Dr Kirsty Williamson is the Director of the
research group, Information and Telecommunications Needs Research
(ITNR), a joint initiative of Monash and Charles Sturt Universities
in Australia. Since the early 1990s she has undertaken many
research projects, with her principal area of research being human
information behaviour. Her research has been funded by a range of
different organisations including the principal funding body of
Australian Universities, the Australian Research Council (ARC). As
well as two editions of an earlier research methods book, Research
Methods for Students, Academics and Professionals: Information
Management and Systems, she has many journal articles to her
credit, including five in the highly ranked Library and Information
Science Research.
Associate Professor Graeme Johanson worked as a
librarian for 10 years before becoming an academic. His PhD thesis,
on the history of British books published for the colonies, was
published as A Study of Colonial Editions in Australia: 1843–1972.
As Director of the Centre for Community Networking Research at
Monash University, he has undertaken many research projects about
the evaluation and use of information and communications
technologies. Until recently he was Associate Dean Research
Training, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, and
he has supervised many postgraduate students.
"Having in mind its vast coverage of many research issues,
application areas and the sheer size, I would recommend it as a
very exhaustive and professional reference book on research methods
for young and mature researchers."--Information Research Review
"The book is a comprehensive, broad introduction to the issues of
evaluation and, through the included teaching case studies and
bibliography, is an excellent starting point for more advanced
explorations into research methods for both the professional and
academician alike."--The Journal of Community Informatics Review
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