Open AccessWhere is QDA hiding? An analysis of the discoverability of qualitative research support on academic library websites
Author(s) -
Jonathan Cain,
Liz Cooper,
Sarah DeMott,
Alesia Montgomery
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iassist quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2331-4141
pISSN - 0739-1137
DOI - 10.29173/iq957
Subject(s) - discoverability , qualitative research , sample (material) , visibility , qualitative analysis , nonprobability sampling , world wide web , computer science , academic library , library science , sociology , social science , geography , population , chemistry , demography , chromatography , meteorology
This study explores the discoverability of qualitative research support services, using a purposive sample of academic library websites (n=95). These services were hard to find on most of the websites in our sample. In this paper, we outline the site characteristics that make discoverability easy or hard. Previous studies on qualitative resources at academic libraries have not addressed this topic. Our study fills this gap in the literature. Our aim is to provide information that can help libraries to improve the visibility of their resources for qualitative researchers and their students.