1. REQUIRED READINGS:
   
   1. Textbooks:
   •  Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (3rd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-1-4129-6557-6.
   •  Johnson, B., & Christensen, L. (2010). Educational Research: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-1-4129-7828-6.
   •  Trochim, W. M. K.,  & Donnelly, J. P.  (2007). The research methods knowledge base (3rd ed.). Mason, OH : Thomson Custom Publications. ISBN: 978-1-592-60291-9.
   •  Wildemuth, B. M. (2009). Applications of social research methods to questions in information and library science. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN: 978-1-59158-503-9

    

   2. Other Books/Chapters Used in the Reading:
   •  Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN: 0-7619-0144-2
   •  Creswell, J. W., & Clark, V. L. P. (2007). Designing and conducting mixed methods research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-1-4129-2792-5
   • Hernon, P., Dugan, R. E., & Nitecki, D. A. (2011). Engaging in Evaluation and Assessment Research. Santa Barbara, CA: Library Unlimited. 
   • King, G., Keohane, R. O.,  & Verba, S. (1994). Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific inference in qualitative research. ISBN: 978-0-6910-3471-3
   •  Leedy, P. D., & Ormrod, J. E. (2005). Practical research: Planning and design (8^th ed.).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Pretence Hall.  ISBN: 0-13-110895-6
   •  Pan, M. L. (2008). Preparing literature reviews: Qualitative and quantitative approaches (3rd ed.). Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.  ISBN: 1-884585-76-0
   •  Connaway, L. S. (2010). Basic research methods for librarians (5th ed.).  Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN: 1-59158-863-4 
   •  Sieber, J. E. (1992). Planning ethically responsible research: A guide for students and Internal Review Boards. Newbury Park:  Sage Publications. ISBN: 0-8039-3964-7
   •  Teddlie, C., & Tashakkori, A. (2009). Foundations of mixed methods research: Integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioral sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-0-7619-3012-9
    
   3. Articles:
   •  Scientific Method of Inquiry:
     • King, G., Keohane, R. O.,  & Verba, S. (1994). Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific inference in qualitative research. Chapter 1 The Science in Social Science.
     • Michael, R. (2002). Inquiry & Scientific Method.
      
   •  Reflective Inquiry and Developing Problem Statement:
     • Hernon, P. (2001). Editorial: Components of the research process: Where do we need to focus attention? Journal of Academic Librarianship, 27, 81-89.
     • Hernon, P. & Schwartz, C. (2007). Editorial: What is a problem statement? Library & Information Science Research, 29, 307-309.
     • Hernon, P. & Schwartz, C. (2008). A research study's reflective inquiry. Library & Information Science Research, 30(3), 163-164.
     • Hernon, P., & Metoyer-Duran, C. (1993). Problem statements: An exploratory study of their function, significance, and form. Library & Information Science Research, 15(1), 71-92.
     • Metoyer-Duran, C., & Hernon, P. (1994). Problem statements in research proposals and published research: A case study of researchers' viewpoints. Library & Information Science Research, 16(2), 105-118.
      
   •  Literature Review and Research Authorship:
   •  Syrett, K.L., & Rudner, L.M. (1996). Authorship ethics. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 5(1). http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=5&n=1
   • Webster, J., & Watson, R. (2002). Analyzing the past to prepare for the future: Writing a literature review. MIS Quarterly, 26(2), xiii-xxiii.
    
   •  Sample LIS Key Articles:
     •  LIS Conceptual Frameworks & Information behavior models:
     • Belkin, N. J. (1980). Anomalous states of knowledge as a basis for information retrieval. Canadian Journal of Information Science, 5, 133-145.
     • Ellis, D. (1989). A behavioral approach to information retrieval system design. Journal of Documentation, 45(3), 171-212.
     • Ingwersen, P. (1996). Cognitive perspective of information retrieval interaction: Elements of a cognitive IR theory. Journal of Documentation, 52(1), 3-50.
     • Kuhlthau, C. C. (1993). A principle of uncertainty for information seeking. Journal of documentation, 49(4), 339-355.
     • Marchionini, G. (1993). Information seeking in electronic environments. [selected pages]. London, UK: Cambridge University Press.
     • Saracevic, T. (2009). Information science. In: Marcia J. Bates and Mary Niles Maack (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. New York: Taylor & Francis. pp. 2570-2586.
     • Saracevic, T. (2007a). Relevance: A review of the literature and a framework for thinking on the notion in information science. Part II: Nature and manifestations of relevance. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(13), 1915-1933.
     • Saracevic, T. (2007b). Relevance: A review of the literature and a framework for thinking on the notion in information science. Part III: Behavior and effects of relevance. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(13), 2126-2144.
     • Savolainen, R. (1993). The sense-making theory: Reviewing the interests of a user-centered approach to information seeking and use. Information Processing & Management, 29(1), 13-28.
     • Taylor, R. S. (1968). Question-negotiation and information seeking in libraries. College & Research Libraries, 29(3), 178-194.
     • Wilson, T. D. (1999). Models of information behaviour research. Journal of Documentation, 55(3), 249-270.
     
