Examples of qualitative research in non-library settings
Abstract:
This chapter explores several examples of qualitative work in other settings, including the entertainment field, nursing, and academia.
Key words
A.C. Nielsen
qualitative nursing research
ethnographic research of students
student habits
Librarians and others interested in discovering how users work and what they need can learn a lot from the practice and application of qualitative research in other areas. This chapter will briefly review just a few examples of novel qualitative approaches from the academic, nursing/medical, and media industries.
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