September 22, 2009 (New York, NY) – Library researchers today must acquaint themselves with an overwhelming number of new electronic developments and tools. Library and Information Science Research in the 21st Century: A Guide for Practicing Librarians and Students, to be released by Neal-Schuman Publishers in North America on November 1, 2009, presents a clear, easy-to-follow roadmap for conducting successful research projects in an increasingly digital information environment.

Author Ibironke O. Lawal places a strong emphasis on digital tools and resources in this detailed guide to the research process. The book is divided into nine chapters, and begins with an overview of education and research in the LIS profession and an outline of the research process as a whole. Each of the next five chapters focuses on a specific step in the research process, including design, data collection, data analysis, collaboration, and preparing and publishing reports. Lawal pays particular attention to the crucial electronic resources that can be incorporated into each step, and covers online focus groups, internet surveys, statistical software, document collaboration, web publishing tools, and more. Lawal concludes with insight into potential new developments in library research.

The clear text and start-to-finish guidance in Library and Information Science Research in the 21st Century: A Guide for Practicing Librarians and Students make it an invaluable addition to the collection of any LIS professional or student participating in today’s rapidly changing research world.

Library and Information Science Research in the 21st Century: A Guide for Practicing Librarians and Students
ISBN 978-1-84334-372-1.
Chandos Publishing 2009.
6 x 9. 200 pp. $95.00.

About the Author
Ibironke Lawal is currently Associate Professor and Librarian for Engineering & Science at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. Her article Scholarly Communication: The use and non-use of E-print archives for the dissemination of scientific information, published in Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, Fall, 2002 won the ASEE-ELD Best Paper Award 2003.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers and Chandos Publishing
Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, UK. Neal-Schuman is a leading publisher of professional and academic titles in all areas of library and information studies. Since June 2009, Neal-Schuman has also been the exclusive North American distributor for titles from the United Kingdom’s Chandos Publishing, a division of Woodhead Publishing Limited. Chandos books are a leading, highly practical source of authoritative information for professionals and researchers worldwide.

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