LEADER 00000nam 2200301 a 4500 001 BDZ0005640897 003 StDuBDS 005 20161203142608.8 008 161203s2002 enk g 000|0|eng d 020 9781876938420 040 |dUkHlHU 050 4 Z669.7|b.W5 2002 100 1 Williamson, Kirsty. 245 10 Research methods for students, academics and professionals :|binformation management and systems /|cKirsty Williamson. 250 2nd ed. 260 Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. :|bCentre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University,|c2002. 300 352 p. 440 0 Topics in Australasian library and information studies ; |vno. 20 505 0 Section 1 Introduction to research methods: Introduction to research in relation to professional practice; The two major traditions of research; The beginning stages of research; Ethics in research. Section 2 Methods: Survey research; Case study research; Experimental research designs; System development in information systems research; Action research; Ethnography; Historical research; The Delphi method. Section 3 Techniques: Research techniques: Sampling; Research techniques: Questionnaires and interviews; Research techniques: Focus groups; Ethnographic techniques. Section 4 Data analysis: Analysis of quantitative and qualitative data; Evaluation of published research. 650 0 Documentation|xResearch|zAustralia|xMethodology. 650 0 Library science|xResearch|zAustralia|xMethodology. 650 0 Information science|xResearch|zAustralia|xMethodology.
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