Research for School Library Media Specialists

This book is directed toward graduate students who are preparing to become, or already serving as, school library media specialists. It reflects the rapidly changing questions being asked in school library media research, as well as the methods of addressing those questions. These changes are due to both the changing role of the school library media specialist, and the explosion of research methods available. The authors hope that this book will encourage its readers to pursue an active research agenda in their school library media center.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Research and Its Use by Practitioners
Identifying a Researchable Problem
Finding Information
Evaluating the Existing Literature
Selecting a Research Design
Identifying Data Collection Instruments
Data Collection and Preparation
Data Analysis. Reporting Results
Bibliography
Appendices
Author Index
Subject Index

About the author

Kent R. Gustafson, Jane Bandy Smith

Product details

• Authors: Kent R Gustafson, Kent R. Gustafson, Gustafson Kent R., Jane Bandy Smith, Smith Jane Bandy
• Assisted by: Kent L Gustafson (Editor), Kent L. Gustafson (Editor), Jane Bandy Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781567500868
• ISBN: 978-1-56750-086-8
• No. of pages: 1
• Series: Contemporary Studies in Inform; Contemporary Studies in Inform; Information Management, Policy, & Services
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Hardware; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Library & information services, Library and information services, Librarianship: Philosophy, Values, and Issues