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This page provides a list of articles and quizzes published in the Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog about research, research methods, and research methodology in Library and Information Science.



RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: SYLLABUS 

Unit I: Research Formulation:

Introduction, meaning of research, Types; Role of research in important area and Process of Research; Defining research Problems; Hypothesis Formulation.

Unit II: Research Design:

Exploratory; Descriptive and Experimental; Concept of sample; various types of sampling techniques.

Unit III: Data Collection and Analysis of Data:

Methods of Data Collection:  Primary & Secondary, (Including Questionnaires & schedule); Scaling Techniques, Processing, editing & coding; Analysis of Data by application of advanced statistical tools and techniques; various kinds of charts and diagrams used in data analyses; Interpretation.

Unit IV: Report Writing:

Contents & Types of reports; Characteristics of a good report; Steps involved in report writing, Layout of the research report & Mechanics of report writing, Precautions for report writing.

Unit V: Computer Application in research:

Role of computers in Research.Application ofMS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point, Google Applications; Use of SPSS in data analysis and other advanced tools for data analysis.

 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED/SUGGESTED READING

  1. Kothari CR- Research Methodology, New Age Publication
  2. Panneerselvam R- Research Methodology (PHI)
  3. Cooper, Donald, Schindler, Pamela- Business Research (TMH) 
  4. Bill Taylor, Gautam Sinha, Taposh Ghoshal- Research Methodology (PHI)
  5. Collis J and Hussey R - Business Research (Palgrave)
  6. Saunders - Research Methods for Business Students (Pearson Education)
  7. Gupta S. P. : Statistical Methods, Sultan Chand
  8. Golden, Biddle, Koren : Composing Qualitative Research, Sage Publication



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LIST OF QUIZZES

List of questions, answers, and quizzes on research, research methods, and research methodology in Library and Information Science Research from the collection Library and Information Science Questions Answers Quizzes. Please visit this collection and locate the questions given below under the heading "Unit IX - Research Methodology" where you will also find their URLs having answers and further explanations.
  • What is research? [(a) A method to obtain the solution of the problem (b) A descriptive method to obtain the solution of the problem (c) A systematic method to obtain the solution of the problem (d) A systematic method to obtain a tentative solution to the problem]
  • Research is an effort? [(a) To discover knowledge (b) To discover and develop knowledge (c) To verify the knowledge (d) To discover, develop, and verify knowledge]