Library

NVivo is a software package that helps with qualitative data analysis. Keep track of all data associated with your project, code your data, create models to help organize your research, run queries on your coded data, create charts and reports for sharing with others...

Software Availability

• FASS purchases 600 licenses per year. Carleton students, faculty, and staff may contact Marianne Keyes, FASS computing support to obtain a copy for their own use (or download the 30 day demo version from QSR and contact Marianne Keyes to obtain a vaild license key)
  Note: free for FASS members, other faculties are charged $12
• Also available on the terminal server in all CCS student computer labs. (Look under Start, Programs, Other Applications, Terminal Server ( login with same account info) then All Programs, NVivo
• May be available in other departmental labs. Please check with local computing support.

Training

 We offer on-demand NVivo workshops to individual, small groups, and classes for Carleton University students, faculty or staff. Contact nvivo@library.carleton.ca to make arrangements. Topics covered can include:

• Overview of features
• How to import your data
• How to create nodes
• How to code your data
• Building and running queries
• Building models and charts
• Exporting projects items 

 NVivo also offers full-day workshops with their certified trainers, for a fee. They will be coming to Ottawa this April 12 & 13, 2012

Documentation

• Online tutorials: choose NVivo from the pull down menu
• Getting Started Guide:  [NVivo 9]   [NVivo 8]
• On Reserve in the Library (5 day loan)
  Note: the basics of importing data, coding, querying... are pretty much the same in NVivo 8 & 9, the main difference is in the layout of the toolbars and the organization of some nodes so the following books are still of use:
  • NVivo 8 fundamentals: starting to work with your material
  • Moving on in NVivo 8 : exploring, visualizing and sharing your material
  • Qualitative data analysis with NVivo

Online Support

• Email us at nvivo@library.carleton.ca
• If you are a registered user (i.e. you have a license key) you can submit questions to QSR NVivo tech support. They are usually quite prompt in answering
• Join the Linked In NVivo user group and post any questions there.