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FOSTER, Allen and RAFFERTY, Pauline (eds). Innovations in information retrieval: Perspectives for theory and practice. London: Facet Publishing. 2011.
Get PDF"Permeating all community activities"?; comparing events and programming in Westminster and Tower Hamlets public libraries
Get PDFA comparative study of events and programming in two London public library services, Westminster and Tower Hamlets, is reported. The two services offer the same proportion of \u27engagement\u27 programming. Tower Hamlets operates a novel service model, though one with long antecedents, integrating library, learning and cultural services. Its extensive programmes of educational and special events have led to a great increase in visitors, though not to a corresponding increase in use of core library services
BRETTLE, Alison and URQUHART, Christine (eds.) Changing roles and contexts for health library and information professionals. 2012.
Get PDFConsidering the place of practice-based evidence within Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP)
Get PDFSince its inception, the focus of evidence based library and information practice (EBLIP) has been on research evidence, although many other factors also contribute to professional decision making. This paper explores how practice-based evidence should be factored into the EBLIP model and how practitioners can include this type of evidence in their decision making
The right resources to support LIS research: findings from the RiLIES2 project poll
Get PDFIn 2011 and 2012 the Library and Information Science Research Coalition supported two projects entitled Research in Librarianship Impact Evaluation Study (RiLIES1 and RiLIES2). This paper discusses the results of a survey completed in spring 2012 as part of RiLIES2. RiLIES2 was concerned with the production of a series of outputs such as training, good practice and community support materials, to support the identification, use and execution of research by librarians and information scientists. The purpose of the survey was to determine which of the existing resources which purported to support librarians and information scientists in using or conducting research were (a) well used; (b) respected. The survey’s main findings revealed a low level of awareness of the full range of existing resources to support LIS research and highlighted the pressing need for a centrally-funded community-maintained directory of LIS research resources, held in a known location, with (crucially) a long-term commitment to maintenance
The collection and analysis of job advertisements: A review of research methodology
Get PDFAn increasing number of research studies in LIS use job adverts as a data source to analyse and track changes to job skills and the employment market over time. This review of 70 research studies in LIS aims to provide an overview of key characteristics of existing research methods, and to suggest improvements which could be made to methods. The researcher analysed different aspects of each study using a quantitative approach, and noted salient features of each study’s methodology. The review found that studies of job adverts in LIS are characterised by: large sample sizes often collected using purposive sampling; a lack of full pilot studies and ethical assessments; minimal use of inferential statistics and automatic text analysis; and minimal use of complementary empirical methods. Studies of job adverts could be improved by: fuller preparation of research methods, more sophisticated methods of analysis, and greater use of secondary empirical methods
