Can anyone out there provide some answers to the following questions in
relation to Internet research:
1. I'm aware of the current (UK?) guidelines in relation to seeking
permissions to cite extracts from printed works i.e. that you only have to
ask for permission to cite from the publisher if a single extract is more
than a certain number of words or if a number of extracts from the same text
exceed a certain number of words. Otherwise it is sufficient to indicate and
reference where the cite came from. What I want to know is whether (a) email
archives and (b) chat rooms constitute a single text or multiple texts?
2. What do list participants feel about the ethical dimensions of 'lurking'
for the sole purpose of carrying out research? Is researcher anonymity
sometimes helpful in allowing email discussion to proceed 'naturally' or can
their virtual presence and transparency enhance the research in other ways?
Can lurking sometimes amount to surveillance? Does lurking go against the
stated aims of 'emancipatory' disability research in relation to researcher
transparency and full participation of disabled people? Does it represent a
risk to list participants and/or to disabled people (including children)?
Would the answers be the same for any kind of list?
Many thanks
Mairian
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