research resources for students
Below are some pointers for students interested in CMC, games studies, internet studies, etc. This is by no means a complete list but meant to be a jumping off point. ITU students should also visit the library on the ground floor of the building for further lit assistance.
Search Tools & Evaluation
Seven Commandments of Highly Effective Web Searching
Evaluating Web Pages
Critical Thinking About What You See On The Web
The Ethics and Politics of Search Engines
Google Scholar (do not use Google Scholar as a substitute for searching comprehensive academic journal indexes. Consult your reference librarian for help.)
Citation Practices
Citing Sources
IT University of Copenhagen policy on academic integrity [ITU intranet]
APA Style Guide
MLA Style Guide
Chicago Style Guide
Ethics and Netiquette
AoIR Ethics Report (pdf)
The RESPECT Project
Core Rules of Netiquette
Academic Peer-reviewed Journals on Net/Games/CMC/New Media
Journal of Computer Mediated Communication
Game Studies Journal
First Monday
Sociological Research Online (sometimes carries new media articles)
International Journal of Internet Research Ethics
DiGRA and AoIR conference proceedings
Games & Culture (print)
Convergence (print)
New Media & Society (print)
Television & New Media (print)
Information, Communication, & Society (print)
Resource Centers, Stats
Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
Pew Internet & American Life Project
Pew Research Center
Social Science Research Network (offers pre-publication and draft papers on many topics)
General Social Survey
OECD
Internet Archive (contains game info, machinima, virtual worlds info, etc. amongst many other great things)
Contact Consortium
Center for Democracy and Technology
HCI Bibliography
European Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association
Entertainment Software Association
Organizations
Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)
Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)
Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S)
European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)
International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
