图书馆情报学界的研究方法:实践与发展

Research Methods in Library and Information Science:Practices and Development

本研究对2001年至2010年间发表于国际图书馆情报学三大主要期刊的共1162篇学术论文进行了定量和定性分析,结果表明,图书馆情报学界的学者所使用的研究方法在数量和种类上都超越以往。其中,内容分析法、实验法和理论研讨法取代了过去占主导地位的问卷调查法和历史研究法,成为本领域研究方法的首要选择。就研究方法而言,图书馆情报学科研论文呈现出两种趋势,一是同一项研究所采用的研究方法的多元化,二是对定性研究途径更加注重。但限于本研究所收集的数据量和时间跨度,上述两种趋势尚不足以成为定论。为了方便图书馆情报学学者在今后的研究中更好地了解和选择合适的研究方法,本文从适用性角度对研究方法进行了类分和讨论。回顾过去,图书馆情报学界已在研究方法的选择和使用方面取得了进步;展望未来,若在研究实践和方法培训方面作出恰当的努力,我们的研究将更上一层楼。表10。参考文献24。

A total of 1162 research articles, published from 2001 to 2010 in three major journals of library and information science （LIS） , are analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. This study shows that LIS scholars u- tilize a greater number and wider variety of research methods than before. Replacing the dominant positions questionnaire survey and historical method used to hold in the past, content analysis, experiment, and theoreti- cal approach have become the top choices of research methods in the field. The two trends of research methods, namely, increasing use of multiple methods in one study and more attention to the qualitative approach, are e- merging in LIS publications but inconclusively due to the limited data the current research collects over a short time span. A taxonomy of research methods by their applicability is also proposed in order to facilitate better understanding and proper selection of research methods in LIS scholarly endeavors. Progress in research method selection and application has been made in library and information science. More will ensue with right efforts in both research practice as well as training.