Internet research

In its widest sense, Internet research comprises any kind of research done on the Internet or the World Wide Web.^[1] Unlike simple fact-checking or web scraping, it often involves synthesizing from diverse sources and verifying the credibility of each.^[2] In a stricter sense, "Internet research" refers to conducting scientific research using online tools and techniques; the discipline that studies Internet research thus understood is known as online research methods or Internet-mediated research. As with other kinds of scientific research,^[3] it involves an ethical dimension.^[4] Internet research can also be interpreted as the part of Internet studies that investigates the social, ethical, economic, managerial and political implications of the Internet.^[5]

^ Jordan, Ragnor. "What is Internet Research?". Retrieved 2 May 2025.
^ Black, Michael L. (1 March 2016). "The World Wide Web as Complex Data Set: Expanding the Digital Humanities into the Twentieth Century and Beyond through Internet Research". International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing. 10 (1): 95–109. doi:10.3366/ijhac.2016.0162. ISSN 1753-8548. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
^ Sugiura, Lisa; Wiles, Rosemary; Pope, Catherine (1 July 2017). "Ethical challenges in online research: Public/private perceptions". Research Ethics. 13 (3–4): 184–199. doi:10.1177/1747016116650720. ISSN 1747-0161. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
^ Buchanan, Elizabeth A.; Zimmer, Michael (2023). Edward N. Zalta; Uri Nodelman (eds.). "Internet Research Ethics". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2023 ed.). Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
^ "Internet Research". 2 May 2025. Internet Research is an international, refereed journal that aims to describe, assess and foster understanding of the role of wide-area, multi-purpose computer networks such as the Internet.

[1] Jordan, Ragnor. "What is Internet Research?". Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[2] Black, Michael L. (1 March 2016). "The World Wide Web as Complex Data Set: Expanding the Digital Humanities into the Twentieth Century and Beyond through Internet Research". International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing. 10 (1): 95–109. doi:10.3366/ijhac.2016.0162. ISSN 1753-8548. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[3] Sugiura, Lisa; Wiles, Rosemary; Pope, Catherine (1 July 2017). "Ethical challenges in online research: Public/private perceptions". Research Ethics. 13 (3–4): 184–199. doi:10.1177/1747016116650720. ISSN 1747-0161. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

[4] Buchanan, Elizabeth A.; Zimmer, Michael (2023). Edward N. Zalta; Uri Nodelman (eds.). "Internet Research Ethics". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2023 ed.). Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

[5] "Internet Research". 2 May 2025. Internet Research is an international, refereed journal that aims to describe, assess and foster understanding of the role of wide-area, multi-purpose computer networks such as the Internet.

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