Research:
LI810: The Research Design Project:
This also meets Program Value #4 - Mentorship
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to different research methods, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method research and how they apply to the field of librarianship. Research ethics and research processes are a large part of the course, as well as learning how to analyze research and evaluate it appropriately and conclusively. A few of the theories studied in this course were "deductive theory" and "inductive theory" and generally how theories influence research by providing the backbone to research, or giving research a purpose. In this artifact, some of my peers (Greta Kliewer, Sandra Findley and Lori Ross) and I created a research design paper based on information both deduced and induced through study about Teens and how they interact with the library via social media. The design was mostly qualitative, but it also included a mixed-methods questionnaire that would have been distributed for Teens to participate in the research, had the design been implemented in a library. This class and this artifact in particular gave me and my group members a lot of practice in using different research methods. It also allowed us the opportunity to delve into research about teen patrons and produce valuable and fact-based research of our own. It gave us the practice to look at real-life library situations and hurdles, and to try and find ways to get patron feedback that will make the library a better place. This artifact demonstrates my understanding of qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method research, as well as my understanding of the ethical considerations that go along with research in a library setting. It also demonstrates my ability to successfully work collaboratively toward solving a research need or problem within the library.
Artifacts:
Research Design Collaboration Project - Examining Social Media and Teen Patrons
LI810: The Research Design Project:
This also meets Program Value #4 - Mentorship
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to different research methods, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method research and how they apply to the field of librarianship. Research ethics and research processes are a large part of the course, as well as learning how to analyze research and evaluate it appropriately and conclusively. A few of the theories studied in this course were "deductive theory" and "inductive theory" and generally how theories influence research by providing the backbone to research, or giving research a purpose. In this artifact, some of my peers (Greta Kliewer, Sandra Findley and Lori Ross) and I created a research design paper based on information both deduced and induced through study about Teens and how they interact with the library via social media. The design was mostly qualitative, but it also included a mixed-methods questionnaire that would have been distributed for Teens to participate in the research, had the design been implemented in a library. This class and this artifact in particular gave me and my group members a lot of practice in using different research methods. It also allowed us the opportunity to delve into research about teen patrons and produce valuable and fact-based research of our own. It gave us the practice to look at real-life library situations and hurdles, and to try and find ways to get patron feedback that will make the library a better place. This artifact demonstrates my understanding of qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method research, as well as my understanding of the ethical considerations that go along with research in a library setting. It also demonstrates my ability to successfully work collaboratively toward solving a research need or problem within the library.
Artifacts:
Research Design Collaboration Project - Examining Social Media and Teen Patrons