Research Methods in Information Science



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