TY - BOOK AU - Heidi McKee AU - James E. Porter PY - 2009 CY - New York, United States of America PB - Peter Lang Verlag TI - The Ethics of Internet Research T2 - A Rhetorical, Case-Based Process UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1106243 N2 - Drawing from interviews with Internet researchers from across the globe who work in diverse disciplines and in a wide array of online venues, this book examines ethical issues and questions that Internet researchers may encounter throughout the research process. Although the ethics of Internet research are complex, the aim of the book is to provide a rhetorical, case-based process to aid researchers in ethical decision making. In doing so, the book provides Internet researchers with useful resources and heuristics for engaging in ethical practices, interactions, and problem solving for their research. KW - methodology, ethics, Internet research, research ethics, rhetoric, casuistry, human subjects, World Wide Web, informed consent LA - English ER -