... one of the earliest online reading platforms in China. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Electronic publishing Chinese User studies Electronic books Qualitative methods Because the rapid development of network and mobile digital technology has greatly diversified...

... – The paper draws upon social network and qualitative methods, within three public libraries located in Belgium. Findings – The findings suggest that as the most central actors, social media experts in a library play a significant role in either supporting or constraining the distribution of information...

... environment Qualitative methods Semi-structured interview Knowledge sharing China China as an emergent economic power has seen a very rapid growth in both industrial production and social development. This has captured substantial interest from both Western and Chinese researchers (Peng and Nunes...

... of “high quality” research, yet calls for “more rigor” often open qualitative methods to heightened (and unwarranted) criticism. This paper explores some of the debates around these issues and examines the nature of qualitative research as it applies to the LIS context, including an exploration...