Synopsis
The long-awaited second edition of this best-selling research methods handbook is fully updated and includes brand new coverage of online research methods and techniques, mixed methodology and qualitative analysis. There is an entire chapter contributed by Professor Julie McLeod, Sue Childs and Elizabeth Lomas focusing on research data management, applying evidence from the recent JISC funded DATUM project. The first to focus entirely on the needs of the information and communications community, it guides the would-be researcher through the variety of possibilities open to them under the heading research and provides students with the confidence to embark on their dissertations. The focus here is on the doing and although the philosophy and theory of research is explored to provide context, this is essentially a practical exploration of the whole research process with each chapter fully supported by examples and exercises tried and tested over a whole teaching career.
The book will take readers through each aspect of the research process including:
- The major research paradigms
- Reviewing the literature
- Defining the research
- The research proposal
- Sampling
- Research ethics
- Methods, including case studies, surveys, experimental research, ethnography, Delphi study, action research, historical research and grounded theory
- Collection techniques, including interviews, questionnaires, observation, diaries, focus groups, usability testing, qualitative and quantitative data analysis
- Software for analysis
- Virtual research
- Presenting the research
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Product Description
Focusing on the needs of the information and communications community, this book guides the would-be researcher through the variety of options and possibilities open to them under the heading 'research'. Each chapter is supported by examples and exercises that reinforce the text and provide guidelines.
Review
"This reference guide outlines the research process for students and practitioners in information studies, communications, records management, knowledge management, and related disciplines. It covers the three major research paradigms in information science, then reviewing the literature, defining the research, the proposal, sampling, ethics, research methods, the type of question the methods can be used for, and how to design it, including case studies, surveys, experimental research, Delphi studies, action research, historical research, and grounded theory. It also details data collection techniques (interviews, questionnaires, observation, diaries, and focus groups), and qualitative and quantitative data analysis and research presentation. The philosophy and theory behind the research is included only for context; emphasis is on the research process itself. This edition adds two chapters by guest authors on data research management and the analysis of existing documents. The chapters on usability testing and ethnography have been expanded to include netnography and other material." (Reference and Research Book News)
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Research Methods in Information
Seller Image
Research Methods in Information, Second Edition
Seller: Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: acceptable. Seller Inventory # VOAV.1555709362.A
Stock Image
Research Methods in Information, Second Edition
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # 70A26_80_1555709362