(Ebook) Research methods for students academics and professionals Information management and systems 2nd Edition by Kirsty Williamson ISBN 1876938420 9781876938420

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ISBN 10: 1876938420 
ISBN 13: 9781876938420
Author: Kirsty Williamson

Research is such an important subject for information professionals that there will always be a need for effective guides to it. Research skills are a prerequisite for those who want to work successfully in information environments, an essential set of tools which enable information workers to become information professionals. This book focuses on producing critical consumers of research. It also goes some way towards producing researchers in the fields of information management and systems.

The first edition of this book was enthusiastically received by researchers, students and information professionals in Australia and beyond. Reviews of the first edition considered it a “a worthwhile addition to any information professional’s or research student’s reference shelf” (Archives & Manuscripts). This new edition has an additional chapter on ethics, to address the importance of the ethical implications of research. It also has (as did the first edition) two unique characteristics: it is Australian-focused, distinctive among research texts for information professionals; and it has a multi-disciplinary focus, with its authors being drawn from information management (librarianship, archives and recordkeeping) and information systems. The numerous examples throughout the book are drawn from these multiple disciplines. The first edition of this book was road-tested with students from several disciplines who are studying in several universities. Its Introduction noted that "In research terms, the content have been refereed and found to be authoritative!" To this can be added the many satisfied users of the first edition.

(Ebook) Research methods for students academics and professionals Information management and systems 2nd Table of contents:

Section 1: Introduction to research methods
Introduction
CHAPTER 1. Introduction to research in relation to professional practice
Objectives
Introduction
What is research?
The major elements of a research project or proposal
The role which research can and should play in professional practice
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 1
CHAPTER 2. The two major traditions of research
Objectives
Introduction: The two major traditions of research
Reasoning styles
Positivism and post-positivism
Interpretivism
Combining quantitative and qualitative methods
Summary of research approaches
Examples of quantitative and qualitative research in professional practice
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 2
CHAPTER 3. The beginning stages of research
Objectives
Research problems and research questions
Hypotheses: Their role in research and their formulation
Theory: Its role in research and its development
The literature review
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 3
CHAPTER 4. Ethics in research
Objectives
The practice of ethics in research
Social ideals and research
Principles and ethical codes
Ethics committees
Power and influence
Publishing research
Hypothetical dilemmas: links between practice, ethics and research
Conclusion
Further readings
References for Chapter 4
Section 2: Methods
Introduction
CHAPTER 5. Survey research
Objectives
Introduction to survey research
Sampling and the ability to generalise in survey research
Descriptive (or status) surveys
Explanatory (or analytical) surveys
Telephone surveys
Electronic surveys
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 5
CHAPTER 6. Case study research
Objectives
The case study as a research approach
Philosophical traditions and case study research
Designing case study research
Conducting case study research
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 6
CHAPTER 7. Experimental research designs
Objectives
Introduction
Key research concepts underpinning experimental research designs
The true experiment
Pre-experimental research designs
Quasi-experimental research designs
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 7
CHAPTER 8. System development in information systems research
Objectives
Specifics of information systems research
Systems development approach
Where systems development fits into the research cycle
Generalised research process model
The systems development research procedure
Conclusion: The role of system building in information systems research
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 8
CHAPTER 9. Action research
Objectives
The philosophy of action research
Sources of action research
The nature of action research
Rigorous action research
Techniques that can be used in action research
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 9
CHAPTER 10. Ethnography
Objectives
Introduction
Positivist approaches to the analysis of culture and social phenomena
Interpretivist philosophical frameworks
Continuing critiques of the main philosophical frameworks within interpretivist ethnographic researc
Post-modern ethnography
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 10
CHAPTER 11. Historical research
Objectives
All around us
Evidence
Critiquing the evidence
Uses of history
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 11
CHAPTER 12. The Delphi method
Objectives
Introduction
Steps in a Delphi process
Historical perspectives
When a Delphi study is appropriate
Uses of the Delphi method
Advantages and disadvantages of the Delphi method
The role which technology can play
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 12
Section 3: Techniques
Introduction
CHAPTER 13. Research techniques: Sampling
Objectives
Introduction
Definition of terms
Types of sampling
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 13
CHAPTER 14. Research techniques: Questionnaires and interviews
Objectives
Questionnaires
Interviewing
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 14
CHAPTER 15. Research techniques: Focus groups
Objectives
Introduction
Setting up focus groups
Uses of focus groups
Advantages and disadvantages of focus groups
Design of focus groups
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 15
CHAPTER 16. Ethnographic techniques
Objectives
Introduction
What is ethnography?
The variety of ways of doing participant observation
Other ways of doing ethnography
When to undertake an ethnography
Gaining permission to enter the field
Planning the research
Entering the field
Collecting the data: In the field
Analysis
Presenting the findings
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 16
Section 4: Data analysis
Introduction
CHAPTER 17. Analysis of quantitative and qualitative data
Objectives
Introduction
Quantitative data
Qualitative analysis
Conclusion
Discussion questions
Further readings
References for Chapter 17
CHAPTER 18. Evaluation of published research
Objectives
Introduction
Strategy for reading and evaluating research reports
Major components of a research report
Conclusion
Discussion questions
References for Chapter 18
POSTSCRIPT: Seven questions for information management and systems researchers
Information management and systems research: A tough mission
Seeing, observing and modelling
Two final questions
References for Postscript
Glossary of terms used in research
Notes on contributors
Index

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