Final bookings are being taken for the second workshop in the series 'Making
Research Work for You'  which will be taking place in London on 1st.
February 1999.

The workshop is on the theme of :
Designing a good questionnaire survey
The objective of this workshop is to alert participants to the issues
surrounding questionnaire design with the opportunity to do practical
questionnaire design.  The workshop covers different ways of administering
questionnaires, pitfalls in questionnaire design, and selecting appropriate
samples.

The closing date for applications is Monday 25th. January 1999.
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MAKING RESEARCH WORK FOR YOU

The Library & Information Research Group (LIRG) have lauched a new
programme of courses which enable LIS professionals to develop the
skills that they need to understand research and carry it out.  Each
stage of doing research is being covered in a workshop.

The programme of courses, Making Research Work For You,  is aimed at
funded researchers, practitioners who undertake research, and other LIS
professionals who will benefit from good research techniques in their
work.   The course is a useful refresher for those who studied
research methods in their degree course but have not been research
active since.

The course consists of five workshops which are being delivered
fortnightly with the first course being offered in London from January
1999 and the second course being offered in York from April.

London venue
Isaac Newton Professional Development Centre, Kensington  9.30am-4pm

York venue
King's Manor, University of York  9.30am-4.30pm

Participants can choose to attend the whole course or they can select
particular workshops that interest them.  A unique feature of
the programme is that the Library & Information Research Group will
ensure that participants will be supported and mentored by experienced
researchers from amongst LIRG's membership.

The courses are being supported by the British Library Research &
Innovation Centre.  They are being designed and delivered for the
Library & Information Research Group by David Haynes of David Haynes
Associates and David Streatfield of Information Management Associates.

List of workshops

1.  Managing your research project
London  18th. January 1999
York  29th. April 1999
This workshop introduces the concept of research planning and takes
participants through the process of defining the research question,
initiating and conducting a research project.  Will include getting the
right mix of methods, preparing and writing a research proposal, doing the
research and staying sane, and project management.

2.  Designing a good questionnaire survey
London  1st. February 1999
York   13th. May 1999
The objective of this workshop is to alert participants to the issues
surrounding questionnaire design with the opportunity to do practical
questionnaire design.  Will include different ways of administering
questionnaires, pitfalls in questionnaire design, selecting appropriate
samples.

3.  Doing research with people: interviews and observation
London  15th. February 1999
York  27th. May 1999
This workshop aims to give participants a grounding in basic interview
techniques and observational techniques.  Participants will practice
conducting interviews, and the programme will include choosing the right
method and setting, achieving successful interviews, focus groups, and
recording relevant research data.

4.  Creative data analysis
London  1st. March 1999
York  10th. June 1999
This workshop introduces participants to a range of techniques for
analysing research data.  It explores analysis in the context of a range of
research situations from practically oriented-research through to more
generalisable research.  The programme will include analytical techniques,
trend analysis tracking, and data analysis packages.

5.  Getting research results disseminated and used
London  15th. March 1999
York  24th. June 1999
This workshop is designed to help participants to consider key aspects of
dissemination and uptake.  It will explore a variety of methods of
dissemination from report writing to presenting seminars. Participants will
learn ways of ensuring that their research has a good impact.

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Please register me for :

Workshop 1   London.....      York.....

Workshop 2   London.....      York.....

Workshop 3   London.....      York.....

Workshop 4   London.....      York.....

Workshop 5   London.....      York.....

Cost
£100 per workshop (£80 for LIRG personal members)
or
£400 for whole course of 5 workshops (£300 for LIRG personal members)

I enclose a cheque payable to the Library & Information Research Group for
£.....

Please invoice me ......   my organisation......

Please indicate any special dietary requirements...................

The closing date for applications is one week before each event.  Please
note the number of places is limited and early booking is advisable.  In
the event of cancellation, no refund is available less than one week
before the date of the workshop.

Please return completed form to:

Jo Glover
LIRG Administrative Officer
Library & Information Research Group
Leeds Metropolitan University
Calverley Street
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds  LS1 3HE
Tel: 	0113 283 5993
Fax: 	0113 283 3123
Email: [log in to unmask]


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