| Description |
xviii, 400 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Information management, policy, and services |
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Information management, policy, and services.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE</b> -- The Elusive Nature of Researching LIS</b> -- </b> -- Guides to Conducting Research in Library and Information Science</b> -- </b> -- Impact of "National Research Agendas" on LIS Research. The Role of the U.S.</b> -- </b> -- Department of Education in Library and Information Science Research</b> -- </b> -- International Aspects of LIS Research</b> -- </b> -- The Role of Research in the Development of a Profession or a Discipline</b> -- </b> -- Assessing the Quantity, Quality, and Impact of LIS Research</b> -- </b> -- The Cross-Disciplinary Imperative of LIS Research</b> -- </b> -- Whither LIS Research: Ideology, Funding, and Educational Standards</b> -- </b> -- Library/Information Science Education: The Research Ethos</b> -- </b> -- The Role of LIS Education</b> -- </b> -- PRACTICAL CONTEXT OF RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE</b> -- The Role of the Library Administrator in Improving LIS</b> Research</b> -- </b> -- The Role of Practicing LIS Professionals</b> -- </b> -- The Role of Professional Associations</b> -- </b> -- The Role of Editors and Editorial Boards in Journal Publishing</b> -- </b> -- The Secret Science: The Role of Consulting and LIS Research</b> -- </b> -- The Role of Private Funding Agencies</b> -- </b> -- The Role of Networks and Consortia in Library Research</b> -- </b> -- The Role of the Information Industry</b> -- </b> -- ISSUES AND CONCERNS RELATED TO RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE</b> -- Communicating Applied Library/Information Science Research to Decision Makers: Some Methodological Considerations</b> -- </b> -- Opportunities and Challenges for LIS Research in Academic Libraries: Elements of Strategy</b> -- </b> -- Research Needs in Public Librarianship</b> -- </b> -- Research Needs and Issues in School Librarianship</b> -- </b> -- Research Needs and Issues in Special Librarianship</b> -- </b> -- Research Needs and Issues in State Librarianship</b> -- </b> -- Paradigmatic Shift in Library and Information</b> Science</b> -- </b> -- Becoming Critical: For a Theory of Purpose and Necessity in American Librarianship</b> -- </b> -- Research, Theory, and the Practice of LIS</b> -- </b> -- Contributors</b> -- </b> -- Author Index</b> -- </b> -- Subject Index</b> -- </b> |
| Analysis |
Information science Research Methodology |
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Library science Research Methodology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Information science -- Research -- Methodology.
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Library science -- Research -- Methodology.
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| Author |
Hernon, Peter.
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McClure, Charles R.
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| LC no. |
90025018 |
| ISBN |
0893917311 |
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089391732X |
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