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    <title>A guide to conducting online research</title>
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    <namePart>Gaiser, Ted J.</namePart>
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    <namePart>Schreiner, Anthony E.</namePart>
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    <publisher>SAGE Pub.</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2009</dateIssued>
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    <extent>176 p.:  ill.</extent>
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  <abstract>This guide is designed to support students, academics and practitioner researchers in using technology as part of their research.</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>Introduction -- Designing an online study -- Research standards and ethical considerations -- Using email for data collection -- Researching using instant messaging and chat -- Survey research on the Internet -- The world of Web 2.0: blogs, wikis and websites -- Accessing and using Web-based data -- Analyzing the data -- Emerging research opportunities -- Presenting your results -- Some additional challenges for online researchers -- Appendix 1 : Acronyms and jargon terms -- Appendix 2 : Web links.</tableOfContents>
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  <note>Includes bibliographical references and index</note>
  <note>English</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Research</topic>
    <topic>Methodology</topic>
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    <topic>Internet research</topic>
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