"A great guide for novice and expert MTurk users, workers and requesters alike." Amazon's Mechanical Turk for Academics <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zjK9JWmgq9tenlYiM2DxiM-QYGzUCUisUKYoEg0iGu-SHgbKid4dDlhC2HJxCKK7-X9Uv0sV1Dk3Fg5bRChNjUXGNmFba-Wo84Jzg_y0MXLUGWUZWePFuZg8CoJCun-X04-Xs-YfC5VNNN71vp5TIhsBEW3c6cy88ORFvIsCOEngZb4jwA4MWJhRjCMbAKwNenPrGfQlPFbaIcae9ffvWdt0GDOMMItFhJlInRCYSymlZGpG5fq_E_eanvQBydzB8TcvLd8Wkwv2k4t6BAf1AiyFf04YAyIEtc5fP9DTCEe8lISZeWaYeaTldrOXRufnFs3pUwCTYzN4VF_5kiJ2admNC4S9MTZxFajsaiyfzM5OenHtJyfTwYzDZxedMeL_Viw_DXK025vsShxDPbZ1iLxrXepET9pD&c=j8n47PMCaWq3cj6i4E7S_sf49uGSfBdj07bGIbXMY_Qjeaz0QKo_LA==&ch=V737OVPWutGGS_25AxtI4AnZYsWg2xhCc0x0xOPdYsIIJLPGKjx_Lw==> Are you considering using Amazon's MTurk for your study? This is the book for you! // Amazon's Mechanical Turk for Academics The HIT Handbook for Social Science Research by Kim Bartel Sheehan and Mathew Pittman 2016. 160 pp. $29.95 paperback | $22.95 eBook /Amazon's Mechanical Turk for Academics /is a handy, inexpensive guide for researchers wishing to make the most out of MTurk. Kim Sheehan and Matthew Pittman walk readers through the basics of setting up a study---from choosing a survey platform, to obtaining IRB approvals, to recruiting and paying respondents. "The /HIT Handbook/is a handy 'how to' guide for social scientists seeking to acquire high quality data using Amazon's Mechanical Turk service. This thoughtful and well-written text helps researchers maximize their use of the platform while avoiding potentially critical mistakes." --- Toby Hopp, University of Alabama /Amazon's Mechanical Turk for Academics /is available for purchase from Amazon in paperback <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zjK9JWmgq9tenlYiM2DxiM-QYGzUCUisUKYoEg0iGu-SHgbKid4dDlhC2HJxCKK7-X9Uv0sV1Dk3Fg5bRChNjUXGNmFba-Wo84Jzg_y0MXLUGWUZWePFuZg8CoJCun-X04-Xs-YfC5VNNN71vp5TIhsBEW3c6cy88ORFvIsCOEngZb4jwA4MWJhRjCMbAKwNenPrGfQlPFbaIcae9ffvWdt0GDOMMItFhJlInRCYSymlZGpG5fq_E_eanvQBydzB8TcvLd8Wkwv2k4t6BAf1AiyFf04YAyIEtc5fP9DTCEe8lISZeWaYeaTldrOXRufnFs3pUwCTYzN4VF_5kiJ2admNC4S9MTZxFajsaiyfzM5OenHtJyfTwYzDZxedMeL_Viw_DXK025vsShxDPbZ1iLxrXepET9pD&c=j8n47PMCaWq3cj6i4E7S_sf49uGSfBdj07bGIbXMY_Qjeaz0QKo_LA==&ch=V737OVPWutGGS_25AxtI4AnZYsWg2xhCc0x0xOPdYsIIJLPGKjx_Lw==> and as an eBook <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zjK9JWmgq9tenlYiM2DxiM-QYGzUCUisUKYoEg0iGu-SHgbKid4dDlhC2HJxCKK7LE5t1fCNVefdEtZLb_WvJwUERvFiLHQvQC0ETrdENaEAIc4R7zsEufUIcPmxcjHqDZD54dIp2u0IGhX9E-_t4myrWhyXy07Pl8Pdapc8HFehzoIf3OfAhxfOKiLrNi54sx1vHcP0GH1xREu7PCDZVpPqbRLdX10H&c=j8n47PMCaWq3cj6i4E7S_sf49uGSfBdj07bGIbXMY_Qjeaz0QKo_LA==&ch=V737OVPWutGGS_25AxtI4AnZYsWg2xhCc0x0xOPdYsIIJLPGKjx_Lw==>. Melvin & Leigh Melvin & Leigh, Publishers LLC -- Matthew C. Pittman, M.Div. Media Studies PhD Student & Graduate Teaching Fellow University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication mpittman@uoregon.edu . www.matthewpittman.net