Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 AM Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 PM Central, and 2 PM Eastern time.

This is part 1 of the five-part series Research and Publication Basics. See this webpage for more information about the webinars in this series.

Description: This webinar will provide an overview of the research process, focusing on research in technical services areas. Attendees will learn about each part of a typical research project, including finding ideas for research, articulating research questions, choosing an appropriate research methodology, performing data collection, analyzing data, and writing research results for publication. Resources that can help during the research process also will be discussed.

Learning outcomes:

1. To understand the research process and how to start a research project.
2. To understand the parts of a research project and how they work together.
3. To identify various resources that can support research efforts.

Who should attend?

This webinar is recommended for anyone interested in conducting a research study, but has limited or no experience doing so.

Presenter:

Karen Snow is an Associate Professor and the Ph.D. Program Director in the School of Information Studies at Dominican University in River Forest, IL. She teaches in-person and online in the areas of cataloging, classification, and metadata. Her main areas of research interest are cataloging quality, ethics, and education. In 2016, she received the Follett Corporation’s Excellence in Teaching Award.

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Registration Fees: single webinar: ALCTS Member $43 ; Non-member $59 ; Group rate $129

Complete series: ALCTS Member $172 ; Non-member $236 ; Group rate $516

How to register:

20538068907. the individual webinar online registration form or the complete series online registration form.

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For additional information, please go to the following website:

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/022019

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ALCTS webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.

Contact

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org. For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Megan Dougherty, Program Officer, ALCTS Continuing Education at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5038 or mdougherty@ala.org.