RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

FULLY SOLVED BOOK LASY 5 YEARS PAPERS SOLVED PLUS GUESS

UNIT I
Research – Definition – Importance & meaning of research – Characteristics of
research –Types of research – Scientific method – Nature of research in library &
information science – Relevance of research methods to LIS.
UNIT II
Research Problem: Sources of research problem – Locating the problem –
Formulation of the research problem – Criteria in selecting a problem – Defining and
delimiting problems – Literature search – Importance of surveying related literature –
Library sources, research reviews, catalogue, indices, abstracts, bibliographies,
microforms, computerized information retrieval systems.
UNIT III
Hypothesis – Meaning, importance, types, sources, characteristics – Different forms of
hypothesis – Difficulties in formulation – Testing the hypothesis.
UNIT IV
Research methods – Definitions – Sources – Advantages – Limitations – Steps
involved etc for historical method, case study method, survey method, experimental
method and other methods(Field investigation Research, Evaluation research, Action
research, Ex post Facto research etc)
UNIT V
Research Design – Characteristics of a good research design, components, types:
Descriptive, Diagnostic, Exploratory and Experimental.
UNIT VI
Data collection, primary and secondary data, methods of data collection, schedule,
interview, questionnaire, observation-questionnaire construction & design, types of
questionnaire – secondary data sources and precautions in the use of secondary data –
Data analysis, interpretation and presentation – Research reporting