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Resources for Conducting Research

Web Resources

The Researching Librarian
This site was created for librarians--new or experienced--who find themselves needing to perform research for purposes of publication, promotion, tenure, or other reasons. Intended as a supplement to the print and electronic resources available in library collections, this site gathers links to selected web resources useful for research: freely searchable citation and full-text databases, funding information, relevant journals, statistics and statistical methods, useful research tools, current awareness sources, and conference papers and proceedings. (Compiled by Beth Ashmore, Samford University Library, Birmingham, AL)

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
EBLIP is an open access, peer reviewed journal published quarterly by the University of Alberta Learning Services and supported by an international team of editorial advisors. The purpose of the journal is to provide a forum for librarians and other information professionals to discover research that may contribute to decision making in professional practice. EBLIP publishes original research and commentary on the topic of evidence based library and information practice, as well as reviews of previously published research (evidence summaries) on a wide number of topics.

Print Resources

Library Trends--"Research Methods"
Volume 55, Number 1, Summer 2006
Issue Editor: Lynda M. Baker
Over the years, Library Trends has devoted several issues to research methods. This issue joins the earlier ones and provides information on a variety of traditional and "not so traditional" research methods.

Basic Research Methods for Librarians, 4th ed.
By Ronald R. Powell
Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited, 2004.
Contents: Research and librarianship -- Developing the research study -- Selecting the research method -- Survey research and sampling -- Data collection techniques -- Experimental research -- Qualitative research methods -- Historical research -- Analysis of data -- Writing the research proposal -- Writing the research report -- Domain assumptions of research / Jack D. Glazier -- How to get published in LIS journals: a practical guide.

Evidence-based Practice for Information Professionals: A Handbook
Edited by Andrew Booth and Anne Brice
London: Facet Pub., 2004.
Evidence-based practice is a paradigm that originated within healthcare but is rapidly migrating to other fields. It involves applying the results from rigorous research studies to professional practice in order to improve the quality of services to clients. ... Is it possible to adapt this model to librarianship and information work? ... These and other related issues are discussed in this book, the first to examine this key topic in depth. It is divided into three parts: The Context for Evidence-based Information Practice; Skills and Resources for Evidence-based Information Practice; and Using the Evidence Base in Practice.