Qualitative research in information studies: A Malawian study

Education for Information

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-126

  Sturges, Paul ^a   Chimseu, George ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b National Library Service of Malawi   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION USERS; NATIONAL LIBRARIES; NOCV2; QUALITATIVE APPROACH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE DATA; QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL DATAS;

BUDGET CONTROL; INFORMATION USE;

EDUCATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; RESEARCH; RURAL AREAS; SURVEYS;

INFORMATION STUDY; MALAWI; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 0030173229     PISSN: 01678329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/EFI-1996-14205     Document Type: Article

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19. The full results, which are summarised in what follows, will appear in a paper currently being prepared for publication.
20. The results of this part of the study will be discussed in a separate paper 'Information repackaging in Malawi', to appear in African Journal of Library, Archives, Information Science.