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MLC – 104 Research Methodology

Unit 1
- Foundations of research: Meaning and definition, nature, and objectives of
research, Types of research, Basic conceptsof research. Ethics in research. Areas
of research in Library and Information Science. Role of research in the
development of scholarship.

Unit 2
- Planning of research, The Planning process; Review of literature.
- Selection of a problem for research - Mode of selection, Sources of problems,
Process of identification, Criteria of selection, Formulation of the selected problem.
- Hypothesis – Meaning, Types, Sources, Functions, Hypothesis; Conceptualization;


- Research design - Essentials of good research design & its importance, Ethical
aspects of research; Literature search – print, non-print and electronic sources.
- Research design / writing the research proposal. 
Unit 3
- Research methods: Quantitative and qualitative methods of LIS research -
Scientific Method, Historical method, Descriptive Method, Survey method,
Observation method, Experimental method, Case-Study method. Delphi method
and Interview method.
- Research techniques and tools: Questionnaire - types of questions, structured and
unstructured questions, Cautions regarding questions & questionnaires. Interview
schedule – Types, Merits & limitations; Measurements indices, Pilot studies. Rating
scales and check lists. 
Unit 4
- Sampling & data collection: Sampling techniques, Sample design or choice of
sampling techniques, sample size, Sampling and non-sampling errors. Meaning
and importance of data, Sources of data, Types of data, Use of secondary data
- Statistical analysis of data: Descriptive Statistics – measures of central tendency,
mean, median & mode; Tabulation and Generalization; measures of dispersion –
Range, intermediate ranges, measures ofaggregate dispersion, mean-absolute
deviation, the variance and covariance , and standard deviation & normal
distribution. Chi-square test.
- Graphical presentation of data and report writing: Meaning & importance,
commonly used graphics forms-line graphs or charts. Histograms, Frequency
polygons, Ogive bar charts, pie charts & pictogram. Sociometry, Statistical
Packages – SPSS.
- Research reporting: Organisation of report, Structure, Style, Contents, Guidelines
of Research Reports, Methods of Research Evaluation. Technical Writing and
Presentation –Tools, techniques and standards. Foot notes and references. Study of
citation style manuals- APA, MLA, and Chicago. Citation Machines, Automatic
citation builder, Endnote, Refwork.