Knowledge into Action: Research Methods for Library, Archives, and Museum Professionals
This new edition of a trailblazing textbook is written for students and professionals who need real-world approaches to applying research methodologies to solve practical problems within their institutions.

With extensive new and updated content, the second edition of Knowledge into Action retains Danny P. Wallace and Connie Van Fleet's focus on practical applications of research methods by library and information science professionals in workplace settings. Expanded to include the role of research methodologies in outcomes-based assessments, and to include the needs of museum professionals, this book is an invaluable resource for today's LAMs workplaces including libraries, archives, and museums.

New author Susan K. Burke highlights the diversity of people who engage with LAMs institutions and emphasizes the importance of including diverse voices in research activities. This text introduces readers-both students and working professionals-to core principles of research, the structure and steps of a research project, the most common methodologies used in LAMs, and the use of study outcomes for continuous improvement of services and processes. In addition to learning how to design and implement studies of their own, readers will also learn to be educated consumers of research literature.

A “DIY” guide to research, this hands-on text gives readers step-by-step guidance to create and implement their own research studies.

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Knowledge into Action: Research Methods for Library, Archives, and Museum Professionals
This new edition of a trailblazing textbook is written for students and professionals who need real-world approaches to applying research methodologies to solve practical problems within their institutions.

With extensive new and updated content, the second edition of Knowledge into Action retains Danny P. Wallace and Connie Van Fleet's focus on practical applications of research methods by library and information science professionals in workplace settings. Expanded to include the role of research methodologies in outcomes-based assessments, and to include the needs of museum professionals, this book is an invaluable resource for today's LAMs workplaces including libraries, archives, and museums.

New author Susan K. Burke highlights the diversity of people who engage with LAMs institutions and emphasizes the importance of including diverse voices in research activities. This text introduces readers-both students and working professionals-to core principles of research, the structure and steps of a research project, the most common methodologies used in LAMs, and the use of study outcomes for continuous improvement of services and processes. In addition to learning how to design and implement studies of their own, readers will also learn to be educated consumers of research literature.

A “DIY” guide to research, this hands-on text gives readers step-by-step guidance to create and implement their own research studies.

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Knowledge into Action: Research Methods for Library, Archives, and Museum Professionals

Knowledge into Action: Research Methods for Library, Archives, and Museum Professionals

by Susan K. Burke
Knowledge into Action: Research Methods for Library, Archives, and Museum Professionals

Knowledge into Action: Research Methods for Library, Archives, and Museum Professionals

by Susan K. Burke

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This new edition of a trailblazing textbook is written for students and professionals who need real-world approaches to applying research methodologies to solve practical problems within their institutions.

With extensive new and updated content, the second edition of Knowledge into Action retains Danny P. Wallace and Connie Van Fleet's focus on practical applications of research methods by library and information science professionals in workplace settings. Expanded to include the role of research methodologies in outcomes-based assessments, and to include the needs of museum professionals, this book is an invaluable resource for today's LAMs workplaces including libraries, archives, and museums.

New author Susan K. Burke highlights the diversity of people who engage with LAMs institutions and emphasizes the importance of including diverse voices in research activities. This text introduces readers-both students and working professionals-to core principles of research, the structure and steps of a research project, the most common methodologies used in LAMs, and the use of study outcomes for continuous improvement of services and processes. In addition to learning how to design and implement studies of their own, readers will also learn to be educated consumers of research literature.

A “DIY” guide to research, this hands-on text gives readers step-by-step guidance to create and implement their own research studies.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798216183174
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 08/21/2025
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 416
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Susan K. Burke is an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, USA, School of Library and Information Studies and Program Director for the OU Master of Arts in Museum Studies program.

Table of Contents

Part One: Introduction and Structure
1. Introduction to Research and Evaluation in LIS
2. Research Ethics, Human Subjects Review, Inclusivity
3. Structure and Processes of a Study
5. The Plan/Proposal, Literature Review, Funding

Part Two: Data Collection Design
6. Populations, Sampling, Using Available Data
7. Surveys
8. Focus Groups and Interviews
9. Observation, Unobtrusive Measures
10. Experimental Design
11. Historical and Archival Research
12. Scientometrics

Part Three: Data Analysis and Use
13. Quantitative Data Analysis and Statistics
14. Qualitative Data Analysis
15. Outcomes-based Assessment
16. Wrap-up: Research, Evaluation, and Change
Index

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