Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Σημειώσεις πεδίου στο διαδίκτυο	Online Research Diary
Πεδίο	Μεθοδολογία Επισκοπήσεων	Μεθοδολογία Επισκοπήσεων
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1990s–2000s (digital extension of classical field notes practice)	Late 1990s–2000s (digital adaptation of diary methods dating to early 20th century social research)
Δημιουργός	Extended from ethnographic field note tradition (Emerson, Fretz & Shaw); digital adaptation via Kozinets and virtual ethnography scholars	Adapted from traditional diary methods; online variant emerged with widespread internet adoption (late 1990s–2000s)
Τύπος	Qualitative data collection technique	Qualitative / mixed-methods data collection
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Emerson, R. M., Fretz, R. I., & Shaw, L. L. (2011). Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes (2nd ed.). University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 978-0226206837	Alaszewski, A. (2006). Using Diaries for Social Research. Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-0761941965
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	digital field notes, virtual field notes, e-field notes, netnographic field notes	digital research diary, e-diary research, online reflective journal, web-based research diary
Συναφείς	5	5
Σύνοψη	Online field notes are structured, researcher-authored records of observations made within digital environments — social media platforms, online communities, virtual worlds, forums, and video-mediated spaces. Adapted from the classical ethnographic field note tradition, they capture not only what is observed but how the researcher interprets and situates those observations in real time, forming a primary data source for virtual ethnography and netnography.	The online research diary method is a data collection technique in which participants document their experiences, thoughts, or behaviours in structured or open-ended digital diary entries over a defined period. Delivered via email, web forms, blogging platforms, or dedicated apps, it captures temporally proximate, naturalistic data that retrospective interviews cannot provide. It is widely used in health research, education, psychology, and social sciences.