How can you analyze online talk? Researchers demonstrate!
This interview was a show-and-tell about analyzing online talk.
What do researchers need to know about using datasets?
Want to learn more about research with datasets? This curated collection of open-access articles can help you understand defining characteristics, and develop data literacy skills needed to work with large datasets and machine learning tools for managing Big Data sources.
Documentary Research in the Social Sciences
This guest post from Dr. Malcolm Tight walks you through key steps for conducting research with documents-- on or offline.
Practical Tips for Getting Started with Harvesting and Analyzing Online Text
How can you collect and analyze text you find online?
Doing Archival Research: On and Offline
What is archival research like in the digital age? When do you need to visit a physical archives and look through paper documents?
Finding and Using Archives
Find an open-access guide to archival research and links to archives you can visit online.
Researching Lives Qualitatively through Time: Broadening the Evidence
How can you study a question or problem over time?
Getting Started with Archival Research
What is archival research, and why is it useful for social researchers?
Finding Data in Documents and Datasets
What kinds of documents or archived materials fit your study?
Research Ethics & Extant Data
See this research discussion with Wyke Stommel and Lynn de Rijk about ethical use of online data.
How can you analyze online talk? Researchers demonstrate!
This interview was a show-and-tell about analyzing online talk.