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NOTE: PAGE NO LONGER BEING UPDATED AS OF JUNE 2007

RESEARCH METHODS RESOURCES ON THE WWW

 


INTERNET RESEARCH METHODS



Anatomy of an On-line Focus Group, by Casey Sweet

Case Studies: Internet Applications for Institutional Research

Casting the Net: Surveying an Internet Population, by Christine B. Smith

Classifying Response Behaviors in Web-based Surveys, by Michael Bosnjak and Tracy L. Tuten

CMC Studies Center

Comparative Response to a Survey Executed by Post, E-mail, & Web Form, by Gi Woong Yun

Comparing Seven Forms of On-line Surveying, by Bill MacElroy

Comparison of Traditional vs. Online Survey Methods

Complementary Methodologies: Internet versus Mail Surveys

Developing Personal and Emotional Relationships Via Computer-Mediated Communication

A Discussion of Web Surveys

Effective Use of On-line Research, by Rudy Nadilo

E-mail Surveys

Email Versus Phone: Is There a Winner???  Experiences from the field   [PowerPoint presentation]

The Ethics of Research in Virtual Communities

An Evaluation of the Effect of Response Formats on Data Quality in Web Surveys, by Dirk Heerwegh and Geert Loosveldt

Everything about Web Surveys

An Experimental Evaluation of Left and Right Oriented Screens for Web Questionnaires, by Dennis Bowker and Don A. Dillman

From Mail to Web: Improving Response Rates and Data Collection Efficiencies, by Scott Crawford and others

Focus Groups on the Internet: An Interesting Idea But Not A Good One, by Thomas Greenbaum

Getting the Seats of Your Pants Dirty: Strategies for Ethnographic Research on Virtual Communities

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Research, by Mark Puig

High-Tech Surveys Have Arrived: A Review of Software for Interviewing on the World Wide Web and with a PC, Steven Struhl and Chris Kuever

How to Conduct Effective Online Surveys

How to Conduct Research On the Internet

Influence of Plain Vs. Fancy Design on Response Rates for Web Surveys, by Don A. Dillman and others

The Internet as a Medium for Qualitative Research, by Patsy Clarke

Internet Audience Research, Chapter from Know Your Audience

Internet Focus Groups are not Focus Groups - So Don't Call Them That, Thomas Greenbaum

The Internet Matters: Exploring the Use of the Internet as a Research Tool, by Nicola Illingworth

Internet Surveys

Internet Surveys, A Selected Bibliography, from Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy

Internet Surveys: Do They Work?

Internet Surveys: Does WWW Stand for ‘Why Waste the Work?’, by Bill Eaton

Internet Surveys:  A Description of the Demographics, by Daniel C. Lockhart and Fred R. J. Detwiler

Interviewing and Information in a Digital Age

Introductory Notes on Web Interviewing, by Bill Ahlhauser

Mail and Web Surveys

Mail and Web Surveys: A Cost and Response Rate Comparison in a Study on Students Housing Conditions, by Gösta Forsman and Maria Varedian

Moderated Email Groups: Computing Magazine Case Study, by Vanessa Eke and Pete Comley

New Technologies and Survey Data Collection: Challenges and Opportunities, by Mick Couper

Online Focus Groups

Online Focus Groups: Electronic Discussions for Research, by Roger J. Rezabek

Online Focus Groups Are No Substitute for the Real Thing
, by Thomas L Greenbaum

On-line Focus Groups: Four Approaches That Work, by Paul Jacobson

Online Focus Groups Save Time, Money, by David Van Nuys

On-Line, Real Time Internet Focus Groups

Online Research Methodology: Reflections and Speculations, by Kim Bartel Sheehan

On-Line Research: Playing to the Web's Strenghts, by Amy Yoffie

Online Surveys and Internet Research

Personalization, authentication, and self-disclosure in self-administered Internet surveys, by A.N. Joinson and others

Pop-up Surveys. What Works, What Doesn't Work and What Will Work in the Future, by Pete Comley

Principles for Constructing Web Surveys, by Don A. Dillman and others  [figures]

Resources on Internet Survey Methodology

Risky Business: Why People Feel Safe in Sexually Expicit On-Line Communication, by Diane F. Witmer

Sampling for Internet Surveys. An examination of respondent selection for Internet Research, by Nigel Bradley

Sampling From Internet Discussion Groups, by Nigel Bradley

Seven Steps to a Successful Web Survey

Skills Package: How to Put Questionnaires on the Internet: Part 1

Skills Package: How to Put Questionnaires on the Internet: Part 2

Survey Design Techniques for Web Interviews, by Adriaan Hoogendoorn

Survey Design Features Influencing Response Rates in Web Surveys, Katja Lozar Manfreda and Vasja Vehovar

Surveying Techniques on the Web

Tips for Running a Survey on the Web, by Jag Patel

Tips on Surveying By Email

The Top 10 FAQs About On-line Research, by Bill MacElroy

Trends in Interviewing

Web and Mail Surveys: Preliminary Results of Comparisons Based on a Large-Scale Project, John M Kennedy, George Kuh, and Robert Carini

Web-Based Survey versus Conventional Survey: The Malaysian Experience in Conducting the Internet Subscriber Study, by Asha Rathina Pandi

The Web Questionnaire Challenge to Survey Methodologists, by Dillman, Don A. and Dennis K. Bowker
  
Web Surveys - For Knowledge, Lead Management, And Increased Traffic

www.research.com?, by Bruce Crandall

 

 
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These pages were originally created for the course ARST/LIBR 590: Research Methods in Libraries & Archives. As I am no longer teaching that course I have stopped updating the pages as of June 2007.

Last updated August 8, 2004

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