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Foreword
Preface
OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
The Elusive Nature of Researching LIS
Guides to Conducting Research in Library and Information Science
Impact of "National Research Agendas" on LIS Research. The Role of the U.S.
Department of Education in Library and Information Science Research
International Aspects of LIS Research
The Role of Research in the Development of a Profession or a Discipline
Assessing the Quantity, Quality, and Impact of LIS Research
The Cross-Disciplinary Imperative of LIS Research
Whither LIS Research: Ideology, Funding, and Educational Standards
Library/Information Science Education: The Research Ethos
The Role of LIS Education
PRACTICAL CONTEXT OF RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
The Role of the Library Administrator in Improving LIS Research
The Role of Practicing LIS Professionals
The Role of Professional Associations
The Role of Editors and Editorial Boards in Journal Publishing
The Secret Science: The Role of Consulting and LIS Research
The Role of Private Funding Agencies
The Role of Networks and Consortia in Library Research
The Role of the Information Industry
ISSUES AND CONCERNS RELATED TO RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Communicating Applied Library/Information Science Research to Decision
Makers: Some Methodological Considerations
Opportunities and Challenges for LIS Research in Academic Libraries:
Elements of Strategy
Research Needs in Public Librarianship
Research Needs and Issues in School Librarianship
Research Needs and Issues in Special Librarianship
Research Needs and Issues in State Librarianship
Paradigmatic Shift in Library and Information Science
Becoming Critical: For a Theory of Purpose and Necessity in American
Librarianship
Research, Theory, and the Practice of LIS
Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index
