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Research methods in information / Alison Jane Pickard ; with contributions from Sue Childs, Elizabeth Lomas, Julie McLeod, and Andrew K. Shenton.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Chicago : Neal-Schuman, 2013.Description: xxii, 361 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781555709365 (pbk.) :
  • 1555709362 (pbk.) :
  • 1555709362
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Z669.7 .P53 2013
Contents:
Introduction -- Starting the research process: Major research paradigms ; Reviewing literature ; Defining the research ; The research proposal ; Sampling ; Research data management ; Ethics in research -- Research methods: Case studies ; Surveys ; Experimental research ; Usability testing ; Ethnography ; Delphi study ; Action research ; Historical research ; Grounded theory: method or analysis? -- Data collection techniques: Interview ; Questionnaires ; Observation ; Diaries ; Focus groups ; Analysis of existing, externally created material -- Data analysis and research presentation: Qualitative analysis ; Quantitative analysis ; Presenting the research -- Glossary and references.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection Z 669.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5140144

Includes bibliographical references (p.[329]-345) and index.

Introduction -- Starting the research process: Major research paradigms ; Reviewing literature ; Defining the research ; The research proposal ; Sampling ; Research data management ; Ethics in research -- Research methods: Case studies ; Surveys ; Experimental research ; Usability testing ; Ethnography ; Delphi study ; Action research ; Historical research ; Grounded theory: method or analysis? -- Data collection techniques: Interview ; Questionnaires ; Observation ; Diaries ; Focus groups ; Analysis of existing, externally created material -- Data analysis and research presentation: Qualitative analysis ; Quantitative analysis ; Presenting the research -- Glossary and references.

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