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======EgoWeb 2.0: Free, Open-Source Software for Social Network Data Collection======

*NOTE: To ask questions about EgoWeb 2.0 functions, report problems, see news, read questions submitted by other users, etc. go to the [[http://www.qualintitative.com/forum|EgoWeb 2.0 Discussion Forum.]] 

EgoWeb 2.0 was developed by an open source software collaboration network by researchers at the [[https://www.rand.org/ | RAND Corporation]] in collaboration with the [[http://www.uclarisestudy.com/study-investigators.html|UCLA RISE-UP study]] and the [[https://www.bebr.ufl.edu/survey|University of Florida Survey Research Center]]. 


//NOTE:// In 2018 we added multiple name generator functions to EgoWeb 2.0.  We revised the entire authoring module to enable greater flexibility in authoring.  Refer to [[multinamegenerator|this page]] for an overview of these recent changes and information about how to convert studies created in the previous version that only allowed one name generator to the new version. The authoring instructions for using these new features have been updated. 

This wiki is designed to provide the users of EgoWeb 2.0 with documentation for installation, troubleshooting, and tips on using. The documentation here is always being updated and improved. Be in touch if you are looking for help and do not see a document that resolves your issue. General questions about the EgoWeb 2.0 project can be directed to [[http://www.qualintitative.com|David P. Kennedy]].

If you are looking to download EgoWeb 2.0, it is available at [[https://github.com/qualintitative/egoweb/tree/dev|the EgoWeb 2.0 Github Site]]. 


The "dev" branch, which has the most current code but also has some new bug fixes that are currently being tested, can be directly [[https://github.com/qualintitative/egoweb/archive/dev.zip|downloaded here]].

The "master" branch is in the process of being updated and does not work with current versions of PHP. It can be downloaded directly [[https://github.com/qualintitative/egoweb/archive/master.zip| here]], but I recommend using the 'dev' branch above for now. 


**If you see something that needs better documentation, please register! Upon registration we will be notified and then we will add you to the user group that allows editing of this wiki! This is intended to be a collaborative project.**

======Overview====== 

EgoWeb 2.0 is easy to use and flexible open source software for the collection of social network data in surveys and interviews. EgoWeb 2.0 facilitates egocentric as well as cognitive and whole network data collection.

EgoWeb 2.0 has been used in studies of [[https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=uXdVu6QAAAAJ&cstart=20&citation_for_view=uXdVu6QAAAAJ:R3hNpaxXUhUC|homelessness]], [[http://mmr.sagepub.com/content/7/4/328.full|HIV risk]], [[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Kennedy5/publication/264056965_The_Impact_of_Public_Housing_on_Social_Networks_A_Natural_Experiment/links/549327250cf22d7925d9d6b2.pdf|public housing policy]], [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177996/|substance use]], [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4157685/|low income newlywed marriage]], [[http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/134/2/e389.full|charter schools]], etc. It is intended to be used by social network researchers as well as researchers who are not social network experts. Many researchers have used EgoWeb 2.0 to add network components to their existing work. It is especially useful for applied social network projects.

EgoWeb 2.0 facilitates data collection and basic data processing and allows for data to be exported into a number of other social network analysis programs. Recently a package for analyzing egocentric networks in R called [[https://github.com/tilltnet/egonetR|egonetR]] added an EgoWeb 2.0 import function. EgoWeb 2.0 also presents visualizations during interviews to facilitate mixed qualitative and quantitative social network research designs.This feature can be used in [[https://www.amazon.com/Mixed-Methods-Social-Networks-Research/dp/110763105X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469486767&sr=8-1&keywords=mixed+methods+social+network+analysis|mixed-methods social network data collection designs]] and is [[https://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13722-016-0052-y|also being used as an intervention tool]].

EgoWeb 2.0 is the result of an ongoing collaborative effort by non-profit research centers and universities to conduct social network analyses and present the data visually during interviews. 

======How to cite EgoWeb 2.0:====== 

EgoWeb 2.0, computer software, [[http://github.com/qualintitative/egoweb]]