TY - BOOK AU - Gaiser, Ted J. AU - Schreiner, Anthony E. TI - A guide to conducting online research SN - 9781412922890 (cased) U1 - 001.42 PY - 2009/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Internet research KW - Internet searching KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - 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 N2 - This guide is designed to support students, academics and practition er researchers in using technology as part of their research ER -