課程資訊
課程名稱
質性研究專題研討
Seminar in LIS Qualitative Research 
開課學期
102-2 
授課對象
文學院  圖書資訊學研究所  
授課教師
林珊如 
課號
LIS8026 
課程識別碼
126 D1040 
班次
 
學分
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期五2,3,4(9:10~12:10) 
上課地點
圖資研討二 
備註
高階研究方法類課程。
限博士班
總人數上限:8人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1022LIS8026_QR 
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課程概述

The content of the course consists of four modules:
(1) Overview and Issues
(2) Qualitative research theories & perspectives
(3) Data collection and analysis methods
(4) Empirical studies
Assignments include a survey of qualitative research addressing LIS issues, a critical review of dissertation research or research project, an empirical study of a selected topic in LIS, and finally, and a term project that students carry out through the semester.
 

課程目標
The goals of this course are as follows:

1. Understand the philosophical underpinning for qualitative research which involves sociology, psychology, and linguistic traditions.

2. Master various theoretical foundations and applications of qualitative research in LIS and different approaches in examining issues and inquiries from the perspective of , and more.

3. Understand various empirical data collection and analysis methods, and master at least one type of qualitative research method that would be relevant to the students’ own research interest

4. Capable of conducting qualitative research and thereby build a foundation for dissertation level research design, data collection and analysis
 
課程要求
The class contains four written assignments, one mid-term report, and one semester‐long research study project as the term project.

1. Assignments (40%)
(1) Assignment 1: Topical Analysis of Qualitative Research in LIS (5%)
(2) Assignment 2: Review of a Qualitative Research Study (10%)
(3) Assignment 3: Field study – Participative Observation and Field Notes (15%)
(4)Assignment 4: Field study – Long interview (10%)

2. Research Project: (60%)
(5) Mid-point Progress Report (Oral): (10%)
(6) Final Presentation (Oral): (10%)
(7) Written Research Report: (40%)。
 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
 
指定閱讀
1. 胡幼慧主編。質性研究:理論、方法及本土女性研究實例篇。台北市:巨流。最新版…<<教科書 >>

2. Patton, Michael Quinn. (1990). Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods。質的評鑑與研究,吳芝儀、李奉儒譯(民85年)。台北:遠流。

3. 陳向明(民91)。社會科學質的研究。五南。

4. Strauss, Anselm & Corbin, Juliet 合著,徐宗國譯。質性研究概論(民86年)。台北:巨流。(譯自 Basics of qualitative research : grounded theory procedures and techniques)

5. Mellon, C.A. (1990) Naturalistic Inquiry for Library Science : Methods and Applications for Research, Evaluation, and Teaching. New York : Greenwood Press.

6. Glazier & Powell. (1992). Qualitative Research & Information Management.

7. Crabtree, B.F., & Miller, W.L. (Eds.) (1992). Doing Qualitative Research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage publication. 最新質性方法與研究,第二版,黃惠雯等譯 (民92),韋伯。

8. Wolcott, H. F. (1990). Writing Up Qualitative Research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage publication. 質性研究寫作,顧瑜君譯(民90),五南。
 
參考書目
Recommended Readings

Fidel, R. (1993). Qualitative methods in information retrieval research.
LISR, 15, 219-247.
The whole issue in JASIS, 53(14) – Perspectives on …Effective methods for
studying information seeking and use.

Kuhlthau, C. C. (1994). Seeking Meaning: A process approach to library and
information services. Norwood, NJ: Ablex. Chapter 6: Methodology for studying
the constructive process of information seeking.

Sonnenwald, D. H. (1996). Collaboration during the design process: A case
study of communication, information behavior, and project performance. In:
Information Seeking in Context (pp.179-204). London: Taylor Graham.

Chatman, E. A. (2000). Framing social life in theory and research. The New
Review of Information Behaviour Research, 1, 3-17

Cibangu, S. K. (2013). A memo of qualitative research for information science:
Toward theory construction. Journal of Documentation, 69(2), 194-213.

鄭陸霖. 產業研究的質化方法:反省與分享.
http://www.ios.sinica.edu.tw/cll/fieldreflect.htm
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Carlsson, H., Hanell, F. & Lindh, K. (2013). Exploring multiple spaces and
practices: a note on the use of ethnography in research in library and
information studies. Information Research, 18(3) paper C17.
http://InformationR.net/ir/18-3/colis/paperC17.html

Klare, D. & Hobbs, K.. (2011). Digital Ethnography: Library Web Page Redesign
Among Digital Natives. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 23(2), 97-110.

Khoo, M., Rozaklis, L. & Hall, C.. (2012). A survey of the use of ethnographic
methods in the study of libraries and library users. Library and Information
Science Research, 34(2), 82-91.
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González-Teruel, A., & Abad-García, Francisca M. (2012). Grounded theory for
generating theory in the study of behavior. Library & Information Science
Research 34, 31–36.

