Library and Information Science Research Perspectives and Strategies for Improvement

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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