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        Lynn Silipigni Connaway joins Ronald R. Powell to revise and reorganize&nbsp;research methods monograph&nbsp;just released by Libraries Unlimited
        Basic Research Methods for Librarians, 4th edition, is addressed to the practicing librarian and other information professionals who need to conduct research and publish.
        lynn_connaway@oclc.org

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        December 6, 2004
        It provides guidance for any librarian who must be able to read and evaluate research reports critically and assist others with their research.&nbsp; It will also benefit the graduate library and information science student.
        <P>The authors take the perspective that library-related research should be as sound as any scientific research, and basic concepts are presented accordingly. Its primary purpose is to help teach the skills necessary for a librarian to conduct rigorous, basic research.</P>
    <P>Additions to the text include:</P>
    <UL>
    <LI>expanded sections on ethics in research and focus-group interviews
    <LI>a section on sampling in-library use
    <LI>an appendix addressing how to get published
    <LI>more consideration of research about electronic technology
    <LI>a greater focus on utilizing electronic technology to conduct research
    <LI>updated references to other sources
    <LI>additional works cited where appropriate. </LI></UL>
    <P>It is not a simple matter to conduct rigorous research, but it can be interesting, enlightening, and rewarding.&nbsp; This book should help and encourage librarians and others to become more active and productive researchers.</P>
    <P><EM>Basic Research Methods for Librarians</EM>, 4th edition, by Ronald R. Powell and Lynn Silipigni Connaway is available from Libraries Unlimited in both hardcover and paperback editions.</P>
    <P>Ronald R. Powell is Professor in the Library and Information Science Program at Wayne State University.</P>
    <P>Lynn Silipigni Connaway is a Consulting Research Scientist at the OCLC Office of Research.</P>
        <P>To access the publisher's page for <EM>Basic Research Methods for Librarians</EM>, 4th edition, go to:<BR>
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    <LI><A href="http://lu.com/showbook.cfm" target=_blank>The Libraries Unlimited Web site</A> </LI></UL>and search on the ISBN for either the hardcover or paperback version:
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    <LI>hardcover: 1591581036</A>
    <LI>paperback: 1591581125</A> </LI></UL>
    <P>More information about Lynn Silipigni Connaway<BR><A href="http://www.oclc.org/research/staff/connaway.htm">http://www.oclc.org/research/staff/connaway.htm</A><BR></P>

        Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D.
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        Consulting Research Scientist
        OCLC Research
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