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Research
Research Goals:
- Derived from Mission
- Quantitative Research: empirically sound, auditible, reproducible, statistically significant, generalizable
- Qualitative Research: online community culture and customs, "field work" involving netizens, policy analysis
- Short-Term and Long-Term Research
Research Projects:
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Online Policy Organizations Survey
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Survey of nonprofit organizations pursuing online policy work with a focus on
their issue and activity coverage
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Online Service Provider Assessment (OSPA)
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Determine how fair, accurate, and inclusive online service providers are with respect to a variety of
content topics and constituent communities
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Online Oddities and Atrocities Museum
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A visual collection of the malfunctions and bloopers of Internet blocking technology and other interesting topics
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Schools and Libraries Project
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Document real-life Internet access conditions in schools and libraries and offer assistance in handling blocking technology requirements and educating for effective Internet use
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Blocking Technology Analysis
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Survey, test, and provide additional resources related to Internet
blocking technology products
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Rating Systems Analysis
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Detect any systematic bias in Internet content rating systems, such as the "child of RSACi"
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Search Engine Analysis
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Survey and test search engines and web directories
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Research Corpus Project
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Generate topic-based corpuses for use in further research
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