Hi Jason I have used instant messaging as part of qualitative research within an ethnographic framework. This is the first I've heard of Ethnochat and of your work. Is it available for use by researchers as I would be interested in trying it. I've just published an article on my experiences of online interviewing which you may be interest in: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00399.x/abstract And I'd like to thank all of the AoIR community for the many discussions of online interviewing we have had over the years which have helped shape my thoughts/practice. Cheers Monica On 19 February 2012 10:18, Jason Zalinger <jasonzalinger@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Ashley, I have struggled with this question a lot, and I don't think there is one solution. I would include Zotero <http://www.zotero.org/> to the list of programs already mentioned. I use it for more than just bibliographic management. You can save snapshots of sites to it, make notes, save pdfs etc.
I'm also going to use this opportunity to shamelessly plug a chapter I recently published about an instant messenger program designed for ethnographers. "The Story of Ethnochat: Designing an Instant Messaging Program to Conduct Semi-Structured or Unstructured Interviews" http://www.igi-global.com/chapter/online-research-methods-urban-planning/623...
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