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Researching online /

By: Dolowitz, David P.
Contributor(s): Buckler, Steve, 1960- | Sweeney, Fionnghuala.
Series: Palgrave study skills.Publisher: Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008Description: xxiii, 224 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781403997227 (alk. paper); 9781403997227:; 1403997225 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Internet searching | Internet researchDDC classification: 001.42
Contents:
List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowldegements -- 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 indivdualised 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 : inernet 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.
Summary: Providing a learning resource for those undertaking research for a dissertation, this skills-based text provides instruction and guidance on conducting research online with empirical and qualitative bases.
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List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowldegements -- 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 indivdualised 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 : inernet 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.

Providing a learning resource for those undertaking research for a dissertation, this skills-based text provides instruction and guidance on conducting research online with empirical and qualitative bases.

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