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There are two required texts for
this class and three recommended texts. They can be purchased at
the Co-op. As many of the readings as possible will be on Reserve
at PCL; these readings, naturally, can be supplemented as a student’s
interests dictate by material in print and online. The REQUIRED texts are: Creswell, John W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Katzer, Jeffrey, Cook, Kenneth H., & Crouch, Wayne W. (1998). Evaluating information: A guide for users of social science research (4th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. The RECOMMENDED texts are: Babbie, Earl. (2004). The practice of social research (10th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Spatz, Chris. (2005). Basic statistics: Tales of distributions (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. Trochim, William K. (2001). The research methods knowledge base (2nd ed.). Cincinnati, OH: Atomic Dog. See http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/ If you buy any of these books, be certain to buy only the 2nd edition of Creswell (2003); the 4th edition of Katzer, Cook, and Crouch (1998); the 8th edition of Spatz (2005); and the 10th edition of Babbie (2004). Copies of as many of these materials as possible are on two-hour Reserve at PCL. Students should be aware of their classmates' needs to see the Reserve material. Other instructors at the School of Information, others elsewhere at UT, and I have also used: Bartz, Albert E. (1988). Basic statistical concepts (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan. Appendix 2, "Basic Mathematics Refresher," pp. 395-427, is especially useful for those who would like some review of various mathematical concepts and techniques. Other parts of the book are valuable as well. Busha, Charles H., & Harter, Stephen P. (1980). Research methods in librarianship: Techniques and interpretation. New York: Academic Press. It, too, is a useful book in parts. Vaughn, Liwen. (2001). Statistical methods for the information professional. Medford, NJ: Information Today. None of these three books needs to be bought, and they will be on Reserve at PCL. |