Knowledge into Action: Research And Evaluation In Library And Information Science

CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1: Knowing, Research, and Evaluation Chapter 2: Research and Evaluation Processes Chapter 3: Ethics and Politics in Library and Information Science Research and Evaluation Chapter 4: Published Reports and the Professional as Consumer Chapter 5: The Project Plan or Proposal Chapter 6: Measurement, Populations, Samples, and Sampling Chapter 7: Historical Methods Chapter 8: Descriptive Methods-Questionnaires and Interviews Chapter 9: Descriptive Methods-Observation Chapter 10: Experimental Methods Chapter 11: Bibliometrics and Citation Analysis Chapter 12: Data Analysis and Presentation Chapter 13: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Chapter 14: Funding for Research and Evaluation Chapter 15: Research, Evaluation, and Change Glossary Bibliography Index