Qualitative research for the information professional: a practical handbook
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Tables, figures and research scenarios / 9
About the authors / 11
Preface / 13
1 The nature of qualitative research / 21
Focus questions / 21
What is qualitative research? / 21
What are the distinctive features of qualitative research? / 24
How does qualitative research differ from quantitative research? / 27
Research Scenario 1.2 / 29
How can qualitative research contribute to information work? / 31
Review ofChapter 1 / 34
Where to now? / 35
Notes / 35
2 Qualitative research design in information organizations / 38
Focus questions / 38
The qualitative research process in information settings / 38
First questions / 43
* Four methods of qualitative investigation / 44
Ethical considerations / 46
Review ofChapter 2 / 48
Where to now? / 48
Notes / 49
3 Case studies in information organizations / 50
Focus questions / 50
What is the case study approach? / 50
Observational case studies / 51
Interview case studies / 52
Organizational case studies / 53
Historical case studies / 53
Multi-site and comparative case studies / 54
Research Scenario 3.1 / 55
Research Scenario 3.2 / 56
Reliability and validity / 57
Review ofChapter 3 / 63
Where to now? / 63
Notes / 64
6 Qualitative research for the Information Professional
4 Laying the foundations for fieldwork in Information
organizations / 66
Focus questions / 66
Overview of fieldwork in Information organizations / 66
Stage 1: laying the foundations / 69
Step 1: considering the focus and choosing a topic / 69
Step 2: describing the problem and formulating research questions / 71
Step 3: reviewing the relevant literature / 74
Step 4: establishing a theoretical framework / 76
Research Scenario 4.1 / 77
Review ofChapter 4 / 79
Where to now? / 79
Notes / 80
5 Beginning fieldwork in Information organizations / 82
Focus questions / 82
Stage 2: broad exploration / 82
Step 5: selecting locations and subjects / 83
Research Scenario 5.1 / 93
Step 6: formulating a research plan / 95
Review ofChapter 5 / 101
Where to now? / 101
Notes / 102
6 Observation in Information organizations / 104
Focus questions / 104
Stage 3: focused activity / 104
Two types of observation / 104
Why choose observation? / 105
Characteristics of observation in Information settings / 106
Research Scenario 6.1 / 109
Making observations in information settings / 117
Review of Chapter 6 / 121
Where to now? / 122
Notes / 123
7 Interviewing in information organizations / 124
Focus questions / 124
Why interview? / 124
Types of interview / 125
Characteristics of interviewing in information settings / 126
Research Scenario 7.1 / 130
The interview process / 133
Recording interview data / 135
Contents 7
Research Scenario 7.2 / 137
Review ofChapter 7 / 138
Wheretonow? / 139
Notes / 139
8 v Group discussion techniques in Information organizations / 142
Focus questions / 142
Group processes in organizations / 142
Focus groups in information settings / 143
Research Scenario 8.1 / 145
The Nominal Group Technique in information settings / 148
Research Scenario 8.2 / 151
Review ofChapter 8 / 155
Wheretonow? / 155
Notes / 156
9 Historical investigation in information organizations / 158
Lyn Gorman
Focus questions / 158
Why historical investigation? / 158
Characteristics of historical investigation / 160
Identifying and locating historical sources / 162
Using the sources / 164
Interpreting historical information / 169
Research Scenario 9.1 / 170
Writing history and integrating historical and other qualitative data / 171
Review ofChapter 9 / 173
Where to now? / 173
Notes / 174
10 Recording fieldwork data in information organizations / 177
Mary Lynn Rice-Lively
Focus questions / 177
Overview of data recording / 177
Field notes and note-taking techniques / 179
Research Scenario 10.1 / 182
Error and bias in note-taking / 185
Data recording in participant observation / 186
Research Scenario 10.2 / 187
Data recording in Interviews / 188
Data recording in focus groups / 190
The expansion of field notes / 192
Review ofChapter 10 / 195
Where to now? / 196
Notes / 196
8 Qualitative research for the Information Professional
11 Analysing qualitative data from information organizations / 198
Mary Lynn Rke-Lively
Focus questions / 198
Overviewof data analysis / 198
Preliminary data analysis / 200
Detailed data analysis / 204
Research Scenario 11.1 / 206
Research Scenario 11.2 / 207
i Using Computers for qualitative data analysis / 212
Review ofChapter 11 / 217
Where to now? / 217
Notes / 218
12 Writing qualitative research reports / 222
Focus questions / 222
The writing process / 222
Research Scenario 12.1 / 224
Structure in qualitative research reports / 226
Styles of writing in qualitative research / 230
Readers of qualitative research / 234
Writing for publication / 236
Review ofChapter 12 / 237
Where to now? / 237
Notes / 238
13 Sensemaking in the Electronic Reference Centre:
an ethnographic study / 240
Mary Lynn Rke-Lively
Introduction / 240
The Electronic Reference Centre / 240
Motivation for the study / 241
The researcher as human research instrument / 242
Review of the literature / 243
Methodology employed in the study / 245
Study findings / 252
Implications of the findings / 257
Conclusion / 261
Notes / 263
Bibliography / 265
Theoretical contributions / 265
Particular methodologies / 268
Examples of qualitative research / 271
Index / 277
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