Researching Online

DAVID DOLOWITZ is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, University of Liverpool, UK. He specializes in comparative public and social policy. STEVE BUCKLER was sometime Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. FIONNGHUALA SWEENEY is Director of Studies and Lecturer in Comparative American Studies at the University of Liverpool, UK.

• IntroductionWhat is the Internet and What are the Most Useful Research Tools?Topic DevelopmentResearch MethodsSearch Strategies, Engines and DirectoriesResearch EthicsKey Sources of Online InformationUsing the Internet to Generate Individualised Data SetsIs your Study Amenable to Online Interpretation?Data AnalysisWriting up your Research Paper or DissertationPlagiarism and CitationConclusionGlossaryAppendicesIndex.

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