[Air-L] Online research and Human Research Ethics

[Michael Zimmer]

Dear Kirsty - 

A starting point for you is the Internet Research Ethics project at (http://internetresearchethics.org/), led by my colleague Elizabeth Buchanan. Here, we've amassed a digital library of related articles, and included an open forum and links to other resources.

The idea of hosting a collection of current organizational guidelines would be a good enhancement.

Best,
Michael.


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Michael Zimmer, PhD
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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On Nov 21, 2010, at 11:21 PM, Kirsty Young wrote:

> Hello
> 
> I am currently writing a chapter to contribute to a book focused on ethics and adolescents and my focus is research of online spaces.  I am also a representative on my University's Human Research Ethics Committee, a committee which seeks guidance on the appropriate evaluation of research applications investigating online spaces.
> 
> As the ethical issues surrounding online research are of continued debate I wondered if anyone may be able to share their current institutional/organisational guidelines on these issues and/or recent research or discussion papers.  I am particularly interested in guidelines/papers prepared post-2008.
> 
> If not already established, I would be happy to set up a resource space for us to collate and access emerging knowledge in this area.
> 
> Kind regards
> Kirsty
> 
> Dr Kirsty Young (PhD)
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> University of Technology  Sydney
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