The use of the Delphi Technique as an alternative method for the field of Information Science
This study deals with the Delphi Technique, which is one of the socalled Specialist Methods, as a method of research in Information Science. It explains the special features of the technique and presents the advantages and disadvantages of the use of the method, its characteristics, terminology and...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) |
| Repository: | Em Questão (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/58422 |
| Online Access: | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/58422 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Delphi technique. Research methodology. Information Science. Academic research. Técnica Delphi. Metodologia de pesquisa. Ciência da informa- ção. Pesquisa acadêmica. |
| Summary: | This study deals with the Delphi Technique, which is one of the socalled Specialist Methods, as a method of research in Information Science. It explains the special features of the technique and presents the advantages and disadvantages of the use of the method, its characteristics, terminology and steps. The research also deals with the ways in which Delphi can be outlined, suggesting the Policy Delphi as the most suitable to be used in this field. The study comments on the instrument used to collect data – the questionnaire, and clarifies some questions regarding the group of experts that constitute the subjects of the research. It concludes illustrating the use of the Delphi Technique in Information Sciences and suggesting that it be used as an alternative research method in this field. |
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