Social Media Data and Tools

The purpose of this guide is to introduce researchers to social media data sources and tools for extracting social media data. Social media data can be tricky to access and data availability depends on the time period and platform(s) you need to research. 

There are many legal and ethical considerations to take into account when accessing and researching social media data. Read through George Washington University Libraries' Social Media Research Ethical and Privacy Guidelines and email datahelp@gmu.edu with any concerns.

See the following related infoguides for further help with your work of digital scholarship or digital project. 

• Text & Data Mining Sources. Identifies resources available for text and data mining. 
• Text Analysis Tools. Researchers are introduced to several different tools available for text mining. 
• Working with Data. Learn basic skills in data cleaning and data wrangling including how to use a computer. 
• Qualitative Research and Tools. Learn about how to conduct qualitative research, different methodologies, tutorials, and software. 
• Learn Python for Data. Learn and use the open source programming environment Python for data science. 
• Learn R. Learn and use the open source statistical software R.