     
     •   LIS representative research projects with interesting research design/approaches:
     • Chatman, E. (1999). A theory of life in the round. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 50(3), 207-217.
     • Chatman, E. (1996). The impoverished life-world of outsiders. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 47(3), 193-206.
     • Choo, C. W., Detlor, B., & Turnbull, D. (1999). Information seeking on the Web - an integrated model of browsing and searching. Proceedings of ASIST, 3-16. [http://choo.fis.utoronto.ca/fis/respub/asis99/]
     • Ellis, D. (1993). Modeling the information-seeking patterns of academic researchers: a grounded theory approach. Library Quarterly, 63(4), 469-486. 
     • Ellis, D., Allen, D., & Wilson, T. (1999). Information science and information systems: Conjunct subjects disjunct disciplines. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 50(12), 1095-1107. 
     • Erdelez, S. (2004). Investigation of information encountering in the controlled research environment. Information Processing & Management, 40(6), 1013-1025. 
     • Kuhlthau, C. C. (1993). Inside the search process: Information seeking from the user's perspective. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 42(5), 361-371.
     • Vakkari, P., Pannanen, M., & Serola, S. (2003). Changes of search terms and tactics while writing a research proposal: a longitudinal case study. Information Processing & Management, 39(3), 445-464.
      
   •  Survey Research Example:
     • Tang, R., & Safer, M. (2008). Author-rated importance of cited References in biology and psychology publications. Journal of Documentation, 64(2).
      
   •  Experimental Research Example:
     • Tang, R., Vevea, J., & Shaw, W., jr. (1999). Towards the identification of the optimal number of relevance categories. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 50(3), 254-264.
      
   •  Qualitative Research Methods and Example:
   • Bradley, J. (1993). Methodological issues and practices in qualitative research. Library Quarterly, 63(4), 431-449.
    
   •  Mixed Methods Procedures:
     • Wildemuth, B. (1993). Post-positivist research: Two examples of methodological pluralism. Library Quarterly, 63(4), 450-468.
      
   •  Writing and Reporting:
     • Bem, D. J. (2003). Writing the empirical journal article.
      
2. Web Resources:  
   1. Comprehensive Web Collections on Research Methods:
      
      • Research Methods Resources on the WWW, by Mary Sue Stephenson, Ph.D., The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, The University of British Columbia.
      • Writing Guide, Colorado state University
      • Research Methods Pages by Dr. Ruth Palmquist's at the University of Texas at Austin
      • Center for Social Science Research Methods, by William M. Trochim at Cornell University
      • The Researching Librarian by Beth Ashmore.
       
   2. Glossary:
      
      • Research Methods Glossary, by The Centre for the Development of New Technologies in Learning (CDNTL) originated from the distance education arm of the University of Bath
      • LIS 504 - Research Methods and Statistics by Prof. Tim Craven , University of Western Ontario
      • Glossary of Measurement Terms, by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.
      • Hyperstat Glossary
        
       
   3. Research Process Flowcharts:
      • From RDinfo, research project flowchart
      • From University of Oklahoma, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, research process flowchart, research project flowchart
       
   4. Statistics Tools
      
      • Statistics Glossary, by V. J. Easton and J. H. McColl. A Glaswegian resource dealing with most statistical concepts and operations.
      • Interactive Statistical Calculation Pages, by John C. Pezzullo, Georgetown University
       
   5. The Ethics of Research
      
      • On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research, a Web book of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, copyright 1994
      • The IRB Process, by Simmons Office of Sponsored Program
        
       
   6. Quantitative Tools:
      
      • Survey Product Links, compiled by American Evaluation Association
      
      
      • Online Sample Size Calculation Program, by David A. Schoenfeld, Harvard University
      
      
      • Statistics Selector Program, by Bill Trochim, Cornell University.
      
      
      • Research Randomizer: Instant Random Sampling and Random Assignment, by Geoffrey C. Urbaniak and Scott Plous, Wesleyan University.
      
      
      • Random Integer Generator, from random.org
       
   7. Qualitative Research Methods:
      
      • QualPage, by Judy Norris and many other contributors at University of Georgia
      • The Qualitative Reporter, by Dr. Ronald J. Chenail at Nova Southeastern University
       
   8. Writing Research Articles:
      
      • Writing Empirical Journal Article, by Daryl J. Bem. Cornell University.
      • Examples for APA citing styles is at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
       
3. LECTURES, THE E-LEARNING COURSE SITE, AND SURVEY MONKEY ACCOUNT

     For each class session, the lecture notes or presentations (produced in PowerPoint format) will be made available for your review. All the lecture notes are stored in the Simmons E-learning course site and in folders identified by the session headings and content titles. Students will be able to use the course survey monkey account to implement the survey online, when it is appropriate for the research project. Information about the survey monkey account will be given in the class.