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This book provides an overview of approaches to assist researchers
and practitioners to explore ways of undertaking research in the
information literacy field. The first chapter provides an
introductory overview of research by Dr Kirsty Williamson (author
of Research Methods for Students, Academics and Professionals:
Information Management and Systems) and this sets the scene for the
rest of the chapters where each author explores the key aspects of
a specific method and explains how it may be applied in practice.
The methods covered include those representing qualitative,
quantitative and mixed methods. Both a chapter on the topical
evidence-based practice approach, and another critiquing it, are
also included. The final chapter points the way towards potential
new directions for the burgeoning field.
Research is such an important subject for information professionals
that there will always be a need for effective guides to it.
Research skills are a prerequisite for those who want to work
successfully in information environments, an essential set of tools
which enable information workers to become information
professionals. This book focuses on producing critical consumers of
research. It also goes some way towards producing researchers in
the fields of information management and systems.
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.
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