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The critical assessment of research : traditional and new methods of evaluation, Alan Bailin and Ann Grafstein
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- Summary
- This book examines the following factors: sponsorship of research, control of the dissemination of research, effects of dominant research paradigms, financial interests of authors, publishers, and editors, role of new technologies (for example, Web 2.0). It is widely accepted among researchers and educators that the peer review process, the reputation of the publisher and examination of the author's credentials are the gold standards for assessing the quality of research and information. However, the traditional gold standards are not sufficient, and the effective evaluation of information requires the consideration of additional factors. Controversies about positive evaluations of new medications that appear in peer-reviewed journals, the financial reports on Enron prior to the revelations that led to its collapse, and obstacles to the publication of research that does not conform to dominant paradigms are just a few examples that indicate the need for a more sophisticated and nuanced approach to evaluating information. Each of the factors is discussed in a factual manner, supported by many examples that illustrate not only the nature of the issues but also their complexity. Practical suggestions for the evaluation of information are an integral part of the text. Highlights frequently overlooked criteria for evaluating researchChallenges the assumption that the gold standards for evaluation are sufficientExamines the role of new technologies in evaluating and disseminating research
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 121 pages)
- Contents
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- Introduction
- The gold standards : Peer review ; Publisher reputation ; Author credentials ; Gold standards and the mass media ; Limitations of the gold standards
- Sponsorship and funding : Case 1: Hormone replacement therapy ; Case 2. Enron ; Case 3. The bell curve
- Research paradigms : Case 1. Intelligence testing ; Case 2. What causes ulcers? ; Case 3. Artistic canons
- The dissemination of research : Case 1. Research on homosexuality and feminist research ; Case 2. Pharmaceutical research ; Case 3. Gray literature
- Moving beyond the gold standards: tools and techniques : Investigating research ; Striking the balance
- Isbn
- 9781780630274
- Label
- The critical assessment of research : traditional and new methods of evaluation
- Title
- The critical assessment of research
- Title remainder
- traditional and new methods of evaluation
- Statement of responsibility
- Alan Bailin and Ann Grafstein
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book examines the following factors: sponsorship of research, control of the dissemination of research, effects of dominant research paradigms, financial interests of authors, publishers, and editors, role of new technologies (for example, Web 2.0). It is widely accepted among researchers and educators that the peer review process, the reputation of the publisher and examination of the author's credentials are the gold standards for assessing the quality of research and information. However, the traditional gold standards are not sufficient, and the effective evaluation of information requires the consideration of additional factors. Controversies about positive evaluations of new medications that appear in peer-reviewed journals, the financial reports on Enron prior to the revelations that led to its collapse, and obstacles to the publication of research that does not conform to dominant paradigms are just a few examples that indicate the need for a more sophisticated and nuanced approach to evaluating information. Each of the factors is discussed in a factual manner, supported by many examples that illustrate not only the nature of the issues but also their complexity. Practical suggestions for the evaluation of information are an integral part of the text. Highlights frequently overlooked criteria for evaluating researchChallenges the assumption that the gold standards for evaluation are sufficientExamines the role of new technologies in evaluating and disseminating research
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- Bailin, Alan
- Dewey number
- 001.4
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- AZ191
- LC item number
- .B25 2010eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- W 84.3
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Grafstein, A.
- Series statement
- Chandos information professional series
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- Scholarly publishing
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- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Scholarly Communication
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- The critical assessment of research : traditional and new methods of evaluation, Alan Bailin and Ann Grafstein
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- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-115) and index
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- Contents
- Introduction -- The gold standards : Peer review ; Publisher reputation ; Author credentials ; Gold standards and the mass media ; Limitations of the gold standards -- Sponsorship and funding : Case 1: Hormone replacement therapy ; Case 2. Enron ; Case 3. The bell curve -- Research paradigms : Case 1. Intelligence testing ; Case 2. What causes ulcers? ; Case 3. Artistic canons -- The dissemination of research : Case 1. Research on homosexuality and feminist research ; Case 2. Pharmaceutical research ; Case 3. Gray literature -- Moving beyond the gold standards: tools and techniques : Investigating research ; Striking the balance
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- 1 online resource (ix, 121 pages)
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- 9781780630274
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- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)865508906
- Label
- The critical assessment of research : traditional and new methods of evaluation, Alan Bailin and Ann Grafstein
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-115) and index
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- online resource
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- multicolored
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- Contents
- Introduction -- The gold standards : Peer review ; Publisher reputation ; Author credentials ; Gold standards and the mass media ; Limitations of the gold standards -- Sponsorship and funding : Case 1: Hormone replacement therapy ; Case 2. Enron ; Case 3. The bell curve -- Research paradigms : Case 1. Intelligence testing ; Case 2. What causes ulcers? ; Case 3. Artistic canons -- The dissemination of research : Case 1. Research on homosexuality and feminist research ; Case 2. Pharmaceutical research ; Case 3. Gray literature -- Moving beyond the gold standards: tools and techniques : Investigating research ; Striking the balance
- Control code
- 865508906
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 121 pages)
- File format
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- online
- Isbn
- 9781780630274
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
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