Who or what will be the audience of your study? (The who is libraries worldwide) What specific characteristics will you be using to target participants? (see topic for requirements to the implementation of facility maintenance).
What sampling approach will you use? Be sure to describe this in detail and include your recruitment strategy as well.
Identify whether you are conducting a quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods study and what specific approach you are taking (the type of quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods study).
Which method(s) will you employ in order to gather data?
How is this data going to be analyzed?
Which techniques will you employ in data analysis?
Why are these techniques the most suitable to answer questions regarding your chosen topic and in alignment with your selected research approach?
What potential ethical issues will you face and how will you structure your study to eliminate or manage them?
