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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...
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Chandos Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, MA, United States : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: |
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 |
| Carrier Form: | xxxiii, 644 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780081022207 0081022204 |
| Index Number: | Q180 |
| CLC: | G201 |
| Call Number: | G201/R432/2nd ed. |
| Contents: | Section I: Foundations and Framing. 1. Research concepts -- 2. The fundamentals of research planning -- 3. Information research: Patterns and practice -- 4. Archival and recordkeeping research: Past, present and future -- 5. The methodological landscape: Information systems and knowledge management -- Section II: Research Methods. 6. Survey designs -- 7. Case study research in information systems -- 8. Action research: Theory and practice -- 9. Constructivist grounded theory: A 21st century research methodology -- 10. Bibliometric research -- 11. Design-science research -- 12. Researching hi |