The use of information and communication technology in scientific research has been hailed as the means to a new larger-scale, more efficient, and cost-effective science. But although scientists incr
An exploration of the use of information and communication technologies by biologists working in systematics (taxonomy) and the dynamics of change and continuity with past practices in the development
This timely and original guide to qualitative internet research offers thought-provoking case studies and debates on the methods and theories surrounding contemporary internet research.
Cutting though the exaggerated and fanciful beliefs about the new possibilities of "net life", Hine produces a distinctive understanding of the significance of the Internet and addresses su
This timely and original guide to qualitative internet research offers thought-provoking case studies and debates on the methods and theories surrounding contemporary internet research.
The collection covers perspectives on the Internet as a social space; research models for the Internet and the skills, techniques and approaches needed to conduct research in a virtual environment; in
The title is a bit misleading: the discussion is not how to do social science on the Internet, but how to research social interactions that are mediated by information and communications technologies.
As use of the Internet has become increasingly widespread, the Internet has also become a natural site for qualitative research. New researchable populations emerge, and illuminating discussions on ev
Social science research requires methods that are responsive to and congruent with contemporary social formations. Digital technologies present a challenge to which social researchers must rise, and i
