Research Methods in Information

This unique new handbook guides those in the library, information, and communications fields through the options and possibilities open to them under the heading "research" - everything from discovering and reporting the use and value of a particular service to designing a project to secure tenure, or even embarking on a dissertation. Coverage includes developing and justifying research questions, establishing aims and objectives, creating a proposal, determining methods and strategies, data collection, analysis, presenting results, and more. Each chapter features examples and exercises that reinforce the text and guidelines that keep readers on track.