Internet Research Methods : A Practical Guide for the Social and Behavioural Sciences

Offering a concise, comprehensive guide to conducting research on the Internet, this book provides a detailed explanation of all the main areas of Internet research. It distinguishes between primary research (using the Internet to recruit participants, to administer the research process and to collect results) and secondary research (using the Internet to access available material online). The book is designed for social science researchers and presents a user-friendly, practical guide that will be invaluable to both students and researchers who wish to incorporate the Internet into their research practice.

Claire Hewson is Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, Bolton Institute of Higher Education Peter Yule is a Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, Birkbeck College Dianna Laurent is an Instructor, English Department, Southeastern Louisiana University and Director of Training for the Florida Parishes Social Science Research Center Carl Vogel is a Lecturer in the Centre for Computing and Language Studies, Trinity College Dublin