... to “information and library studies”, there is no doubt that this is an excellent text for all researchers, regardless of experience. There are research methods texts aplenty; what sets this work apart is the thorough and balanced coverage, the range of topics and the quality and clarity of its writing...

...Peta Wellstead Edited by Kirsty Williamson and Graeme Johanson Research Methods: Information, Systems and Contexts Prahan Tilde University Press 2013 578 pp. 9780734611482 A$69.95 NZ$83.95 US$69.95 The final section, research practice and communication, is an important...

... management Research methods Open access This book has come at a time when the debate surrounding open access to research data is entering mainstream consciousness within universities and when universities are being required to ensure that they have explicit research data management frameworks in place...

...Kay Neville Peter   Brophy . Narrative‐based Practice . Surrey : Ashgate Publishing   2009 . 184 pp. (hardback)   £55.00/$210.95 , ISBN: 978 0 7546 7159 6 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Narratives Storytelling Research methods Evidence‐based...

... Scientific   2010 . 503 pp. , ISBN: ISBN‐13: 978‐9814299695   £98 ISBN‐10: 981‐4299693 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Libraries Research methods Qualitative methods Quantitative methods The application of qualitative and quantitative research methods in libraries...

... 20.30 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> History Literature Research methods Biography is one of the most popular forms of writing at the moment. It offers everything from scholarly reassessment to voyeuristic gossip. Celebrities write biographies (giving work to ghost...

... Action research Research methods Nursing Ethics The case that was traditionally made was that practice was practice and research was research: recent years have proved the central role of practitioner research, something which rightly cuts across that artificial dichotomy. Practitioner...

...Stuart Hannabuss Alison Jane   Pickard . Research Methods in Information . London : Facet Publishing   2007 . xix+329 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 978‐1‐85604‐545‐2 paperback   £39.95 (to CILIP members £31.96) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Research methods...

... the choices of research paradigms and the practical application of philosophy to the life of professional information managers. M.E. Burke can be contacted at: m.e.burke@salford.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Research methods Information profession Information exchange...

... of project management. As can be expected, the Methods section introduces various research methods and explores the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. Both sections are supplemented by a useful appendix providing a copy of a successful grant proposal (submitted by the Policy...

... of all the published literature on library anxiety at this time and as such is a valuable piece of writing. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Library management Library users Library and information research Research methods Chapter 3 outlines five research models...

...George Macgregor Ronald R.   Powell and Lynn   Silipigni Connaway . Basic Research Methods for Librarians – 4th Edition . Westport, CT Oxford : Libraries Unlimited   2004 . x+347 pp. , ISBN: 1‐59158‐112‐5 paperback £28.99 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006...

... sections form the bulk of the work (12 out of 18 chapters) are structured so as to separate the research “Methods” covered in section 2 from the research “Techniques” of section 3. This is a special feature, designed to loosen up the relationship between the techniques (such as questionnaires) and methods...