Web archives for data collection: An ethics case study.

IF 2.8 1区哲学 Q1 MEDICAL ETHICS

Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2024-09-08 DOI:10.1080/08989621.2024.2396940

Deanna Zarrillo, Mat Kelly, Erjia Yan, Chaoqun Ni

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Abstract

Background: Web archives offer researchers a promising source for large-scale longitudinal data collection; however, their complex social and technical infrastructures create an array of ethical concerns. In addition, there is a notable lack of guidance available for researchers hoping to conduct0 ethical research using web archives.

Methods: We present an ethical decision-making case study based on an ongoing research project using the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine to study faculty appointments and mobility at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Results: This paper contributes to information ethics discourse by expanding on the Association of Internet Researchers' recommendations for ethical decision-making, and mapping ethical considerations for each stage of the project within existing conceptual frameworks for research using web archives.

Conclusions: By utilizing internet research guidance and web archive research frameworks in a case study approach, we hope to aid future researchers conducting internet research of a similar nature by serving as a useful reference.

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用于数据收集的网络档案：伦理案例研究

背景：网络档案为研究人员收集大规模纵向数据提供了一个前景广阔的来源；然而，其复杂的社会和技术基础设施却带来了一系列伦理问题。此外，对于希望利用网络档案进行伦理研究的研究人员来说，明显缺乏指导：方法：我们介绍了一个伦理决策案例研究，该案例研究基于一个正在进行的研究项目，该项目使用互联网档案馆的 Wayback Machine 来研究历史悠久的黑人大学（HBCUs）的教师任命和流动性：结果：本文扩展了互联网研究人员协会关于伦理决策的建议，并在现有的使用网络档案进行研究的概念框架内描绘了项目每个阶段的伦理考虑因素，从而为信息伦理讨论做出了贡献：我们希望通过案例研究的方法，利用互联网研究指南和网络档案研究框架，为未来开展类似性质互联网研究的研究人员提供有用的参考。

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Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance MEDICAL ETHICS-

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4.90

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance is devoted to the examination and critical analysis of systems for maximizing integrity in the conduct of research. It provides an interdisciplinary, international forum for the development of ethics, procedures, standards policies, and concepts to encourage the ethical conduct of research and to enhance the validity of research results. The journal welcomes views on advancing the integrity of research in the fields of general and multidisciplinary sciences, medicine, law, economics, statistics, management studies, public policy, politics, sociology, history, psychology, philosophy, ethics, and information science. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.