Full Description
The only book currently available that comprehensively integrates research and evaluation for evidence-based library and information science practice.
Numerous books cover research and evaluation in general, but not within the context of library and information science. Many others cover the field of library and information science overall but with little focus on research. Knowledge into Action: Research and Evaluation in Library and Information Science offers in a single volume, an expert introduction to these two distinct, yet deeply interrelated, phases of information-gathering as they are practiced in the information sciences.
Knowledge into Action takes readers through the core principles, working processes, and practical tools for conducting and evaluating research in library and information science, enhancing the presentation with examples, informational graphics, study questions, and exercises directly relevant to this field. It is a welcomed resource for students and scholars who want to use appropriate techniques for gathering and assessing research, as well as information professionals looking to improve services at their libraries or information centers. The book is also designed to educate practitioners as consumers of the research and evaluation literature and as active participants in professional conferences, meetings, and workshops.
Contents
CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: Knowing, Research, and Evaluation
Chapter 2: Research and Evaluation Processes
Chapter 3: Ethics and Politics in Library and Information Science Research and Evaluation
Chapter 4: Published Reports and the Professional as Consumer
Chapter 5: The Project Plan or Proposal
Chapter 6: Measurement, Populations, Samples, and Sampling
Chapter 7: Historical Methods
Chapter 8: Descriptive Methods—Questionnaires and Interviews
Chapter 9: Descriptive Methods—Observation
Chapter 10: Experimental Methods
Chapter 11: Bibliometrics and Citation Analysis
Chapter 12: Data Analysis and Presentation
Chapter 13: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
Chapter 14: Funding for Research and Evaluation
Chapter 15: Research, Evaluation, and Change
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
