Online Social Research: Methods Issues and Ethics is a collection of essays by veteran online
researchers who provide testimonial illustrations as to how traditional research methods may be
modified for effective online research as well as identify and discuss the critical issues and
dilemmas encountered. The former serves as a resource for teachers students and researchers
who utilize online environments for information gathering. The latter is designed to stimulate
ongoing debates and creative ideas about an as yet nonregulated arena of research. Online
Social Research addresses online research which are practiced in the fields of communication
journalism sociology psychology marketing education medicine as well as related
disciplines that may have occasions to utilize surveys interviews and observations for
information gathering in online environments. Since this book deals with methodological
consideration it is designed as a text for research methods classes as well as a resource for
researchers.
