[Air-l] New Book - Christine Hine (Ed). Virtual Methods

Denise N. Rall denrall at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 14 22:52:36 PDT 2005


Dear Air-ers -

I have actually been reading the list lately and
haven't seen Christine Hine's new book mentioned, and
a bunch of our researchers have chapters.

Hine, C. (Ed.). (2005). Virtual Methods: Issues in
Social Research on the Internet. Oxford: Berg
Publishers.

Here's the link 
http://www.bergpublishers.com/uk/book_page.asp?BKTitle=Virtual%20Methods

Here's what the publishers have to say:
Book Description
Social researchers can hardly afford to ignore the
Internet, as it has become an intrinsic part of
everyday life. This new site of social interactions is
begging to be researched and explored. At the same
time it can be a moral minefield and a quality control
nightmare even for researchers skilled in established
methods.

Virtual Methods offers a detailed exploration of the
problems and opportunities surrounding Internet-based
research. Can offline and online observations be
combined? Are online interviews able to produce high
quality data? How does a researcher sort through the
vast mass of material available? From hyperlink
analysis to the sex industry online, case studies
sensitively highlight the difficulties researchers
face, point out the opportunities to be seized, and
offer practical solutions. Virtual Methods provides
concrete advice for all stages of the research
process. Anyone planning a research project involving
the Internet will find this book an essential guide. 
 
About the author(s)
Christine Hine is Lecturer, Department of Sociology,
University of Surrey. She is the author of Virtual
Ethnography (2000, Sage).  
Contents
FINAL

1. Virtual methods and the sociology of
cyber-social-scientific knowledge
Christine Hine, University of Surrey

Part 1 Research Relationships and Online Relationships
Introduction
Christine Hine, University of Surrey

2. Internet behaviour and the design of virtual
methods
Adam Joinson, The Open University, UK

3. Online interviewing and the research relationship
Jolle Kivits, London School of Economics and Political
Science

4. From online to offline and back: moving from online
to offline relationships with research informants
Shani Orgad, London School of Economics and Political
Svience

5. Researching the online sex work community
Teela Sanders, University of Leeds

6. Ethnographic presence in a nebulous setting
Jason Rutter, University of Manchester Gregory W. H.
Smith, University of Salford

7. Centring the links: understanding cybernetic
patterns of co-production, circulation and consumption
Maximilian C. Forte, University College of Cape Breton

Part II Research Sites and Strategies
Introduction
Christine Hine, University of Surrey

8. The role of maps in virtual research methods
Martin Dodge, University College London

9. New connections, familiar settings: issues in the
ethnographic study of new media use at home
Hugh Mackay, The Open University, UK

10. Doing anthropology in cyberspace: fieldwork
boundaries and social environments
Mario J.L. Guimares Jr., Brunel University

11. Web sphere analysis: an approach to studying
online action
Steven M. Schneider, SUNY Institute of Technology
Kirsten A. Foot, University of Washington, USA

12. The network approach to Web hyperlink research and
its utility for science communication
Han Woo Park, YeungNam University, S. Korea Mike
Thelwall, University of Wolverhampton

13. Sociable hyperlinks: an ethnographic approach to
connectivity
Anne Beaulieu, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and
Science, Amsterdam

14. Epilogue: methodological concerns and innovations
in Internet research
Nicholas Jankowski, University of Nijmegen Martine van
Selm, University of Nijmegen


Denise N. Rall, PhD candidate, School of Environ. Science,
Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480 
Sustainable Forestry Mentoring Coordinator & Internet Researcher
Room T2.12, +61 (0)2 6620 3577 Tuesdays or Mobile 0438 233 344
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