Linganisha mbinu

	Ukusanyaji wa Hati Mtandaoni	Ukusanyaji wa Hati
Nyanja	Metodolojia ya Dodoso	Metodolojia ya Dodoso
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	1990s–2000s (digital / web era)	19th–20th century historical methods; contemporary social-science codification c. 2000s
Mwanzilishi	Adapted from traditional document analysis; digital form emerged with widespread internet adoption	Rooted in historical and social science traditions; systematized by Lindsay Prior and Glenn Bowen
Aina	Qualitative / mixed-methods data collection technique	Qualitative / mixed data-collection technique
Chanzo asilia	Bowen, G. A. (2009). Document analysis as a qualitative research method. Qualitative Research Journal, 9(2), 27–40.	Bowen, G. A. (2009). Document analysis as a qualitative research method. Qualitative Research Journal, 9(2), 27–40.
Majina mbadala	digital document collection, web document gathering, online archival data collection, digital records collection	document analysis, documentary method, document review, secondary document analysis
Zinazohusiana	5	3
Muhtasari	Online document collection is the systematic process of identifying, retrieving, and compiling digital documents — including web pages, institutional publications, social media posts, policy documents, and digital archives — as primary or supplementary research data. It extends classical document analysis into internet-mediated environments, enabling researchers to access large, geographically dispersed corpora without fieldwork travel or physical archive access.	Document collection is a systematic data-collection technique in which the researcher gathers and reviews existing written, visual, or digital records — such as reports, meeting minutes, policies, letters, photographs, or institutional records — as primary or supplementary evidence. It is widely used in qualitative, historical, and mixed-methods research and can stand alone or complement interviews and observation.