Research methods in information

by Pickard, Alison Jane

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Title Statements

Full title :Research methods in information / Alison Jane Pickard ; with contributions from Sue Childs ... [et al.].

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Facet
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

Notes

Ed. anterior, 2007.

The Physical Object

Description:xxii, 361 p. ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781856048132, 1856048136
oclc:ocn892191761

Sumari: Introduction -- Setting the content -- The research hierarchy -- Overview of contents -- Part 1 Starting the research process -- Major research paradigms -- Introduction -- Positivist research -- Postpositivism and mixed methods research (MMR) -- Interpretivist research -- Qualitative or quantitative methodology? -- Qualitative research design -- Quantitative research design -- Mixed methods research -- Criteria for judging research -- Establishing trustworthiness in qualitative research -- Establishing rigour in quantitative research -- Summary -- Practical exercise -- Suggested further reading -- Reviewing literature -- Introduction -- Information searching and retrieval -- Evaluation -- Critical analysis -- Synthesizing the research: developing a theoretical framework -- Summary -- Practical exercise -- Suggested further reading -- Defining the research -- Introduction -- Designing a conceptual framework -- The research hypothesis -- Research aims and objectives -- Summary -- Practical exercise -- Suggested further reading -- The research proposal -- Why write a proposal? -- Structure of a research proposal -- The proposal as a research framework -- Summary -- Practical…