1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464703203321

Autore

Dent Valeda Frances

Titolo

Qualitative research and the modern library / / Valeda Dent Goodman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Chandos Publishing, , 2011

ISBN

1-78063-268-1

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Chandos information professional series

Disciplina

020.72

23/nor

Soggetti

Library use studies

Qualitative research

Library statistics

Research - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Qualitative Research and the Modern Library; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figure; Tables; Acknowledgments; Author biography; Introduction; 1 A brief overview of qualitative research; 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; References; 2 Examples of qualitative research in non-library settings; Becoming a student: research in an academic environment; A.C. Nielsen Company as an example of rich media research

Qualitative research in nursingQualitative research in medicine and mental health disciplines; References; 3 Ethnographic research practices in library settings; Key concepts of ethnographic research; Historical application within libraries and information settings; Examples of recent ethnographic research in library environments; Balancing quantitative and qualitative approaches to library research; Implications and challenges; References; 4 Eyes wide open: using trends, professional literature, and users to create a research canvas in libraries

Generational differences and the digital landscapeThe state of the



research and academic library; Understanding the role of technology through research; The matrix: a tool for the beginning; References; 5 Inside the mind of the user: qualitative approaches to understanding user experience in library settings; 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; References; 6 Narrowing the field: using qualitative approaches to explore specific areas of interest

The library is still scary-a new look at reference by way of an old conceptStill with us: the library website (The Rutgers Study); Disruption and the information seeker; References; 7 What about us? Using qualitative methods to explore the library as workplace; References; 8 A place in the world: qualitative research as a way to study global libraries; Why use a qualitative approach?; The role of the rural village library; Elements of the project's methods; What the content analysis revealed; References; 9 Learning more about qualitative research; References

10 Qualitative research as a way to explore change in the modern worldIndex

Sommario/riassunto

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 var



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461840703321

Autore

Veitch Michael

Titolo

Southern surveyor : stories from onboard Australia's ocean research vessel / / Michael Veitch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clayton South, Victoria : , : CSIRO Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4863-0265-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Disciplina

551.460723

Soggetti

Marine sciences - Research

Marine sciences - Research - Australia

Scientific expeditions - Australia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

True stories of adventure and discovery onboard the Marine National Facility's research vessel Southern Surveyor.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780646303321

Autore

Singh Rana P. B

Titolo

Uprooting geographic thoughts in India [[electronic resource] ] : toward ecology and culture in 21st century / / by Rana P.B. Singh ; with three essays by Oskar Spate, David Sopher, and A.B. Mukerji ; foreword by David Simon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009

Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. : , : Cambridge Scholars Pub., , 2009

ISBN

1-282-19161-6

9786612191619

1-4438-0794-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Collana

Planet earth & cultural understanding : a series

Altri autori (Persone)

SpateOskar

SopherDavid

MukerjiA. B

Disciplina

304.20954

Soggetti

Cultural geography - India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

VIEWS ON THE BOOK; PLANET EARTH & CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

Under the cultural turn and transformation the new intellectual discourses started in the 21st century to search the roots, have cross-cultural comparison and to see how the old traditions be used in the contemporary worldviews. This book is the first attempt dealing with roots of Indian geographical thoughts since its beginning in 1920. It emphasises identity of India and Indianness and consciousness among dweller geographers in India, development and status of geography and its recent trend...