Research Methods
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Research Methods

Information, Systems, and Contexts

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Research Methods

Information, Systems, and Contexts

About this book

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.- Provides up-to-date knowledge of research methods and their applications- Provides a coherent and precise account of current research themes and structures through chapters written by authors who are experts in their fields- Helps students and researchers understand the range of quantitative and qualitative approaches available for research, as well as how to make practical use of them- Provides many illustrations from projects in which authors have been involved, to enhance understanding- Emphasises the nexus between formulation of research question and choice of research methodology- Enables new researchers to understand the implications of their planning decisions

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Subject Index

A
abductive reasoning, 137–138, 143
See also deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning
definition, 575
abstraction, 198, 202, 268, 269, 273, 279, 569
definition, 575
academic researchers, 59, 62–63, 294
See also practitioner/professional research
in archival research, 94–96, 114
publication patterns, 72–73
relationship with practitioners, 67, 553, 555, 557
accidental sampling, 359, 372–373
See also convenience sampling, sampling
accuracy, observational, 407, 417
acknowledgments, in research reporting, 531, 567, 571
action inquiry, as action research, 210
action learning, 210, 211
action research, 10, 63, 209–224, 570
See also participatory action research
in archival research, 101, 104
data collection techniques in, 216, 218
in education research, 214, 215, 216–221, 399–401
evaluation in, 214, 216, 217–218, 219–220, 399–401
examples
in information systems research, 221–222
in library and information studies (LIS) research, 216–221, 399–401
philosophies of research, 212–213
research design, 215–216
settings, 215, 216–220, 399–401, 569
theory development in, 213–214
as umbrella term for participatory research approaches, 210
action research spiral, 209, 214–215
application of, 216–222
action science, as action research, 210, 211
active participation, 414
See also participant observation continua
active-member-researcher, 412, 413
affiliation analysis, 256–258
See also bibliometric research
ageing, role of information in, 20, 416, 420, 423–424
See also older people
agendas, research, See research agendas
ALISE/ProQuest Methodology Paper Award, 545
alternate form reliability, 162
See also reliability
alternative explanations, See rival explanations
alternative hypothesis
See also directional hypothesis, definition, hypotheses, null hypothesis, operational hypothesis, definition
definition, 30
example, 31
altmetrics, 243
ambiguous questions, 381, 382, 386
See also questions, in questionnaires and interviews
as source of dat...

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. List of contributors
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. About the editors
  8. About the authors
  9. Foreword
  10. Section I: Foundations and Framing
  11. Section II: Research Methods
  12. Section III: Research Techniques
  13. Section IV: Research Practice and Communication
  14. Section V: Information Research: Reflections on Past and Future
  15. Concluding reflections: The research journey
  16. Glossary of terms used in research
  17. Author Index
  18. Subject Index