Illustrates two types of studies undertaken in librarianship using political theories or concepts--institutionally focused and behaviorally focused. The nature of political inquiry, conceptual frameworks for understanding political science, methodology and research design, and explanations of the dearth of politically based research are discussed.…

This review discusses major organizational theories used by researchers to investigate questions related to librarianship: libraries as bureaucracies; contingency theory; decision-making; design and structure; technology; organizational climate; research by social scientists; theory, research, practice. Development of organizational theory and its…