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==Finding research==
==Finding research==


One approach to making use of research in communities is to keep an eye on specific conferences and journals that publish this type of work. Some of these publishing outlets are open access, and often pre-prints are available (i.e. a free 'just-before-published' copy). You can scan the titles and abstracts for work of interest and then dig up the article, a blog post related to the article, or a video of the work being presented. The authors of the work will (almost) always be thrilled to hear from you if you [[Contact_and_partnerships|reach out]] to ask a question or request a copy of the article.
One approach to making use of research in communities is to keep an eye on specific conferences and journals that publish this type of work. Some of these publishing outlets are open access, and often pre-prints are available (i.e. a free 'just-before-published' copy). You can scan the titles and abstracts for work of interest and then dig up the article, a blog post related to the article, or a video of the work being presented. The authors of the work will (almost) always be thrilled to hear from you if you [[reach out]] to ask a question or request a copy of the article.


==Finding answers==
==Finding answers==


If you have a specific question and want to understand the evidence associated with that question, you might find [https://scholar.google.com Google Scholar] or [https://www.semanticscholar.org Semantic Scholar] helpful resources -- whereas a general search may yield a range of opinions, these search engines focus almost exclusively on academic research. Looking at academic articles will give you a sense of what people find when they take a more rigorous approach.  
If you have a specific question and want to understand the evidence associated with that question, you might find Google Scholar a helpful resource -- whereas a general Google search may yield you a range of opinions, looking at academic articles will give you a sense of what people find when they take a more rigorous approach. You can filter by year and make use of quotation marks. For example, a search like <code>"code of conduct" diversity "open source"</code> might help inform a discussion on whether codes of conduct in open source projects have a role to play in increasing diversity (short answer: a CoC can help, but it's not a guarantee).  
 
Some generic search tips:
* Try out advanced search features to help narrow your searches.
* You can filter by year or look only at recent years.
* For key phrases or technical terms, make use of quotation marks. For example, a search like <code>"code of conduct" diversity "open source"</code> might help inform a discussion on whether codes of conduct in open source projects have a role to play in increasing diversity (short answer: a CoC can help, but it's not a guarantee).
* Different research fields often use (slightly) different terms to talk about (nearly) the same thing. For example, you might be interested in finding work on codes of conduct in free software communities and projects. However, the search you ran for <code>"code of conduct"</code> only turns up a handful of results. You might look through these results to see if the papers or their references suggest alternative keywords or key phrases and search those as well. In this example, phrases like "online community governance", "online community rules", "online community norms" might help you identify some different sources (which you can then use to repeat the same strategy).


==Venues and sources==
==Venues and sources==
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** Digital Traces, Social Residues: Usage as self-representation on lifestyle apps
** Digital Traces, Social Residues: Usage as self-representation on lifestyle apps
** Archiving the Insurrection: The case of r/Datahoarder
** Archiving the Insurrection: The case of r/Datahoarder
* [https://dl.acm.org/journal/tsc Transactions on Social Computing] '''Sample titles:'''
* Transactions on Social Computing
** Helping Each Other Quit Online: Understanding User Engagement and Real-life Outcomes of the r/StopSmoking Digital Smoking Cessation Community
* Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
** An Investigation of the Portrayal of Social Media Challenges on YouTube and Twitter
* [https://dl.acm.org/journal/tochi Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction]. '''Sample titles:'''
** A Trade-off-centered Framework of Content Moderation
** Quarantined! Examining the Effects of a Community-Wide Moderation Intervention on Reddit
* [https://group.acm.org/conferences/group22/ GROUP] -- ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work. '''Sample titles:'''
* [https://group.acm.org/conferences/group22/ GROUP] -- ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work. '''Sample titles:'''
** Communication Channels and their Challenges: an Analysis of Software Development Teams during the COVID-19 Pandemic
** Communication Channels and their Challenges: an Analysis of Software Development Teams during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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