Unsolicited Narratives from the Internet

A Rich Source of Qualitative Data

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4625534
AutoresKatherine Morton Robinson (University of North Florida, autor de correspondencia)
Año2001
Volumen11
Número5
Páginas706-714
Fecha de publicación2001-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/104973201129119398
PMID11554197
OpenAlexW2129335872
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas45
Referencias citadas9

Recently, the Internet has become a forum for informal communication. Many-whose voices may have been unheard-can now express themselves through this medium. Rich narratives are available to the qualitative researcher from bulletin boards, guestbooks, Web pages, and listservs on the Internet. In this article, these data sources are defined and described. Strategies for using these data are discussed. One concern with using unsolicited data from the Internet is the protection of human subjects and the requirement for consent. A proposed model describing the process for deciding when such data are publicly available, as defined by the Office for the Protection of Rights of Research Subjects, and when the use of the data requires consent is presented

Art · Data source · Information retrieval · Internet privacy · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Psychology · Team Dynamics and Performance · Wikis in Education and Collaboration