Research Activities in Library and Information Science

Description

Library, A place not for sale which is supported entirely by donations and grants from foundations, mission-driven philanthropies, and individual donors – both large and small – who care about the future of library funding and librarianship. This textbook “Research Activities in Library and Information Science” indicates the research is primary purpose is to help teach the skills necessary for a librarian to conduct rigorous, basic research. Yet various methods, techniques, and tenets of basic research are relevant for applied research, and a person conducting applied research should benefit from a solid understanding of basic research methods. The librarian wishing to carry out a cost study, evaluate the performance of his library, or survey the library's users will need to be able to apply many of the principles and techniques treated in this book to his specific project. It is a reference book for students, teachers and researchers engaged in library and information science research.