The reality of using digital by-product data in social science analysis : a case study of Wikipedia

In response to a methodological challenge in social science research, especially linked to studies of online phenomena including Web 2.0 applications, this thesis proposes a new methodology that deploys digital by-product data. Digital by-product data is the data created by an internet operating sys...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: He, Z.
Other Authors: Burrows, Roger
Published: University of York 2011
Subjects:
020
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557201