Basic research methods for librarians / Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Ronald R. Powell.

Addressed to practicing librarians and other information professionals, as well as master's and doctoral students in LIS programs, Basic Research Methods for Librarians, Fifth Edition specifically covers the research methodologies likely to be used by librarians, providing guidance on designing...

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Main Authors: Connaway, Lynn Silipigni (Author), Powell, Ronald R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2010]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Series:Library and information science text series.
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