Reflections on practitioner research : a practical guide for information professionals / edited by Lee Ann Fullington, Brandon K. West, and Frans Albarillo.
Publisher:
Association of College and Research Librariesa division of the American Library Association,
Reflections on working in a qualitative research team / Jessica G. Benner, Matthew R. Marsteller, and Xiaoju Chen. Small projects add up: doing research as a sessional librarian / Maureen Babb -- Figuring out a research focus: the experience of a manuscripts archivist / Jessica Perkins Smith -- Scaling a project up or down to meet research needs / Ruby Warren -- Advancing a controversial research agenda: navigating institutional dynamics and politics / Jill Barr-Walker -- A tale of three IRBs / Justin de la Cruz -- Survey research: useful, valuable findings require hard work / Kristin Hoffmann and Selinda Berg -- Collaborating on surveys: reflections from an archivist and a technical metadata archivist / Michelle Sweetser and Alexander A. A. Orchard -- Semi-structured interviews: a team-based approach to design, implementation, and analysis / Rachel Wishkoski -- Failure to probe: lessons learned from a novice interviewer / Lauren Olewnik -- Conducting focus groups to improve library outreach / Matthew Harrick and Lee Ann Fullington -- Using visual prompts in research / Maura A. Swale and Mariana Regalado -- Observing and evaluating social and emotional learning in library youth programming / Hillary Estner, Katie Fox, and Erin McLean -- Qualitative content analysis: a reflection / Paul Moffett and William H. Weare, Jr. -- Using a quasi-experimental design to compare the effectiveness of live and recorded lectures / Lucie Olejnikova and Jane Bahnson -- Conducting a mixed-methods research project as a team / Melissa Burel and Marlee Graser -- Utilizing a mixed-methods approach in research / Ilka Datig -- Evidence-based practice in LIS: the systematic review / Claire Walker Wiley, Meggan Houlihan, and Amanda B. Click -- Coding and analysis: deciding on software needs / Katherine Gregory -- Navigating tenure-track as female faculty of color: challenges, insights, and personal experiences / Michele A. L. Villagran and Shamika D. Dalton -- Navigating your research project with a mentor: the proposal, grant, and IRB / Matthew Harrick -- I wouldn't do it without you: accountability partners as the linchpin of writing success / Sarah E. Fancher and Jamie L. Emery -- Partnering with teaching faculty on research projects / Brianna B. Buljung and Leslie Light -- When two homes are better than one: collaborating on cross-institutional research / Hillary Bussell and Tatiana Bryant -- Reflections on working in a qualitative research team / Jessica G. Benner, Matthew R. Marsteller, and Xiaoju Chen.
Summary:
"A practitioner-researcher is an information professional who may not have formal training in using research methods and is learning how to use these methods during their busy, complex job. [This book] can help information professionals build an understanding of the research process as applied to our field and address the challenges of undertaking research as a practitioner, as well offer support and advice for all stages of a research project, from writing the proposal to collecting the data to disseminating the findings."-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.