TY - BOOK AU - Pickard,Alison Jane AU - Childs,Susan AU - Lomas,Elizabeth AU - McLeod,Julie AU - Shenton,Andrew K. TI - Research methods in information SN - 9781555709365 (pbk.) : AV - Z669.7 .P53 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Chicago PB - Neal-Schuman KW - Information science KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - 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 ER -