Evaluation and Research

Now that I have my research question a little better defined, I have been thinking about How I would gather information to investigate this question. Since evaluation research has been discussed in class and the readings, I have been trying to figure out my approach to designing my study. I envision the study to survey around 5 - 7 archives, investigating their digital collections and comparing that to their entire physical collection. Some of that information can be initially obtained through web resources, but then I will need to contact relevant staff to gain further information that is not available online. I am not as interested in action research, which involves making recommendations for changes. This a study would be more involved with gathering evidence to support a conclusion to my research question. I think some of the literature I surveyed will be useful in building a foundation for my study, giving me prior information to refer to for when I look at investigating my question.