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Qualitative research and the modern library / Valeda Dent Goodman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dent, Valeda Frances.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Library statistics.
- Library use studies.
- Qualitative research.
- Research--Methodology.
- Research.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 192 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, UK : Chandos Pub., 2011.
- Summary:
- Head of the libraries at Long Island University, Goodman explains qualitative research approaches and describes how they might be applied in library settings to address problems specific to library information faced by librarians and users. She suggests some of the ways that user-focused qualitative research, combined with other approaches, might help those who work in libraries find out more about their users, and perhaps generate questions they did not know were out there. Among her topics are ethnographic research practices in library settings, qualitative approaches to understanding user experience in library settings, and using qualitative methods to explore the library as workplace. Distributed in the US by Neal-Schuman. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- A brief overview of qualitative research
- Examples of qualitative research in non-library settings
- Ethnographic research practices in library settings
- Eyes wide open : using trends, professional literature, and users to create a research canvas in libraries
- Inside the mind of the user : qualitative approaches to understanding user experience in library settings
- Narrowing the field : using qualitative approaches to explore specific areas of interest
- What about us? Using qualitative methods to explore the library as workplace
- A place in the world : qualitative research as a way to study global libraries
- Learning more about qualitative research
- Qualitative research as a way to explore change in the modern world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-183) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1843346443
- 9781843346449
- OCLC:
- 698332430
- Publisher Number:
- 99945804400
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