This session provides an introduction to doing research using social media data. It discusses the pros and cons of popular popular social media platforms for research including Twitter, Reddit, and YouTube, and discusses how to access and analyze data using multiple tools. No advance knowledge of programming, APIs or statistics is assumed.

Session outcomes:

Popular social media platforms for research including Twitter, Reddit, and YouTube
Accessing social media data using tools or APIs
Common types of analysis
Legal and ethical considerations

Host:

Western Libraries

Contact:

Kristi Thompson - Data Management Librarian
kthom67@uwo.ca

Event Type:

Training / Workshop

Audience:

Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs

Department:

Western Libraries