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Peer reviewedNewhouse, Robert C. – Library Quarterly, 1989
Describes the participant-observation technique for data collection and proposes its usefulness as a research methodology in library science. Procedural steps are outlined and suggestions are offered for successful completion of participant-observation research. (10 references) (Author/MES)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Library Research, Library Science, Participant Observation
Peer reviewedWhite, Howard D.; Calhoun, Karen – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1984
Enrollment data for 1977-1982 are used to produce an innovative map of top 42 elective courses in Drexel University's School of Library and Information Science. Data gathering and computing procedures are given in sufficient detail for replication and evidence is relevant to accreditation standards of American Library Association. (Sixteen…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Data Collection, Data Processing, Elective Courses
