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Technology Assessment: A Review.
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Willard, Patricia – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
Explains the origins of technology assessment and defines the term. The method is discussed in general and with particular attention to use of the Delphi technique as a data-gathering tool for technology assessment studies. The method is suggested for considering the likely impacts of new information technologies on library and information…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Delphi Technique, Information Technology, Library Services
The First Use of a Library Questionnaire: Adalbert Blumenschein's Eighteenth-Century Study of European Libraries.
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Walker, Thomas D. – Library and Information Science Research, 1994
Examines Blumenschein's "Description of Various Libraries in Europe" as an early example of library research methodology; discusses his methods of data collection; describes his use of a questionnaire; and suggests the necessity of further studies of the development of research in library and information science. (Contains 10…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Foreign Countries, Library Research, Questionnaires
Methodological Citation Differences in Science, Technology, and Social Sciences Literatures.
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Hurt, C. D. – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
An examination of methodological referencing patterns for actual physics, engineering, and sociology literature for the year 1983, using a Dunn planned comparison approach, indicates that physics differs from both engineering and sociology, while no difference was found between engineering and sociology. References are given in each sample…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Engineering
Content Analysis of Research Articles in Library and Information Science.
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Jarvelin, Kalervo; Vakkari, Pertti – Library and Information Science Research, 1990
Reports the results of a content analysis of research in library and information science based on articles in international journals. The classification scheme used to classify article topics is explained, the distribution of research articles and professional articles is compared, data collection methods are discussed, and research strategies are…
Descriptors: Classification, Content Analysis, Data Collection, Foreign Countries
Qualitative Methods in Information Retrieval Research.
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Fidel, Raya – Library and Information Science Research, 1993
Reviews the literature on qualitative methods in information retrieval research. Qualitative research is shown to be noncontrolling, holistic and case oriented, about processes, open and flexible, diverse in methods, humanistic, inductive, and scientific. Relevance to library and information science and sources of information on qualitative…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Information Retrieval, Information Science, Literature Reviews
Quality of Data Issues in Unobtrusive Testing of Library Reference Service: Recommendations and Strategies.
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Hernon, Peter; McClure, Charles R. – Library and Information Science Research, 1987
Discusses issues relating to the reliability, validity, utility, and information value of unobtrusive testing of library reference services; provides suggestions for practical applications of these criteria; applies study findings to library decision making and planning; and identifies topics for further methodological refinement. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Experimenter Characteristics