List of Figures List of Tables 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
