Applications of social research methods to questions in information and library science /
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Westport, Conn :
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2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Developing a research question
- Questions originating in library and information practice
- Descriptions of phenomena or settings
- Testing hypotheses
- Questions related to theory / Chad Morgan and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Case studies / Songphan Choemprayong and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Naturalistic research / Abe J. Crystal and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Longitudinal studies
- Delphi studies / Lili Luo and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Quasi-experimental studies / Carolyn Hank andBarbara M. Wildemuth
- Experimental studies / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Leo L. Cao
- Sampling for extensive studies
- Sampling for intensive studies / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Leo L. Cao
- Studying special populations / Carol L. Perryman and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Historical research / Chad Morgan and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Existing documents and artifacts as data
- Transaction logs / Laura Sheble and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Think-aloud protocols / Sanghee Oh and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Direct observation
- Participant observation
- Research diaries / Laura Sheble and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Unstructured interviews / Yan Zhang and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Semistructured interviews / Lili Luo and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Focus groups / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Mary Wilkins Jordan
- Survey research / Carolyn Hank, Mary Wilkins Jordan, and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Measuring cognitive and affective variables
- Developing new measures / Songphan Choemprayong and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Content analysis / Kristina M. Spurgin and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Qualitative analysis of content / Yan Zhang and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Discourse analysis / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Carol L. Perryman
- Analytic induction / Kristina M. Spurgin and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Descriptive statistics
- Frequencies, cross-tabulation, and the chi square statistic
- Analyzing sequences of events
- Correlation
- Comparing means : t tests and analysis of variance / Abe J. Crystal and Barbara M. Wildemuth
- Putting it all together.