Informing Decision-Making in Libraries: Informetric Research as Input to LIS Education and Practice.

摘要: Findings from informetric research represent an important background resource to add the mix of information useful for resolving difficult and ongoing problems in specific library environments or service settings. This paper provides examples that can be input decision-making field management provision. overview takes four challenges Michael Buckland outlined as a way guiding discussion ways work used inform decision-making. (1) References are made relevant undertaken conducted Australia, by Australian researchers, with data. Informetrics includes both quantitative qualitative methods, which when combination provide rounded set findings has great validity management, policy applications. Quantitative methodologies generally based on bibliometric techniques, such mining analysis data various bibliographic textual databases. Qualitative methods include survey, case study historical approaches. Used combination, each adds richness other perspectives analysis.