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Using an innovative, real-world approach that makes the research problem and method relevant and valuable to the reader, this book provides a broad overview of research methods used in library and information studies and associated fields.Research remains a core purpose of every library. This book provides a text for LIS students and a practical handbook to librarians and other educators who need to conduct research in their libraries. In
Research Methods for Librarians and Educators, contributors reinforce the essential nature of research and provide readers with the confidence that they can conduct research to find solutions to various problems and improve their libraries and library programs.
The book details various research methodologies and uses a unique perspective on research that presents authentic scenarios to immediately make the research problem and method relevant and valuable to the reader. It covers topics ranging from various research methods, including Causal, Collaborative, Design-Based Research, Longitudinal, and Mixed Methods, as well as interview methods, learning assessment, literature review, and observation and survey methods.
Each chapter includes questions intended to spark discussion and deeper reflection that make the book more useful in learning settings. The summary charts throughout provide a handy and easy reference for readers who want a quick refresher on the research method without rereading the entire chapter.
About the author
Marcia A. Mardis is a Professor at Florida State University's iSchool and Director of the Information Institute, USA. She is the author of The Collection's at the Core: Revitalize Your Library with Innovative Resources for the Common Core and STEM (2014), editor of Librarians and Educators Collaborating for Success: The International Perspective (2016), and co-editor of Social Justice and Cultural Competency: Essential Readings for School Librarians (with Dianne Oberg, 2019). She chaired and was the lead author of AASL’s National School Library Standards.
