Wrap-Up
In this lesson, we covered the following topics:
- Common approaches to research such as quantitative and qualitative, including their benefits and limitations
- An introduction The start of a research article providing background information and an overview of the research presented in the article. to some critical and alternative research methods, such as feminist, Indigenous, and ethnographic methods
- Considerations for ensuring the validity of your research, including essentials for 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.
We hope this lesson was useful in getting to better understand 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 that you feel prepared to further explore methodologies that suit your project. Course 2, Lesson 4 will teach you how to select a methodology The theoretical framework that informs how a researcher approaches their work and what methods are used to collect data. for your research and what types of data management you will need to use for your method.
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Further Learning
- Small, Ruth V., and Marcia A. Mardis, eds. Research Methods for Librarians and Educators: Practical Applications in Formal and Informal Learning Environments. New York, NY. ABC-CLIO, 2018.
- Creswell, John W., and J. David Creswell. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Sage, 2017.
- Halpern, Rebecca, Eaker, Christopher , Jackson, John, and Daina Bouqin. “#DitchtheSurvey: Expanding Methodological Diversity in LIS Research.” In the Library with the Lead Pipe. March 11, 2015. https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2015/ditchthesurvey-expanding-methodological-diversity-in-lis-research/.
- Chong, Rachel. Indigenous Information Literacy. Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 2022. Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial NoDerivatives License. https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/indigenousinformationliteracy/.
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Wrap-Up
In this lesson, we covered the following topics:
We hope this lesson was useful in getting to better understand 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 that you feel prepared to further explore methodologies that suit your project. Course 2, Lesson 4 will teach you how to select a methodologyMethodology The theoretical framework that informs how a researcher approaches their work and what methods are used to collect data. for your research and what types of data management you will need to use for your method.
You may also be interested in the following lessons:
Further Learning
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