After much delay, due to having a baby, my research is finally done in sofaras it’s been submitted; I would never say it is complete. It’s not quite the magnum opus I originally planned but practical concerns always get in the way of perfection. I intend to continue my research, to monitor the ongoing blogging [...]
Posts Tagged ‘research’
Research finally submitted
Posted in Dissertation, tagged blogging, Library2.0, publiclibraries, research on October 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Analysis paralysis?
Posted in Dissertation, tagged dissertation, research on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There comes a point in any research where you simply have to stop reading what other people have written. This is difficult because there are so many multi-branching and diverging avenues your reading can take you down. This was far less of a problem when I was an undergraduate in the 1990s because it was [...]
Public library survey is go!
Posted in Web 2.0, tagged dissertation, publiclibraries, research, survey on August 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well here it is at long last, I’ve piloted and tweaked and hope it tells me what I want to know about public libraries engagement with Library 2.0. I’m not so keen on the “social” networking name of all the sites and applications this entails as there’s so much that it professional in their functionality [...]
Modify and improve the monkey
Posted in Dissertation, tagged dissertation, dominoes, facebook, linkedin, research on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I need to go back and revise my questionnaire. One of my peers on the MA gave me the most constructive feedback anyone has been kind enough to give me, incredibly generous. Obviously my heart sank when I started to read it but when I pulled my morale out of my boots I was [...]
Library 2.0 – powerful communications tool or fad?
Posted in Librarianship, Web 2.0, tagged degree, dissertation, Librarianship, Library2.0, masters, research on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why are public libraries in USA more engaged with Web 2.0 applications than their UK counterparts?
I’m trying to work out if it is genuinely worthwhile getting involved in activities such as blogging if you are a public library. And are public library authorities developing web activity policies commensurate with the explosion of stuff online?
I’m working [...]
