What is an immersion journal and why should netnographers keep one?

Co-authors discuss the importance of deep involvement with your research project and participants.

Guest contributor Bibek Dahal, from the Kathmandu University School of Education, Nepal, offers an introduction to his new open-access article Research Ethics: A Perspective of South Asian Context.

How can you collect and analyze text you find online?

See two informative video interviews with Trena Paulus and co-authors Jessica Lester and Alyssa Wise.

Tips for collecting secondary data online.

Interested in collecting data online from social media or participants? Join this webinar with Luke Sloan and Janet Salmons!

Listen to a podcast about online news as secondary research data.

What is archival research like in the digital age? When do you need to visit a physical archives and look through paper documents?

MethodSpace contributor completed his dissertation. He offers tips to students and academic writers.

Big Data = Big Topic. Start with the basics!

Linda Bloomberg and Janet Salmons discuss ideas about teaching methods online.

Find an open-access guide to archival research and links to archives you can visit online.

How can you study a question or problem over time?

Thomas describes her research experience with diary methods.

What is archival research, and why is it useful for social researchers?

What kinds of documents or archived materials fit your study?

Learn about qualitative longitudinal research in this post from Bren Neale.

Zina O'Leary discusses online data in this guest post.