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| Preface | |
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| Research and Librarianship | |
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| The Research Record | |
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| The Rationale for Basic Research in Library Science | |
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| The Future of Library Research | |
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| Developing the Research Study | |
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| Planning for Research | |
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| The Scientific Method of Inquiry | |
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| Identification of the Problem | |
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| The Role of Theory in the Design of Research | |
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| Formulating Hypotheses | |
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| Validity and Reliability | |
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| Summary | |
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| Selecting the Research Method | |
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| Applied Research | |
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| Qualitative Research | |
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| Specific Research Methods | |
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| The Ethics of Research | |
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| Summary | |
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| Survey Research and Sampling | |
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| Survey Research | |
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| Major Differences between Survey Research and Other Methods | |
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| Types of Survey Studies | |
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| Basic Purposes of Descriptive Surveys | |
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| Basic Steps of Survey Research: An Overview | |
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| Sampling | |
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| Types of Sampling Methods | |
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| Determining the Sample Size | |
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| Sampling Error | |
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| Nonsampling Error | |
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| Summary | |
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| Data Collection Techniques | |
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| The Questionnaire | |
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| Constructing the Questionnaire | |
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| Distribution of the Questionnaire | |
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| The Interview | |
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| Focus Group Interviews | |
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| Telephone Interviews | |
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| Observation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Experimental Research | |
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| Causality | |
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| Controlling the Variables | |
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| Internal Validity | |
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| External Validity | |
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| Experimental Designs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Qualitative Research Methods | |
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| Underlying Principles of Naturalistic Work | |
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| Ethical Concerns | |
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| Data Gathering Techniques | |
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| Data Analysis Tools and Methods | |
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| Developing Grounded Theory | |
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| Ensuring Integrity | |
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| Presentation of Findings | |
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| Summary | |
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| Historical Research | |
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| Nature and Value of Historical Research | |
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| Sources of Historical Information | |
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| Evaluation of Historical Sources | |
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| Basic Steps of Historical Research | |
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| Library History | |
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| Bibliographical Research | |
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| Problems in Historical Research | |
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| Summary | |
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| Analysis of Data | |
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| The Role of Statistics | |
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| Cautions in Using Statistics | |
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| Steps Involved in Statistical Analysis | |
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| Analyzing the Data-Descriptive Statistics | |
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| Analyzing the Data-Inferential Statistics | |
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| Cautions in Testing the Hypothesis | |
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| Computer-Aided Statistical Analysis | |
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| Analysis of Nonquantified Data | |
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| Summary | |
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| Writing the Research Proposal | |
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| Value of Research Proposals | |
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| Organization and Content of a Typical Proposal | |
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| Characteristics of a Good Proposal | |
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| Features That Detract from a Proposal | |
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| Obtaining Funding for LIS Research | |
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| Summary | |
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| Writing the Research Report | |
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| General Objectives of the Research Report | |
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| General Outline of the Research Report | |
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| Guidelines for Organizing and Presenting the Research Report | |
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| Evaluating the Research Report | |
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| Suggested Criteria for Judging a Research Report | |
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| Publishing Research Results | |
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| Summary | |
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| Domain Assumptions of Research | |
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| How to Get Published in LIS Journals: A Practical Guide | |
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| References | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |