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LIS403 TEXTBOOKS AND RESOURCES

Course materials range from required textbooks, useful books, to Web resources on evaluation research methods. We will be using a number of online articles (as listed on the schedule page). Lecture notes are posted through Simmons Moodle site prior to the corresponding class session.

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REQUIRED READINGS

Textbooks:
- Connaway, L. S., & Radford, M. L. (2017). Research Methods in Library and Information Science. (6th Ed.). Santa Barbara, CA: Library Unlimited. ISBN: 978-1-4408-3478-3.
- Matthews, J. R. (2007). The evaluation and measurement of library services. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN: 978-1-59158-532-9.

Chapters Used in the Reading List:
- Bishop, A. P., Van House, N. A., & Buttenfield, B. P. (2003). Digital library use: Social practice in design and evaluation. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. ISBN: 0-262-02544-2
- Creswell, J. W. (2007). Qualitative inquiry & research design: Choosing among five approaches (2nd Ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-1-4129-16-7-3
- Green, S. B.,& Salkind, N. J. (2003). Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and understanding of data (3rd ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Hernon, P., & McClure, C. R. (1990). Evaluation and Library Decision Making. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing. ISBN: 0-89391-686-2
- Leedy, P. D., & Ormrod, J. E. (2005). Practical research: Planning and design (8th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Pretence Hall. ISBN: 0-13-110895-6
- Rubin, J., & Chisnell, D. (2008). Handbook of usability testing: How to plan, design, and conduct effective tests (2nd Ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing. Available through Simmons Library’s Books 24×7 Subscription: http://0-www.books24x7.com.library.simmons.edu/marc.asp?bookid=25203
- Wildemuth, B. M. (2009). Applications of social research methods to questions in information and library science. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN: 978-1-59158-503-9
- Wholey, J. S., Hartry, H. P., & Newcomer, K. E. (Eds). (1994). Handbook of practical program evaluation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. ISBN: 1-55542-657-3

WEB RESOURCES:

Comprehensive Web Collections on Research Methods, Evaluation Research and Usability:
- Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research, by Dr. Gene Shackman. Web site supported by The International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication.
- Usability.gov, the primary government source for information on usability and user-centered design. Site developed to specifically assist Web managers, designers, usability specialists, and others create Web sites that are easy-to-use, and useful.
- Usable Web, by Keith Instone. It is a stale collection of links about usability issues.
- Library Terms that Users Understand, by John Kupersmith, Reference Librarian at University of California, Berkeley.
- Human Computer Interaction Bibliography by Gary Perlman, a consulting research scientist for OCLC and Director of HCI Bibliography.
- The Usability Methods Toolbox by James Hom, site created while he was a graduate student at San Jose State University.
- Writing Guide, Colorado state University.

Glossaries:

A. Concepts in LIS Research:
- Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, 3rd Edition, via Simmons E-Resources.
- The Epistemological Lifeboat, edited by Birger Hjorland & Jeppe Nicolaisen.
- Library Lingo , by Washington State University Libraries.
- LIS wiki Abbreviations
- Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science, by Joan M. Reitz
B. Evaluation Research
- Glossary of Evaluation Terms, prepared jointly by Office of the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance of the State Department and USAID .
- Selected Evaluation Terms, by Priscilla Little, Harvard Family Research Project.
- Glossary of Project Evaluation, by National Science Foundation.
C. Usability
- User Experience Glossary,by Usability Body of Knowledge
- Usability Glossary, by Usability First of Foraker Design.
- User Research Glossary Terms, by Usability.gov

Associations:

Selected Online Handbooks, Manuals, and Toolkits on Evaluation
- CDC Evaluation Documents, Workbooks and Tools
- NSF Handbook for Project Evaluation
- Richard A. Krueger Guides on Evaluation
- Evaluation Cookbook by Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative
- Program Evaluation Site by Penn State University Extension Program

Survey Instrumentation and Quantitative Tools
- Collecting and Analyzing Evaluation Data By National Network of Libraries of Medicine
- Survey Product List, compiled by American Evaluation Association
- Online Sample Size Calculation Program, by David A. Schoenfeld, Harvard University
- Statistics Selector Program, by Bill Trochim, Cornell University.
- Research Randomizer: Instant Random Sampling and Random Assignment, by Geoffrey C. Urbaniak and Scott Plous, Wesleyan University.
- Random Integer Generator, from random.org.

Qualitative Research Methods
- QualPage, by Judy Prieissle and many other contributors at University of Georgia.
- The Qualitative Reporter, by Dr. Ronald J. Chenail at Nova Southeastern University.

Writing Research Articles
- Writing The Empirical Journal Article, by Daryl J. Bem. Cornell University.
- APA citation general format, by Purdue OWL
- Tutorials of APA citation style, by University of North Carolina Libraries.

LECTURE NOTES AND THE MOODLE COURSE SITE

For each class session, the lecture notes (produced in PowerPoint format) are made available for your review. All the lecture notes are stored in the Simmons Moodle site and in folders identified by the session headings and content titles.