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“Un-Googling”: Research Technologies, Communities at Risk and the Ethics of User Studies in HCI

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“Un-Googling”: Research Technologies, Communities at Risk and the Ethics of User Studies in HCI. / Shklovski, Irina; Vertesi, Janet.

In: Electronic Workshops in Computing, Vol. HCI Research in Sensitive Contexts: Ethical Considerations, 2012.

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Harvard

Shklovski, I & Vertesi, J 2012, '“Un-Googling”: Research Technologies, Communities at Risk and the Ethics of User Studies in HCI', Electronic Workshops in Computing, vol. HCI Research in Sensitive Contexts: Ethical Considerations. <http://ewic.bcs.org/http://>

APA

Shklovski, I., & Vertesi, J. (2012). “Un-Googling”: Research Technologies, Communities at Risk and the Ethics of User Studies in HCI. Electronic Workshops in Computing, HCI Research in Sensitive Contexts: Ethical Considerations. http://ewic.bcs.org/http://

Vancouver

Shklovski I, Vertesi J. “Un-Googling”: Research Technologies, Communities at Risk and the Ethics of User Studies in HCI. Electronic Workshops in Computing. 2012;HCI Research in Sensitive Contexts: Ethical Considerations.

Author

Shklovski, Irina ; Vertesi, Janet. / “Un-Googling”: Research Technologies, Communities at Risk and the Ethics of User Studies in HCI. In: Electronic Workshops in Computing. 2012 ; Vol. HCI Research in Sensitive Contexts: Ethical Considerations.

Bibtex

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