L701: Introduction to Doctoral Research in Library and Information Science

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Room: TBA	Instructor: Howard Rosenbaum	Office: 023	Hours: 12:30-2:00 PM M, W
Fall 2003
Time: TBA	Email hrosenba@indiana.edu	SLIS@IU	Phone: 812 855 3250

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Select any date to see readings, assignments, and due dates	Week of September 5	Week of September 12	Week of September 19	Week of September 26
	Week of October 3	Week of October 10	Week of October 17	Week of October 24
	Week of October 31	Week of November 7	Week of November 14	Week of November 21
	Week of November 28	Week of December 5	Week of December 12

NOTE: The URLs for the readings were last checked on August 27, 2003

Week of September 5

Introduction: Doctoral Research in Library and Information Science

Assignments: Discuss assignments

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Week of September 12

A history of information science

Readings:

Bates, M. (1999). The invisible substrate of information science. JASIST 50(12) 1043-1050.: http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/bates/substrate.html
Boyd, Rayward W. (1996). The History and Historiography of Information Science. Information Processing and & Management 32 (1), 3-17.
Capurro, R. (1991). Foundations of information science review and perspectives: http://www.capurro.de/tampere91.htm
Farkas-Conn, I. S. (1990). New winds blowing. Ch. 7, From Documentation to Information Science: The Beginnings and Early Development of the American Documentation Institute American Society for Information Science (pp.123-149). Westport, CN: Greenwood Press
Meadows, A. J. (1987). Introduction. In A. J. Meadows (ed.), The Origins of Information Science (pp. 1-10). London: Taylor Graham.
Saracevic, T. (1999). Information Science. JASIST 50(12), 1051-1063.: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~tefko/JASIS1999.pdf
Assignments:: Research statement #1 due; Sign up for topics for leading the class

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Week of September 19

Research: Theories and methods of information science

Readings:

Barkhi, R. and Sheetz, S. (2001). The state of theoretical diversity in information systems. Communications of AIS, 7(6).: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/barkhi_theo-diversity.pdf
Hjorlund, B. (1998). Theory and metatheory in Information Science: a new interpretation. Journal of Documentation 54.5
Sawyer, S. and Rosenbaum, H. (2000). Social informatics in the information sciences: Current activities and emerging directions. Informing Science 3(2).: http://inform.nu/Articles/Vol3/indexv3n2.htm
Truex, D.P. (2001). Three issues concerning relevance in is research: Epistemolgy, audience and method. Communications of AIS, 6(24).: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/truex_res-relevance.pdf
Assignments:: Send citation and abstract of article for review #1 to instructor

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Week of September 26

Philosophical underpinnings of methodology

Readings:

King, G., Keohane, R.O., and Verba, S. (1994). The Science in Social Science. Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Ch. 1
Merton, R.K. (1948). The bearing of empirical research upon the development of social theory. American Sociological Review. 13(5). 505-515.
Rosenberg, A. (1988). Why a philosophy of social science?. Philosophy of Social Science. Boulder. CO: Westview Press Ch 1.
Assignments:: Receive confirmation of article for review #1 from instructor

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Week of October 3

Key concepts in information science: Relevance

Readings

Schamber, L., Eisenberg, M.B., and Nilan, M. (1990). A re-examination of relevance: toward a dynamic, situational definition. Information Processing & Management. 26(6), 755-76.
Saracevic, T. (1975). Relevance: A review of and framework for thinking on the notion in information science JASIS Nov.-Dec., 1975, pp. 321-343.
Griesdorf, H. (2000). Relevance: An Interdisciplinary and Information Science Perspective. Informing Science 3(2).: http://inform.nu/Articles/Vol3/indexv3n2.htm

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Week of October 10

Key concepts in information science: Information seeking and use

Readings

Dervin, B. and Nilan, M. 1986. Information needs and uses. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, volume 21, pp. 3-33.
Kari, K. (1998). Making sense of sense-making: From metatheory to substantive theory in the context of paranormal information seeking: http://www.rajatiede.org/paradocs/tutkimuksia/kari1998a.pdf
Solomon, P. (2002) Discovering information in context. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 36, 229-264.
Taylor, Robert S. (1991). Information Use Environments. Progress in Communication Sciences, pp. 217-255.
Vakkari, P. and Kuokkanen, M. (1997). Theory growth in Information Science: applications of the theory of science to a theory of information seeking. Journal of Documentation 53(5), 497-519.

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Week of October 17

Key concepts in information science: Information retrieval

Readings

Harter, S.P. and Hert, C.A. (1997). Evaluation of Information Retrieval Systems: Approaches, Issues and Methods ARIST 32(1997):3-94.
Swanson, D.R. (1988). Historical Note: Information Retrieval and the Future of an Illusion. JASIS 39(1988):92-98.
Tague-Sutcliffe, Jean. (1992). The Pragmatics of Information Retrieval Experimentation Revisited. Information Processing & Management, 28, 467-490.
Saracevic, T., Kantor, P., Chamis, A.Y., and Trivison, D. (1988). A Study of Information Seeking and Retrieving. 1. Background and Methodology JASIS 39, 161-176.
Assignments: Article review #1 due; Discuss reviews in class

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Week of October 24

No class - ASIS Conference, Long Beach CA.

