Introduction

This book is designed to provide a general introduction to the concerns and skills of both the producer and the consumer of research in the field of library and information science.

The main emphasis in the book is on quantitative research techniques, however there is an elaborated chapter which examines the qualitative approaches. It provides detailed coverage of statistical methods and exploratory techniques which will be helpful for students who have had no prior experience with research or statistics.

It is hoped that educators, researchers, students of library and information science, besides working librarians and information service professionals will find this work highly useful.