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Qualitative Research and the Modern Library examines the present-day role and provides suggestions for areas that might be suited to this type of research for the purposes of evaluation. The author discusses how the results from such research might be applied, and the overall impact of using this type of research to inform development of a more user-centred organisation. The book provides a thoughtful look at the implications of using qualitative research to inform decision-making processes within libraries and is written by an author and library researcher with international experience in various types of libraries, implementing/improving programs and services, and supporting user needs.

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Author:   Valeda Dent Goodman (Long Island University, USA)
Publisher:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9781843346449

ISBN 10:   1843346443
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   30 July 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Dedication List of figures and tables Acknowledgments Author biography Introduction Chapter 1: A brief overview of qualitative research Abstract: A description of qualitative research Gathering the data A little bit about grounded theory A little bit about analyzing the data Challenges to working with qualitative data Chapter 2: Examples of qualitative research in non-library settings Abstract: Becoming a student: research in an academic environment A.C. Nielsen Company as an example of rich media research Qualitative research in nursing Qualitative research in medicine and mental health disciplines Chapter 3: Ethnographic research practices in library settings Abstract: Key concepts of ethnographic research Historical application within libraries and information settings Examples of recent ethnographic research in library environments Chapter 4: Eyes wide open: using trends, professional literature, and users to create a research canvas in libraries Abstract: Generational differences and the digital landscape The state of the research and academic library Understanding the role of technology through research The matrix: a tool for the beginning Chapter 5: Inside the mind of the user: qualitative approaches to understanding user experience in library settings Abstract: The self and user experience Design, broken-ness, and the library user experience Useit.com on UX research Flow as an element of the user experience Chapter 6: Narrowing the field: using qualitative approaches to explore specific areas of interest Abstract: The library is still scary—a new look at reference by way of an old concept Still with us: the library website (The Rutgers Study) Disruption and the information seeker Chapter 7: What about us? Using qualitative methods to explore the library as workplace Abstract: Chapter 8: A place in the world: qualitative research as a way to study global libraries Abstract: Why use a qualitative approach? The role of the rural village library Elements of the project’s methods What the content analysis revealed Chapter 9: Learning more about qualitative research Abstract: Chapter 10: Qualitative research as a way to explore change in the modern world Abstract: Index

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Valeda Dent Goodman has worked as a librarian and library administrator for more than twelve years. She holds an MSW from the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work and an MILS from the University of Michigan’s School of Information Science. Her research interests include information literacy, agent technology, and rural libraries and literacy. She has published numerous articles in several journals including Library Hi Tech, New Library World, Libri, Research Strategies, College and Undergraduate Libraries and Reference and User Services Quarterly. Dent Goodman is currently working on her PhD at the Palmer School of Information Science, Long Island University, New York.

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