A survey of the use of ethnographic methods in the study of libraries and library users

A survey and analysis of the use of ethnographic methods in studies of libraries and library users identified a total of 81 studies. Five main types of ethnographic research methods were identified: observation, interviews, fieldwork, focus groups, and cultural probes. The survey shows a recent incr...

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Published in:Library & information science research 2012-04, Vol.34 (2), p.82-91
Main Authors: Khoo, Michael, Rozaklis, Lily, Hall, Catherine
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Ethnography
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information processing and retrieval
Information retrieval. Man machine relationship
Information science. Documentation
Library and information science
Library and information science. General aspects
Research methods
Sciences and techniques of general use
Use and user studies. Information needs
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Information retrieval. Man machine relationship
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