Research, Evaluation and Audit: Key Steps in Demonstrating Your Value - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1783303123 ISBN 13: 9781783303120

Publisher: Facet Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

This handbook provides library and information professionals with the information they need to undertake research projects in the workplace in order to inform their own practice and improve service delivery.

Whether you are a complete novice or have experience of undertaking evaluations, audits or research, this book will guide you step-by-step through the key phases of planning, doing and disseminating research. The text is divided into three sections:

• Part 1: Getting started introduces the concepts, ethics and planning stages.
• Part 2: Doing research, evaluation and audit explores the fundamentals of projects, including the literature review, qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis and research tools.
• Part 3: Impact of research, evaluation and audit guides you through writing up your project, putting the results of your project findings into practice and dissemination to the wider community.

About this title

About the Author

Maria J. Grant BA (Hons) MSc (Econ) PG Cert (Ed) is Research Fellow (Information) at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Salford, UK.

Barbara Sen BA MA MCLIP is Lecturer at the Information School, University of Sheffield, UK.

Hannah Spring PGCE BA (Hons) PhD MCLIP is Senior Lecturer at York St John University, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Facet Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783303123
• ISBN 13: 9781783303120
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Grant Maria J., Sen Barbara, Spring Hannah