UNIT – IX (LIS)

• 1. Research - Concept, Purpose, Functions, Scope and Ethics; Types of Research – Basic and Applied, Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary.  
• 2. Research Methods: Historical, Descriptive, Experimental and Delphi. 
• 3. Research Design - Selection of Research Problem, Review of Literature; Formulation of Research Problem; Hypothesis – Formulation, Types and Testing; Sampling Techniques.  
• 4. Methods of Data Collection: Questionnaire, Interview, Observation, Library Records, Scales and Checklist. 
• 5. Data Analysis and Interpretation - Presentation of Data; Statistical Methods/ Techniques.  
• 6. Statistical Packages – Spreadsheet, SPSS, Bibexcel, ‘R’ Statistics.  
• 7. Research Report Writing and Citation Tools – Structure, Style, Contents, Guidelines; Style Manuals; Online Citation Tools; Reference Style Management Tools; Anti-plagiarism Tools; Evaluation of Research Report.  
• 8. Metric Studies in LIS - Bibliometrics, Scientometric, Webometrics, Altmetrics;  
• 9. Impact Factors – Journal, Institutional and Authors; h-Index, g-Index, i10 Index.  
• 10. Trends in Library and Information Science Research.