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Week of October 31

Theory

Readings:

Sutton, R. I. and Staw, B. M. (1995). What theory is Not. Administrative Science Quarterly, 40, 371-384.
Weick, K. E. (1995). What theory is Not, Theorizing is. Administrative Science Quarterly, 40, 385-390.
DiMaggio, P. J. (1995). Comments on "What theory is Not". Administrative Science Quarterly, 40, 391-397.
Pettigrew, K & McKechnie, L. (2001) The use of theory in information science research. JASIST 52(1), 2001, 62-73.
Assignments:: Send citation and abstract of article for review #2 to instructor

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Week of November 7

Quantitative research: Basic assumptions, methods

Readings:

Dennis, A.R., and Valacich, J. (2001). Conducting research in information systems. Communications of AIS, 7(5).: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/dennis_pub-research.pdf
Mason, K. (nd). Quantitative Research.: http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/c/m/cmr226/knowledge%20base/Quant_%20Research.htm
Martin, J. (2000). Hidden gendered assumptions in mainstream organizational theory and research. Journal of Management Inquiry, 9(2).: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/martin_gender-orgs.pdf
Yu, C.H. (2003) Misconceived relationships between logical positivism and quantitative research. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the 2001 American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA Revised March 27, 2003.: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/yu_quant-pos.pdf
Assignments:: Receive confirmation of article for review #1 from instructor

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Week of November 14

Qualitative research: assumptions

Readings:

Joniak, L. (nd) The qualitative paradigm: An overview of some basic concepts, assumptions, and theories of qualitative research: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/joniak_qual_par.pdf
Roulston, K. (2001). Data analysis and 'theorizing as ideology'. Qualitative Research. 1(3), 279-302.: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/roulston_analysis-theory.pdf
Stolte, J.F., Fine, G.F. and Cook, K.S. (2000). Sociological miniaturism: Seeing the big through the small in social psychology: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/stolte_soc-miniature.pdf
Schwandt, T.A. (1999). On Understanding Understanding Qualitative Inquiry, 5(4) 451-464: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/schwandt_und-in-qual.pdf
Suchman, L., Trigg, R and Blomberg, J. (2002). Working artefacts: ethnomethods of the prototype. British Journal of Sociology. 53(2), 163Ð179: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/suchman_it-config.pdf

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Week of November 21

Qualitative research: methods

Readings:

Baskerville, R.L. (1999). Investigating information systems with action research. Communications of AIS, 2(19).: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/baskerville_action-res.pdf
Harper, R.H.R. (2000). The Organisation in Ethnography: A Discussion of Ethnographic Fieldwork Programs in CSCW: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/harper_org-ethno.pdf
Kincheloe, J.L. (2001). Describing the Bricolage:Conceptualizing a New Rigor in Qualitative Research. Qualitative Inquiry, 7(6), 679-692.: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/kincheloe_bricolage-qualres.pdf
Nandhakumar, J. and Jones, M. (2002). Development gain? Participant observation in interpretive management information systems research Qualitative Research 3(2) 323-342.: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/nandhakumar_po-mis.pdf
Weare, C. and Lin, W.Y. (2000). Content Analysis of the World Wide Web: Opportunities and Challenges Social Science Computer Review, 18(3) 272-292.: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/weare_cont-anal-web.pdf
Assignments:: Review #2 due; Discuss reviews in class

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Week of November 28

Research ethics

Readings:

Davis, M.S. and Riske, M.L. (2001). Preventing Scientific Misconduct: Insights from "Convicted Offenders". Proceedings: Investigating Research Integrity (2001).: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/davis_sci-ethics.pdf
Frohman, B. (1992). The ethics of information science theory. Invited paper presented at: Information Democracy: Creating an Agenda for Action, Session 3: Power and Control Issues in the U.S., 55th ASIS Annual Meeting.: http://www.fims.uwo.ca/people/faculty/frohmann/Ethics.htm
Herrera, C.D. (2001). Research Ethics and the Interpretive Stance in Fieldwork. Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 31(2) 239-246.: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/herrera-ethics-fieldwork.pdf
Jacobson, D. (1999). Doing Research in Cyberspace. Field Methods, 11(2) 127-145.: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/jacobson_res-ethics.pdf
Siponen, M.T. and Vartianen. (2002). Teaching end-user ethics: Issues and a solution based on universalizability. Communications of AIS, 8.: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/siponen_ethics.pdf

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Week of December 5

Scholarly communication and networking: establishing a career

Readings:

Agre, P. (2001). How to Be a Leader in Your Field: A Guide for Students in Professional Schools: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/l701/pdf/agre_leadership.pdf
Bem, D. (2002). Writing the Empirical Journal Article. In Darley, J. M., Zanna, M. P., and Roediger III, H. L. (Eds.). The Compleat Academic: A Career Guide. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.: http://comp9.psych.cornell.edu/dbem/writing_article.html
Kling, R. and McKim, G. (1999). Scholarly communication and the continuum of electronic publishing. Journal of the American Society for Information Science 50(9): 890-906.

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Week of December 12

Conclusions

Assignments: Final presentations in class; Research statement #2 due

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Find me at hrosenba@indiana.edu	http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/www/L701/syll/outline.html

Topic Outline, Reading Schedule and Assignment Due Dates Select any date and see:

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