- 248 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Researching Online
About this book
This book offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the use of internet technology in research. It provides full accounts of the different ways in which online resources can help with research projects in any area of the social sciences or humanities along with useful hints and tips as to how you can make the internet work for you.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Why Bother with this Book?
- 1 What is the Internet and What are its Most Useful Research Tools?
- 2 Topic Development
- 3 Research Methods
- 4 Search Strategies, Engines and Directories
- 5 Research Ethics
- 6 Key Sources of Online Information
- 7 Using the Internet to Generate Individualised Datasets
- 8 Is Your Study Amenable to Online Implementation?
- 9 Data Analysis
- 10 Writing-up Your Research Paper or Dissertation
- 11 Plagiarism and Citation
- 12 Conclusion
- Appendix A: Internet Country Codes
- Appendix B: Top-level Domain Organisational Codes
- Appendix C: Domain Codes for Individual US States
- Appendix D: Writing Tips
- Appendix E: Generating Diagrams and Charts
- Appendix F: Selected Online Resources
- Glossary
- Index
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