Gaiser, Ted J.

A guide to conducting online research / Ted J. Gaiser and Anthony E. Schreiner. - Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009. - 176 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [168]-172) and index.

Introduction -- Designing an online study -- Research standards and ethical considerations -- Using email for data collection -- Researchin g using instant messaging and chat -- Survey research on the Internet - - The world of Web 2.0: blogs, wikis and websites -- Accessing and usin g Web-based data -- Analyzing the data -- Emerging research opportuniti es -- Presenting your results -- Some additional challenges for online researchers -- Appendix 1 : Acronyms and jargon terms -- Appendix 2 : W eb links.

This guide is designed to support students, academics and practition er researchers in using technology as part of their research.

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Internet research.
Internet searching.
Research-- Methodology.

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