...David G. Schwartz Purpose This paper seeks to present six key articles from the archives of Internet Research within a research framework, covering infrastructure, organization, commerce, governance, linking, and interface. Design/methodology/approach The six articles are introduced...

...L. Martínez‐López; F.J. Martínez‐López; Francisco J. Martínez‐López; Inma Rodríguez‐Ardura; Juan Carlos Gázquez‐Abad; Manuel J. Sánchez‐Franco; Claudia C. Cabal Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand, with an emphasis on the psychological perspective of the research problem...

...Joel R. Evans; Anil Mathur Purpose To provide a thorough analysis of the role of the internet in survey research and to discuss the implications of online surveys becoming such a major force in research. Design/methodology/approach The paper is divided into four major sections: an analysis...

...David M. Berry This paper examines some of the ethical problems involved in undertaking Internet research and draws on historical accounts as well as contemporary studies to offer an analysis of the issues raised. It argues that privacy is a misleading and confusing concept to apply to the Internet...

...Gerard Ryan; Mireia Valverde Although waiting on the Internet is widely recognised as a crucial factor in the evolution of e‐commerce and the Internet in general, it is not a widespread topic of research. This article identifies and reviews 21 papers based on 13 separate empirical studies...

... and related constraints, some exclusive to Web gatekeepers in an academic setting. Examples of gatekeeping activity and observations by the informants are presented, and suggestions for future research are included. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Research Universities World Wide Web Few media seem...

... which contribute to the creation of new knowledge in the research environment form part of a continuum which has no beginning and no end. Thus, it concludes that the knowledge continuum is best served by an organizational structure which extends its contribution and role in the scholarly process...

... Churches Communications Internet Reading Research In the first half of this century the main area of conflict in our modern societies was the relationship between state and society. Since then there has been a growing awareness that society can only survive if it is a real community...

...Alice Robbin The “collaboratory” concept has recently entered the vernacular of the scientific community to reflect new modes of scientific communication, cooperation and collaboration made possible by information technology. The collaboratory represents a scientific research center “without walls...

...Robert Alun Jones As computers, the Internet, online digital resources, and eventually the National Information Infrastructure become increasingly important in our lives, the study of the use of these technologies has become one of the fastest growing areas in social science. This research...