Wildemuth, Barbara M. <br/><br/>
Applications of social research methods to questions in information and library science / 
Barbara M. Wildemuth. 
 - Westport, Conn. :  Libraries Unlimited,  2009. 
 - vii, 421 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Developing a research question -- Questions originating in library and information practice -- Descriptions of phenomena or settings -- Testing hypotheses -- Questions related to theory / Chad Morgan and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Case studies / Songphan Choemprayong and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Naturalistic research / Abe J. Crystal and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Longitudinal studies -- Delphi studies / Lili Luo and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Quasi-experimental studies / Carolyn Hank andBarbara M. Wildemuth -- Experimental studies / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Leo L. Cao -- Sampling for extensive studies -- Sampling for intensive studies / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Leo L. Cao -- Studying special populations / Carol L. Perryman and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Historical research / Chad Morgan and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Existing documents and artifacts as data -- Transaction logs / Laura Sheble and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Think-aloud protocols / Sanghee Oh and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Direct observation -- Participant observation -- Research diaries / Laura Sheble and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Unstructured interviews / Yan Zhang and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Semistructured interviews / Lili Luo and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Focus groups / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Mary Wilkins Jordan -- Survey research / Carolyn Hank, Mary Wilkins Jordan, and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Measuring cognitive and affective variables -- Developing new measures / Songphan Choemprayong and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Content analysis / Kristina M. Spurgin and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Qualitative analysis of content / Yan Zhang and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Discourse analysis / Barbara M. Wildemuth and Carol L. Perryman -- Analytic induction / Kristina M. Spurgin and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Descriptive statistics -- Frequencies, cross-tabulation, and the chi square statistic -- Analyzing sequences of events -- Correlation -- Comparing means : t tests and analysis of variance / Abe J. Crystal and Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Putting it all together. Introduction -- Developing a research question -- Questions originating in library and information practice -- Descriptions of phenomena or settings -- Testing hypotheses -- Questions related to theory / by Chad Morgan & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Case studies / by Songphan Choemprayong & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Naturalistic research / by Abe J. Crystal & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Longitudinal studies -- Delphi studies / by Lili Luo & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Quasi-experimental studies / by Carolyn Hank & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Experimental studies / by Barbara M. Wildemuth & Leo L. Cao -- Sampling for extensive studies -- Sampling for intensive studies / by Barbara M. Wildemuth & Leo L. Cao -- Studying special populations / by Carol L. Perryman & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Historical research / by Chad Morgan & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Existing documents and artifacts as data -- Transaction logs / by Laura Sheble & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Think-aloud protocols / by Sanghee Oh & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Direct observation -- Participant observation -- Research diaries / by Laura Sheble & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Unstructured interviews / by Yan Zhang & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Semi-structured interviews / by Lili Luo & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Focus groups / by Mary Wilkins Jordan & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Survey research / by Mary Wilkins Jordan, Carolyn Hank, & -- Barbara m. wildemuth -- Measuring cognitive and affective variables -- Developing new measures / by Songphan Choemprayong & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Content analysis / by Kristina M. Spurgin & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Qualitative analysis of content / by Yan Zhang & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Discourse analysis / by Carol L. Perryman & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Analytic induction / by Kristina M. Spurgin & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Descriptive statistics -- Frequencies, cross-tabulation, and the chi square statistic -- Analyzing sequences of events -- Correlation -- Comparing means : t tests and analysis of variance / by Abe J. Crystal & Barbara M. Wildemuth -- Putting it all together. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781591585039 (alk. paper) 1591585031 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008053745 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Library science--Research--Methodology.<br/>Information science--Research--Methodology.<br/>Information science--Research--Methodology<br/>Library science--Research--Methodology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z669.7  / .W55 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>020.72  / W672a