Internet Inquiry
Conversations About Method

Edited by:

Annette N. Markham - RMIT Melbourne, Australia
Nancy K. Baym - University of Kansas, USA

Other Titles in:
Communication Research Methods | New Media & Communication Technology | Qualitative Research

September 2008 | 264 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Internet Inquiry takes readers into the minds of top internet researchers as they discuss how they have worked through critical challenges as they research online social environments. Rather than providing single "how to" answers, this book presents distinctive and divergent viewpoints on how to think about and conduct qualitative internet studies. The various chapters illustrate that good research choices are not random but are deliberate, studied, and internally consistent.

Nancy Baym, Annette Markham

Introduction: Making Smart Choices on Shifting Ground

Christine Hine, Lori Kendall, danah boyd

1. How can qualitative internet researchers define the boundaries of their projects?

Shani Orgad, Maria Bakardjieva, Radhika Gajjala

2. How can researchers make sense of the issues involved in collecting and interpreting online and offline data?

Malin Sveningsson Elm, Elizabeth A. Buchanan, Susannah R. Stern

3. How do various notions of privacy influence decisions in qualitative internet research?

Lori Kendall, Jenny Sunden, John Edward Campbell

4. How do issues of gender and sexuality influence the structures and processes of qualitative internet research?

Annette Markham, Elaine Lally, Ramesh Srinivasan

5. How can qualitative researchers produce work that is meaningful across time, space, and culture?

Nancy Baym, Annette Markham

6. What constitutes quality in qualitative internet research?

One of the best overviews of the particularities of internet research I have seen, that is clear and accessible to students of all levels.

Dr Adrienne Shaw

Media Studies and Production, Temple University

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A useful resource for people considering using the Internet in their research

Dr Carol Bond

Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University

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I have recieved the book and like the contents and structure. Unfortunately due to conflicts this course has been canceled for Spring 2011 but all being well I hope to teach it in Fall 2011.

Dr Heidi Campbell

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS, Texas A & M University - College State

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Very interesting book but not really suited for a Masters course.

I would still recommend it as supplemental reading.

Mr Ajay Bailey

Population Research Centre, University of Groningen, Groningen University (RuG)

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This will be an invaluable resource for the appropriate methods section of the course. Clearly written and accessible for undergraduates.

Mr Clive McGoun

The Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education, Manchester Metropolitan University

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In my opinion, one of the best texts available for those undertaking internet research from undergraduate through to postgraduate study. Excellent

Ms Julia Kennedy

Faculty of Art, University College Falmouth

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The volume is a great introduction to some of the core and common issues that come up when researchers start using internet inquiry as a methodological strategy.

Dr Tiago Lapa

Sociology , ISCTE-IUL

October 5, 2015

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One of the best overviews of the particularities of internet research I have seen, that is clear and accessible to students of all levels.

Dr Adrienne Shaw

Media Studies and Production, Temple University

July 29, 2013

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Very interesting book but not really suited for a Masters course.

I would still recommend it as supplemental reading.

Mr Ajay Bailey