Library and information science research in the 21st century : (Record no. 216314)
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| Transcribing agency | OCLCE |
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| -- | 871224827 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781780630151 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1780630158 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lawal, Ibironke O. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Library and information science research in the 21st century : |
| Sub title | a guide for practising librarians and students / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Ibironke O. Lawal. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Oxford, UK : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Chandos Pub., |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009. |
| 300 ## - DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages) : |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | I. Introduction. 1. Brief history of librarianship --- 2. Training for the library and information profession: historical overview --- 3. The 1-year Master's programme --- 4. Library education: the case for research capabilities --- 5. Why library schools fail --- 6. European perspective --- 7. Conclusions ---- II. The significance of research in the library and information profession. 1. What is research? --- 2. Origin of the research enterprise in library and information science --- 3. Justification for research methods course in the library and information science core curriculum --- 4. Digital Natives versus Digital Immigrants --- 5. Conclusions and suggestions ---- III. Overview of the research process. 1. Getting started --- 2. Where to find ideas --- 3. Hypothesis formulation --- 4. Review of current literature --- 5. Database searching --- 6. Library literature and information science --- 7. Ethical issues --- 8. Conclusions ---- IV. Research designs. 1. Variables --- 2. Experimental designs --- 3. Non-experimental design --- 4. Qualitative research methods --- 5. Focus groups --- 6. Conclusions ---- V. Data collection. 1. Population and sampling --- 2. Gathering quantitative data --- 3. Data gathering for a qualitative study --- 4. Conclusions ---- VI. Data analysis. 1. Quantitative data analysis --- 2. Qualitative data analysis --- 3. Conclusions ---- VII. Collaboration. 1. Definitions of collaboration --- 2. The mechanics of collaboration --- 3. Tools --- 4. Challenges of collaboration --- 5. Conclusions ---- VIII. Preparing and publishing research reports. 1. Types of writing --- 2. Writing for peer-reviewed publication --- 3. Preparing a research manuscript for publication --- 4. Increasing your chances of acceptance --- 5. Finding a suitable journal --- 6. Rejection --- 7. Writing --- 8. Some tips on writing --- 9. Conclusions ---- IX. Conclusions. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Library science |
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| Keyword | Information science |
| 856 40 - ONLINE RESOURCES | |
| url | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781843343721 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
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| -- | Library and information science research in the 21st century (Text) |
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