Tan, J. (2010). Grounded theory in practice: Issues and discussion for new
qualitative researchers. Journal of Documentation, 66(1), 93-112.

Mansourian, Y. (2006). Adoption of grounded theory in LIS research. New Library
World, 107(9), 386-402. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03074800610702589
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Budd, J. M., Hill, H., & Shannon, B. (2010). Inquiring into the real: A realist
phenomenological approach. The Library Quarterly, 80(3), 267-284. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/753822817?accountid=14229

Savolainen, R. (2007). Information source horizons and source preferences of
environmental activists: A social phenomenological approach. Journal of the
American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(12), 1709-1719.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.20644

Budd, J. M. (2004). Phenomenology and information studies. Journal of
Documentation, 61(1), 44-59.
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Westbrook, L., & Finn, J. (2012). Community information as boundary object:
Police responsibility for abuse survivors. Journal of Documentation, 68(6),
806-825. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00220411211277055

Fidishun, D. (2002). Symbolic interactionism and library research: using a
qualitative methodology to understand library interchange .Portal: Libraries and
the Academy,2(3),443-453.

Hall, P. M. . (1990).The contingent constructed nature of social life: suggested
implications for library and information science. Journal of Education for
Library and Information Science, 31(2), 139-147.

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Bedwell, L. & Banks, C. (2013). Seeing Through the Eyes of Students: Participant
Observation in an Academic Library. Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library
and Information Practice and Research, 8(1), 1-17.

Cooper, J., Lewis, R. and Urquhart, C. (2004) "Using participant or
non-participant observation to explain information behaviour" Information
Research, 9(4) paper 184 [Available at http://InformationR.net/ir/9-4/paper184.html]

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林珊如(2003)。本土化數位圖書館與博物館使用者研究:資訊需求、資訊搜尋與使用行為
之探討。台北市:文華。相關章節: 平埔研究
賴玲玲、蔡至欣(2009)。在家自學者網路論壇資訊行為初探:以讀經教育論壇為例。教育資
料與圖書館學,46(3),403-436。
葉乃靜(2011). 日常生活中的資訊人。台北市:文華。
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Dissertations & Theses

1. Sonnenwald, Diane H. (1993). Communication in Design. (Ph.D. Dissertation.
Rutgers University).

2. Erdelez, Sanda. (1995). Information Encountering: An Exploration Beyond
Information Seeking. (Ph.D. Dissertation. Syracuse University).

3. Rosenbaum, Howard. (1996). Managers and Information in Organizations:
Towards a structurational concept of the Information Use Environment of
Managers. (Ph.D. Dissertation. Syracuse University).

4. McKechnie, Lynne. (1996). Opening the “Preschoolers’ Door to Learning”: An
Ethnographic Study of the Use of Public Libraries by Preschool Girls. (Ph.D.
Dissertation).

5. 劉應琳,「閱讀研究:台大BBS Books版愛書人休閒閱讀之探討」。國立臺灣大學圖書館
學研究所,民國90年。(碩士論文) 線上民族誌

6. 李郁雅,「博士論文研究歷程中情境與資訊行為之探索:以植物分類學為例」。國立臺
灣大學圖書館學研究所,民國89年。(碩士論文) 紮根理論分析

7. 許禎芸,「提前退休教師日常生活資訊行為模式之探究」。國立臺灣大學圖書館學研究
所,民國96年。(碩士論文) 民族誌訪談

8. 賴坤玉,「台北市銘傳國小學童圖書館使用動機及影響因素之研究」。國立臺灣大學圖
書館學研究所,民國96年。(碩士論文) 參與式觀察
 
評量方式
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課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
2/21  MODULE ONE: OVERVIEW
Course Overview
 
第2週
2/28  Holiday 
第3週
3/07  Fundamentals of Qualitative Research
研究歷程分享: 蔡天怡老師
 
第4週
3/14  Social and Theoretical Issues
(Assignment 1: QR in LIS)
 
第5週
3/21  MODULE TWO: THEORETICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL TRADITIONS
Ethnography
 
第6週
3/28  Grounded Theory 
第7週
4/04  Holiday 
第8週
4/11  Group Discussion: Assignment 2 
第9週
4/18  Phenomenology 
第10週
4/25  Symbolic Interaction 
第11週
5/02  MODULE THREE: DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS METHODS
Participant Observation
 
第12週
5/09  Group Discussion: Assignment 3 
第13週
5/16  Ethnographic Interview 
第14週
5/23  Group Discussion: Assignment 4 
第15週
5/30  MODULE FOUR: EMPIRICAL STUDIES
Data Analysis: Using QR software
 
第16週
6/06  Project Work Day / Lab Practice ATLASti 
第17週
6/13  Final: Research Presentation 
第18週
6/20  Reflection and Evaluation