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RESEARCH METHODS,
STATISTICS, AND DATA

Research Methods in Library NEW
and Information Science

Sixth Edition | LYNN SILIPIGNI CONNAWAY Harnessing the
Power of Google
AND MARIE L. RADFORD
Conducting research and What Every Researcher
successfully publishing the findings
is a goal of many professionals Should Know
and students in library and CHRISTOPHER C. BROWN
information science (LIS). Using
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CHRISTOPHER C. BROWN is reference technology
information librarian at the University of Denver Main
Library and has been teaching as an affiliate faculty
member in the University of Denver Library and
Information Science program since 1999.
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Librarian’s Guide to Online Searching: Cultivating Database Skills
for Research and Instruction on page 141.
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