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This chapter presents a summary of major methods useful to Web-based research. It is intended to help researchers decide what techniques they need to learn for their particular type of research. The sections of this chapter examine the following subjects: HyperText Markup Language; Web Forms; CGI Scripts; Organization of a Web Site; What Server to Use?; Server-Side Programming; Client-Side Programming; AUTHORWARE; Web Research Tools; and Deciding What You Need. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)