Research Methods : Information, Systems, and Contexts

Williamson, Kirsty (EDT); Johanson, Graeme (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0081022204 / ISBN 13: 9780081022207

Editore: Chandos Publishing, 2017

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Titolo: Research Methods : Information, Systems, and...

Casa editrice: Chandos Publishing

Data di pubblicazione: 2017

Legatura: Brossura

Condizione: New

Edizione: seconda edizione

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Research Methods: Information, Systems, and Contexts, Second Edition, presents up-to-date guidance on how to teach research methods to graduate students and professionals working in information management, information science, librarianship, archives, and records and information systems. It provides a coherent and precise account of current research themes and structures, giving students guidance, appreciation of the scope of research paradigms, and the consequences of specific courses of action. Each of these valuable sections will help users determine the relevance of particular approaches to their own questions. The book presents academics who teach research and information professionals who carry out research with new resources and guidance on lesser-known research paradigms.

• Provides up-to-date knowledge of research methods and their applications
• Provides a coherent and precise account of current research themes and structures through chapters written by authors who are experts in their fields
• Helps students and researchers understand the range of quantitative and qualitative approaches available for research, as well as how to make practical use of them
• Provides many illustrations from projects in which authors have been involved, to enhance understanding
• Emphasises the nexus between formulation of research question and choice of research methodology
• Enables new researchers to understand the implications of their planning decisions

Recensione:

"In their second edition of Research Methods: Information, Systems and Contexts, Williamson and Johanson (2018) have tackled these tensions well, both in their inclusive approach to the book as well as by introducing diverse contexts while keeping to the deep and the oretical roots of the discipline. ...Research Methods is a substantial review and critique of research methods in the discipline, accompanied by useful and interesting reflections." --Library and Information Science Research

"The book that you are about to read provides a fresh perspective on research in information science. There is something for everyone here - whether you are new to research in the discipline, or whether you are a seasoned scholar looking for new and inspiring ideas." --Professor Lisa Given. Associate Dean, Research and Development, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology and President, Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 2018.