Research Methods for Information Management and Systems: Techniques and Questions: Information, Systems and Contexts - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 073461148X ISBN 13: 9780734611482

Publisher: Tilde Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Ideal for those undertaking research in the fields of librarianship and information management, 'Research Methods for Information Management and Systems: Techniques and Questions' is a wide-ranging text that guides students through the literature so that they can pursue their own investigations efficiently and in greater detail. It is structured according to key topics and divided into four parts. Part I introduces the reader to the field of research methods. Part II deals with the broad categories of research, such as surveys, case studies, action research, and ethnography. Part III the focuses on techniques, including sampling, questionnaires and interview design, and focus groups. Part IV then deals with the analysis of data, both quantitative and qualitative, and the evaluation of published research. The final chapter then poses seven questions critical for good researchers.In short, Research Methods: Information, Systems and Contexts is an all-in-one resource addressing research issues specific to the discipline of information science.

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About the Author

Dr Kirsty Williamson is the Director of the research group, Information and Telecommunications Needs Research (ITNR), a joint initiative of Monash and Charles Sturt Universities in Australia. Since the early 1990s she has undertaken many research projects, with her principal area of research being human information behaviour. Her research has been funded by a range of different organisations including the principal funding body of Australian Universities, the Australian Research Council (ARC). As well as two editions of an earlier research methods book, Research Methods for Students, Academics and Professionals: Information Management and Systems, she has many journal articles to her credit, including five in the highly ranked Library and Information Science Research.

Associate Professor Graeme Johanson worked as a librarian for 10 years before becoming an academic. His PhD thesis, on the history of British books published for the colonies, was published as A Study of Colonial Editions in Australia: 1843–1972. As Director of the Centre for Community Networking Research at Monash University, he has undertaken many research projects about the evaluation and use of information and communications technologies. Until recently he was Associate Dean Research Training, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, and he has supervised many postgraduate students.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tilde Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 073461148X
• ISBN 13: 9780734611482
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 578
• Editor: Williamson Kirsty, Johanson Graeme