… this and other related issues were discussed by myself and a group of enthusiatic participants at a CILIP in Sussex event held at University Centre Hastings on Tuesday 20th April. The workshop was on Doing research in your own organisation; as well as covering the basics of getting started on a research project (writing a proposal, selecting methods, putting it in the context of the literature), we discussed the pros and cons of carrying out a research project where you work, the merits of different methods and the need for more creativity in library research (diplomatic speak on my part for my ‘ban the questionnaire’ campaign!!). It was particularly nice for me to see some former students from our MA Information Studies course, as well as one who started my ten week Research Methods module today.

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