews -- 17. Observation -- 18. Quantitative data analysis -- 19. Qualitative data analysis -- Section IV: Research Practice and Communication. 20. Ethical research practices -- 21. Managing research data -- 22. Research writing and dissemination -- Section V: Information Research: Reflections on Past and Future. 23. The future of information research.
Kristy Williamson, Graeme Johanson, editors.
Section I Foundations and Framing 1. Research concepts 2. The fundamentals of research planning 3. Information research: Patterns and practice 4. Archival and recordkeeping research: Past, present and future 5. The methodological landscape: Information systems and knowledge management Section II Research Methods 6. Survey designs 7. Case study research in information systems 8. Action research: Theory and practice 9. Constructivist grounded theory: A 21st century research methodology 10. Bibliometric research 11. Design-science research 12. Researching history 13. Ethnographic research 14. Experimental research Section III Research Techniques 15. Populations and samples 16. Questionnaires, individual interviews and focus group interviews 17. Observation 18. Quantitative data analysis 19. Qualitative data analysis Section IV Research Practice and Communication 20. Ethical research practices 21. Managing research data 22. Research writing and dissemination Section V Information Research: Reflections on Past and Future 23. The future of information research.
Includes bibliographical references and index.