Designing research for publication

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Information & Library Science Library

Call Number
H62 .H715 2009
Status
Checked Out (Due 1/7/2021)

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Summary

It is easy to be paralyzed by the possibilities and responsibilities of academic work or distracted into one fascinating alley after another without cumulative insight. Even when well underway too many scholars sink into necessary details and do not complete the less inviting tasks that are required to engage the attention of others.

Designing Scholarly Research addresses efforts to avoid these and other pitfalls. It is written especially for those early in their careers who must quickly master the basic mechanics of research and publication if they are to succeed as academics, and for those who try to assist them.

Contents

  • Preface
  • Part I Choosing an Academic Home
  • Chapter 1 Finding the Right Conversation
  • Chapter 2 Criteria for Contribution
  • Chapter 3 Theoretical Explanation
  • Chapter 4 Evolution of Scholarly Projects
  • Part II Designing Your Contribution
  • Chapter 5 Research Design
  • Chapter 6 Ontology and Epistemology
  • Chapter 7 Disciplines, Professions, and Their Subfields of Inquiry
  • Chapter 8 Literature Review
  • Chapter 9 Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods
  • Chapter 10 Links to Practice and Policy
  • Chapter 11 Modeling Theoretical Propositions, by David Whetten
  • Chapter 12 Evaluation of Research Design and Outcomes
  • Part III Conversations About Scholarship
  • Chapter 13 Mike Wallace on Critical Reading and Writing
  • Chapter 14 Gary Gaile, Susan Clarke, and Jim Huff on Controversies About Theory
  • Chapter 15 Susan Hanson on the Evolution of Multidisciplinary and Coauthored Research Projects
  • Appendix A Internet Tools Supporting Scholarship
  • Appendix B Questions for Those Designing Research, by Vivek Velamuri
  • Appendix C Exercises Summary
  • Appendix D Advice Summary
  • Appendix E Summary of Political and Career Questions
  • Glossary
  • Selected Bibliography, by Tobias Fredberg
  • About the Author

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