New Trends In Qualitative And Quantitative Methods In Libraries

Fifty years after - almost / F. Wilfrid Lancaster -- The new challenges of the statistics : case UEF / Markku Laitinen and Aino Taskinen -- Fractal analysis of knowledge organization in digital library / Veslava Osinka -- User's perception and satisfaction with reference services in university libraries of Punjab : a survey / Shafiq Ur Rehman, Farzana Shafique and Khalid Mahmood -- User centred libraries and brand name : the case of Greek public libraries / Anthi Katsirikou and Ageliki Oikonomou -- View from a virtual reference desk / Lynne Rudasill -- Using data to make quick decisions about a new merged service desk : a case study / Elizabeth Cooper -- Moving from behind the desk and into the flow : assessing the impact of research support activities / JoAnn Jacoby -- One librarian at a time : group assessment via self assessment / Cynthia Johnson and Carol Ann Hughes -- Access and use of European information : a comparative analysis / Ana Lucia Terra -- Evaluation of information services in the library : areas identified by graduate students / Naresh Kumar Agarwal -- How to teach library management / Angela Repanovici -- Using statistics - quality management in the library / Ane Landoy -- Greek academic repositories : policies for making available scientific and cultural content / Manolis Koukourakis -- Library network support services : quantitative and qualitative measures for assessing the impact of information literacy initiatives on learners / Jerald Cavanagh and Padraig Kirby -- Electronic academic libraries services valuation : a case study of the Portuguese electronic scientific information consortium b-on / Luiza Baptista Melo and Cesaltina Pires -- The use of marketing research methods for the evaluation of information literacy services / Dionysis Kokkinos, Eleni Papadatou and Nina Sisamaki -- Development of management methods in Polish libraries and information centres. Hitherto existing solutions, new trends and directions of research / Maja Wojciechowska -- The use of phenomenographic approach to investigate students' conceptions of the use of web 2.0 tools / Alice Adejoke Bamigbola -- Application of preservation metadata for long-term accessibility of digital objects / Yibeltal Tafere Bayih -- Exploring user's information behavior in social networks / Juan Daniel Machin Mastromatteo

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Methods, Management and Marketing; The Change of Libraries; Digital Resources and New Library Models; Focus to Users and User Groups; Information Literacy; Quality, Using Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Digital Library Education and Research; Evaluation; Impact Assessment; Information and Communication Technology Services; Support to Research; Catalogues and Manuscripts.

The seventh edition of this frequently adopted textbook features new or expanded sections on social justice research, data analysis software, scholarly identity research, social networking, data science, and data visualization, among other topics. It continues to include discipline experts' voices. The revised seventh edition of this popular text provides instruction and guidance for professionals and students in library and information science who want to conduct research and publish findings, as well as for practicing professionals who want a broad overview of the current literature. Providing a broad introduction to research design, the authors include principles, data collection techniques, and analyses of quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as advantages and limitations of each method and updated bibliographies. Chapters cover the scientific method, sampling, validity, reliability, and ethical concerns along with quantitative and qualitative methods. LIS students and professionals will consult this text not only for instruction on conducting research but also for guidance in critically reading and evaluating research publications, proposals, and reports. As in the previous edition, discipline experts provide advice, tips, and strategies for completing research projects, dissertations, and theses; writing grants; overcoming writer's block; collaborating with colleagues; and working with outside consultants. Journal and book editors discuss how to publish and identify best practices and understudied topics, as well as what they look for in submissions.

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