NVivo is a qualitative data analysis tool used by researchers in many fields including anthropology, sociology, psychology, and more. It is used to organize, code, and analyze non-numerical or unstructured data. This data may come from interviews, open-ended survey responses, social media content, journal articles, and similar sources.
UTA affiliated students, staff, and faculty have access to NVivo at the Central Library in the Day Family Research Lab on the 5th floor. Occasional workshops are offered, or you can schedule a consult with a librarian if you need assistance using this tool. Once your affiliation with UTA ends, you will no longer have access to NVivo unless you purchase a private license or your employer purchases access.
An online search tool that provides information and instruction on research methods. It is aimed at university students, researchers, and faculty and is designed to answer methods questions that arise during the various steps of the research process, including the literature search, review, research design, data collection, analysis, and write up.
SAGE Research Methods is a research methods tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. SAGE Research Methods contains content from over 720 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, the entire “Little Green Book”, the "Little Blue Book” series, two major works collating a selection of journal articles, and specially commissioned videos. Researchers can explore methods and concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. Since SAGE Research Methods focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, it can be used across the social sciences, health sciences, and more.
While you have access to NVivo as long as you are a UTA affiliate, it may be helpful to become familiar with these free open-source options as well.
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