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Lawal, Ibironke O.
Library and information science research in the 21st century : a guide for practising librarians and students
/ Ibironke O. Lawal
Oxford :
Chandos,
2009
xvi, 212 p;
Chandos information professional series
Information science--Research
Library science--Research
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I. Introduction. 1. Brief history of librarianship ---
2. Training for the library and information profession: historical overview ---
3. The 1-year master's programme ---
4. Library education: the case for research capabilities ---
5. Why library schools fail ---
6. European perspective ---
7. Conclusions ----
Ii. The significance of research in the library and information profession. 1. What is research? ---
2. Origin of the research enterprise in library and information science ---
3. Justification for research methods course in the library and information science core curriculum ---
4. Digital natives versus digital immigrants ---
5. Conclusions and suggestions ----
Iii. Overview of the research process. 1. Getting started ---
2. Where to find ideas ---
3. Hypothesis formulation ---
4. Review of current literature ---
5. Database searching ---
6. Library literature and information science ---
7. Ethical issues ---
8. Conclusions ----
Iv. Research designs. 1. Variables ---
2. Experimental designs ---
3. Non-experimental design ---
4. Qualitative research methods ---
5. Focus groups ---
6. Conclusions ----
V. Data collection. 1. Population and sampling ---
2. Gathering quantitative data ---
3. Data gathering for a qualitative study ---
4. Conclusions ----
Vi. Data analysis. 1. Quantitative data analysis ---
2. Qualitative data analysis ---
3. Conclusions ----
Vii. Collaboration. 1. Definitions of collaboration ---
2. The mechanics of collaboration ---
3. Tools ---
4. Challenges of collaboration ---
5. Conclusions ----
Viii. Preparing and publishing research reports. 1. Types of writing ---
2. Writing for peer-reviewed publication ---
3. Preparing a research manuscript for publication ---
4. Increasing your chances of acceptance ---
5. Finding a suitable journal ---
6. Rejection ---
7. Writing ---
8. Some tips on writing ---
9. Conclusions ----
Ix. Conclusions.
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