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Conference International Conference on QQML (2009 : Chania, Greece)

Title Qualitative and quantitative methods in libraries : theory and applications : proceedings of the International Conference on QQML2009, Chania, Crete, Greece, 26-29 May 2009 / editors, Anthi Katsirikou, Christos H. Skiadas.

Publication Info. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 503 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Note Conference organized under the umbrella of ASMDA International Society.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Ch. 1. Methods. Teaching information science students for the use of different methodologies / Fernanda Martins. A glance at the characteristics of mixed methods and importance of its applications in LIS researches / Hossein Pashaeizad. Bibliometric analyses on repository contents for the evaluation of research at Wageningen UR / Marco G.P. van Veller [and others] -- ch. 2. Management and marketing. The next managerial leadership : continuation of a research agenda / Peter Hernon. Leadership and service provision in public libraries / Niels Ole Pors. Libraries and potential users : methodological approach, the case of Greek libraries / Anthi Katsirikou and George Matalliotakis. The quality of information as basis of the library management quality / N. Molodtsova and I. Shebalkina -- ch. 3. The change of libraries. Change management in the university library / Maria Popescu, Emilian Corneanu and Elena Helerea. A small library with big goals -- the library for German language and literature, University of Tartu / Kaie Oks. Sharing knowledge on workplace : what factors motivate librarians to share their knowledge? / Garoufallou Emmanouel [and others]. A new perspective on e-resource management / Sanda Bercovici -- ch. 4. Digital resources and new library models. Digitizing library resources for new modes of information use in Uganda / Helen M. Byamugisha. Paper history and expertise provided by the eContentPlus project Bernstein / Emanuel Wenger. The Cactus project / Vincent Mom. The impact of open access on library journal subscriptions / Ageliki Oikonomou. Libraries in the semantic web era / Marek Kopel and Aleksander Zgrzywa -- ch. 5. Focus to users and user groups. Users requirements for personalised virtual digital libraries / Roberto Caldelli [and others]. Qualitative approach and grounded theory for assessing user evaluation of library services : city library network of Perugia -- a case study / Chiara Faggiolani. Tartu University Library as a medium between different patrons / Krista Lepik. Information behaviour of university students / Eva Ortoll-Espinet, Aurora González-Teruel and Esther Gilabert-Ros. Public libraries in the information ecology system of the local community (focus group interviews with the information ecology mapping -- approbation of the method and the first results) / Daina Pakalna.
Summary This volume is a valuable resource of research papers and applications presented at the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference QQML2009, on the methodological tools used in library and information science. It provides the reader with a better understanding and holistic view on the subject and contains a plethora of invaluable methodologies and applications to a variety of information and library science. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries will be suitable to students as a textbook, as well as to scientists and professionals.
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Subject Library science -- Congresses.
Library science -- Congresses.
Libraries -- Evaluation.
Libraries -- Evaluation.
Information services -- Evaluation.
Information services -- Evaluation.
Information services.
Qualitative research -- Congresses.
Qualitative research.
Quantitative research -- Congresses.
Quantitative research.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Katsirikou, Anthi.
Skiadas, Christos H.
ASMDA International Society.
Added Title QQML2009
Other Form: Print version: International Conference on QQML (2009 : Chania, Greece). Qualitative and quantitative methods in libraries. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010 9789814299695 (OCoLC)609940727
ISBN 9789814299701 (electronic book)
9814299707 (electronic book)
9789814299695
9814299693