Research Guides: Qualitative Analysis: NVivo

What is NVivo?

NVivo is a qualitative data analysis package from QSR International. NVivo helps researchers to organize and analyze complex textual and multimedia data. The software allows users to classify, sort and arrange thousands of pieces of information. It also accommodates a wide range of research methods.

Getting Access to NVivo

NUworkspace offers users a Windows virtual desktop with a suite of software applications (including NVivo 12) for University work.

The following library computers have NVivo version 11 installed:

University Library Information Commons - PublicIC03, PublicIC06,
Deering Library Room 101 - PublicGov09
Mudd Library - PublicMudd01

Books

Qualitative Analysis Using NVivo: The Five Level QDA Method by Nicholas H. Woolf; Christina Silver
Call Number: Main Library Core Reference - 2 North H62 .W6667 2018
ISBN: 9781138743670
Publication Date: 2017-10-05
Qualitative Data Analysis with Nvivo by Patricia Bazeley (Editor); Kristi Jackson
Call Number: Main Library Core Reference - 2 North H61.3 .B396 2013
ISBN: 9781446256558
Publication Date: 2013-05-29

Tutorials & Help

NVivo Tutorials from QSR
Webinar: Planning and Organizing Your Project to Ensure Success | NVivo
In this session, Kristi Jackson, co-author of Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo
presents information about the logic of NVivo that will help researchers plan database structure for their project.
QSR NVivo Forums
LinkedIn Learning Courses
Northwestern University and lynda.com have partnered to offer University students, faculty and staff unlimited, on-demand access to a full library of online courses at no additional cost. This includes a number of NVivo courses.

O'Reilly Books Online (Safari Books)
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Dueling CAQDAS Using Atlas ti and NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis (Webinar)
This webinar will highlight key features and approaches for using Atlas.ti and NVivo to analyze qualitative data, including live demos of these two proprietary software tools and interspersed commentary on their respective pros/con.