Ronald R Powell

RONALD R. POWELL is Professor in the Library and Information Science Program at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Prior to becoming a library and information science educator he served as a university librarian and college library director. Dr. Powell has taught, conducted research, and published in the areas of research methods, collection development, bibliographic instruction, academic libraries, the measurement and evaluation of library resources and services, and education for...See more

RONALD R. POWELL is Professor in the Library and Information Science Program at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Prior to becoming a library and information science educator he served as a university librarian and college library director. Dr. Powell has taught, conducted research, and published in the areas of research methods, collection development, bibliographic instruction, academic libraries, the measurement and evaluation of library resources and services, and education for librarianship. His other books include Basic Reference Sources (with Margaret Taylor), Qualitative Research in Information Management (with Jack Glazier), and The Next Library Leadership (with Peter Hernon and Arthur Young). See less