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List of Figures
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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 inState 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
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Joseph Abruzzo
reviewed Library and Information Science Research Perspectives and Strategies for Improvement on April 10, 2014
Library and Information Science Research Perspectives and Strategies for Improvement
I learned a number of interesting things reading Mary Roach's survey of the historical and scientific efforts to prove the existence of a soul.
Her discussion of the scientific inquiries into stories of reincarnated children provides an excellent example of the difficulties of trying to objectively prove something when your main resource is the shaky memories of those who are already convinced of whatever it is you're trying to prove.
Though I was already familiar with the theory that infrasound (sound at a frequency too low for humans to hear) can cause the experience of ghostly phenomenon, I was intrigued to learn that a tiger's roar contains infrasound and some theorize that the fear we feel in the presence of infrasound is left over from days when escaping tigers was a high evolutionary priority.
I also learned more than I ever wanted to know about the various ways spiritualist mediums faked the extrusion of ectoplasm.
Despite the interesting nature of the topic, however, I didn't love this book as much as I hoped. There were moments in which the narrative got bogged down as the author detailed a few too many historical efforts to prove the existence of the soul.
In addition, I struggled with the tone of the book. Roach admits to being a skeptic, but she said her goal was to explore this topic with an open mind. In this I don't think she really succeeded. Though she does acknowledge some inexplicable events, she spends more time poking cheap fun at many of her subjects. In some circumstances, I can imagine the temptation was hard to resist, but this semi-snarky tone felt a little too easy. A few moments of genuine humor combined with her generally readable style, however, made me want to seek out her first book, which I've heard is much better.
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