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Practioner research in Ayreshire: advantages and problems.
No full textThe reason for doing research into open learning and the
internet from a public library point of view has a sound
base in the current developments in South Ayrshire
Libraries CyberCentres. The practicalities of designing
and leading such a research project, while employed as IT
Co-ordinator for the library authority, brought together
a number of issues currently under examination in this
area of research and practice. The research project itself
was begun in September 1997 and ran for l4 months
Correction for: Little Acorns: small scale research
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research awareness The Editor apologises for
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Gateway Yorkshire- an evaluation of a tourist information service from a user perspective.
Get PDFThis article will examine the effectiveness of an innovative new tourist information service - Gateway Yorkshire based in Leeds - for tourists and local residents. It will use the results of data collected from a user survey and a range of interviews(1). The paper will discuss the background to the tourist industry and the need for tourist information. Then it will examine the need for effectiveness measures, set the effectiveness criteria for the study and analyse the results from the user survey
Current research at the School of Information and Media, The Robert Gordon University
Get PDFThere are a number of research projects at present underway at the School of Information and Media in Aberdeen. The School, with an established portfolio of courses in information, library studies and publishing, has recently grown through the incorporation of communications and modern languages
teaching staff. The growth of the School from 10 academic staff four years ago to a current position with
approximately 50 academic and research staff, is reflected in a corresponding growth in research activity and in the range of research interests represented. New course development, in particular the Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Information Analysis, has also fuelled the research effort. Following the last Research Assessment Exercise, a policy decision was taken to invest much of the funding achieved in the
appointment of Research Assistants who could support the development of research initiatives in the School. The mix of research interests is reflected in the establishment of four research clusters, which seek to draw together staff working in broadly related areas, in order that they may share experience and develop best practice. These clusters focus on information management, information technology/information
retrieval, education for information, and publishing and mediation of information. Some of the groups are
large, boisterous and possibly hyperactive: others are smaller and more recently established. It might be intere sting to ponder the most effective size and orientation of such groups for maximizing produclivity and enhancing quality, but that is an issue for another day. This article briefly describes the activities and interests of each of the clusters
Developing an effective questionnaire
Get PDFThis article describes a project to study the usage patterns of public library services by students of Adult Basic Education (ABE). The article focuses on how the survey instrument was developed and offers some suggestions on questionnaire design. It will be of interest to researchers working with any group for whom completing a questionnaire might be a struggle