Introduction The start of a research article providing background information and an overview of the research presented in the article.
In this lesson, you will learn about research methods and methodologies in Library and Information Science An interdisciplinary field that examines how physical and digital information is organized, accessed, collected, managed, disseminated and used, particularly in library settings.. You will evaluate research approaches such as quantitative , qualitative, mixed methods, and more, including their benefits and limitations. Less common but vitally important research frameworks, such as ethnographic, feminist, and Indigenous methods, will be introduced as well. One worksheet will ask you to reflect on your research project and goals in order to consider how it might be informed by other fields and benefit from a theoretical framework The theoretical lens that a researcher uses to ground their research. Examples include critical race theory, critical pedagogy, etc. . A second worksheet will encourage you to think further about the usefulness of quantitative and qualitative methods, including biases and assumptions present in the social sciences research paradigm.
Primary concepts for ensuring the validity of your research, such as significance for quantitative research Research that collects and analyzes numerical data in order to test a hypothesis, discover correlations, or describe characteristics.
and coding for qualitative, will be presented. Finally, a primer on statistics and data management The ways a researcher collects, organizes, stores, and accesses data they collect for research. Creating a data management plan allows a researcher to know what data they will be collecting and how they will store and organize it during the research project. will highlight key considerations in these areas. After this lesson, you will be familiar with a number of research approaches and methods used in LIS An interdisciplinary field that examines how physical and digital information is organized, accessed, collected, managed, disseminated and used, particularly in library settings. and be prepared to further explore methodologies that suit your project.
IntroductionIntroduction The start of a research article providing background information and an overview of the research presented in the article.
In this lesson, you will learn about research methods and methodologies in Library and Information ScienceLibrary and Information Science An interdisciplinary field that examines how physical and digital information is organized, accessed, collected, managed, disseminated and used, particularly in library settings.. You will evaluate research approaches such as quantitative , qualitative, mixed methods, and more, including their benefits and limitations. Less common but vitally important research frameworks, such as ethnographic, feminist, and Indigenous methods, will be introduced as well. One worksheet will ask you to reflect on your research project and goals in order to consider how it might be informed by other fields and benefit from a theoretical frameworkTheoretical framework The theoretical lens that a researcher uses to ground their research. Examples include critical race theory, critical pedagogy, etc. . A second worksheet will encourage you to think further about the usefulness of quantitative and qualitative methods, including biases and assumptions present in the social sciences research paradigm.
Primary concepts for ensuring the validity of your research, such as significance for quantitative researchQuantitative research Research that collects and analyzes numerical data in order to test a hypothesis, discover correlations, or describe characteristics. and coding for qualitative, will be presented. Finally, a primer on statistics and data managementData management The ways a researcher collects, organizes, stores, and accesses data they collect for research. Creating a data management plan allows a researcher to know what data they will be collecting and how they will store and organize it during the research project. will highlight key considerations in these areas. After this lesson, you will be familiar with a number of research approaches and methods used in LISLibrary and Information Science An interdisciplinary field that examines how physical and digital information is organized, accessed, collected, managed, disseminated and used, particularly in library settings. and be prepared to further explore methodologies that suit your project.