Conducting Original Research for Your Library

<p><b>A concise manual for professionals in the field this book helps librarians master the skills to conduct interpret and analyze their own original research.</b> <p/>Many working librarians discover that original research would help them advocate for their libraries but some graduate programs teach only limited research skills. Designed for all librarians this book is a practical guide to engaging with the research process from identifying a problem to sharing findings with others. Authors Caitlin Gerrity and Scott Lanning have packed this introductory guide and reference book with short to-the-point information that librarians will refer to often at all stages of a research project. From research ethics to statistical significance and everything in between this primer is the point-of-need resource for librarians in public academic and school libraries who wish to use original research to support the profession.</p>