Research, Evaluation and Audit: Key Steps in Demonstrating Your Value

Written by academics and practitioners from a diverse selection of libraries throughout the world, this handbook provides library and information professionals with the guidance they need to undertake research projects in the workplace in order to inform their own practice and improve service delivery. It guides readers step by step through the key phases of planning, doing, and disseminating research. Novices as well as those experienced with evaluations, audits, or research will benefit from the text's thorough and common-sense approach, which includes:

• An introduction to the concepts, ethics, and planning stages of research projects
• Coverage of the fundamentals of projects, such as literature review, qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis, and research tools
• Pointers on writing up the project, putting the results of the project findings into practice, and disseminating the project to the wider community
• Case studies drawn from a broad range of LIS contexts and applicable to any institution

This is the essential handbook for any librarian or information professional who wants to undertake research in the workplace in order to inform their own practice and the wider evidence base for library and information science. It's also a useful guide for undergraduate and postgraduate LIS students undertaking their final year research project.

Author: Barbara Sen, Hannah Spring
Published: 2013
Publisher: Facet Publishing, UK
Pages: 256
Width: 6"
Height: 9"
Format: Softcover