Researching Online

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.

Introduction.- What is the Internet and What are the Most Useful Research Tools?.- Topic Development.- Research Methods.- Search Strategies, Engines and Directories.- Research Ethics.- Key Sources of Online Information.- Using the Internet to Generate Individualised Data Sets.- Is your Study Amenable to Online Interpretation?.- Data Analysis.- Writing up your Research Paper or Dissertation.- Plagiarism and Citation.- Conclusion.- Glossary.- Appendices.- Index.