NVivo workshops are back! The following NVivo workshops will be offered in March and April. Registration is not required.

Not sure what NVivo is or how you might use it? Check out the feature list or watch an introductory video.

NVivo 11 Pro for Windows Overview

• Monday, March 7, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., McLure Library Room 33
• Wednesday, March 9, 5:00-6:30 p.m., McLure Library Room 33

NVivo software supports qualitative and mixed methods research. It is used to organize, analyze, and find insights in unstructured data: text in documents and PDFs, audio, video, images, spreadsheets, web pages, social media data, and web content. The software allows users to work with large amounts of data in many languages and supports a wide range of research methodologies. NVivo is found on computers throughout the Libraries; students, faculty, and staff can also download the software at no cost via the Office of Information Technology.

This demonstration session will provide an introduction to and overview of NVivo 11 Pro for Windows: what it is, how it is used, the NVivo workspace, and key concepts. Hands-on learning opportunities are offered in our other NVivo workshops.

 NVivo 11 Pro for Windows: Working with Text

• Monday, March 21, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., McLure Library Room 33
• Wednesday, March 23, 5:00-6:30 p.m., McLure Library Room 33

NVivo software supports qualitative and mixed methods research. It is used to organize, analyze, and find insights in unstructured data: text in documents and PDFs, audio, video, images, spreadsheets, web pages, social media data, and web content. The software allows users to work with large amounts of data in many languages and supports a wide range of research methodologies. NVivo is found on computers throughout the Libraries; students, faculty, and staff can also download the software at no cost via the Office of Information Technology.

In this hands-on session, participants will work with text: importing Word documents, text files, and PDFs; coding sources and managing nodes; and running basic queries and visualizations.

NVivo 11 Pro for Windows: Working with Audio, Video, and Images

• Monday, March 28, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., McLure Library Room 33
• Wednesday, March 30, 5:00-6:30 p.m., McLure Library Room 33

NVivo software supports qualitative and mixed methods research. It is used to organize, analyze, and find insights in unstructured data: text in documents and PDFs, audio, video, images, spreadsheets, web pages, social media data, and web content. The software allows users to work with large amounts of data in many languages and supports a wide range of research methodologies. NVivo is found on computers throughout the Libraries; students, faculty, and staff can also download the software at no cost via the Office of Information Technology.

In this hands-on session, participants will work with audio, video, and images: importing images, audio files, video files, and YouTube content; coding and annotating these sources; and running basic queries and visualizations.

NVivo 11 Pro for Windows: Analysis and Visualization

• Thursday, March 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m., McLure Library Room 33
• Wednesday, April 6, 5:00-6:30 p.m., McLure Library Room 33

NVivo software supports qualitative and mixed methods research. It is used to organize, analyze, and find insights in unstructured data: text in documents and PDFs, audio, video, images, spreadsheets, web pages, social media data, and web content. The software allows users to work with large amounts of data in many languages and supports a wide range of research methodologies. NVivo is found on computers throughout the Libraries; students, faculty, and staff can also download the software at no cost via the Office of Information Technology.

In this hands-on session, participants will explore coded data with text and coding queries and visualization tools such as maps, charts, and diagrams.

NVivo 11 Pro for Windows: Working with Social Media Data

• Monday, April 11, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., McLure Library Room 33
• Wednesday, April 13, 5:00-6:30 p.m., McLure Library Room 33

NVivo software supports qualitative and mixed methods research. It is used to organize, analyze, and find insights in unstructured data: text in documents and PDFs, audio, video, images, spreadsheets, web pages, social media data, and web content. The software allows users to work with large amounts of data in many languages and supports a wide range of research methodologies. NVivo is found on computers throughout the Libraries; students, faculty, and staff can also download the software at no cost via the Office of Information Technology.

In this hands-on session, participants will use the NCapture browser extension to capture Facebook posts and comments, Twitter data, YouTube comments, and web pages and import these sources into NVivo. Additional social network analysis features available with NVivo Plus will also be shared.

NVivo 11 Pro for Windows: Working with Survey Data

• Monday, April 18, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., McLure Library Room 33
• Wednesday, April 20, 5:00-6:30 p.m., McLure Library Room 33

NVivo software supports qualitative and mixed methods research. It is used to organize, analyze, and find insights in unstructured data: text in documents and PDFs, audio, video, images, spreadsheets, web pages, social media data, and web content. The software allows users to work with large amounts of data in many languages and supports a wide range of research methodologies. NVivo is found on computers throughout the Libraries; students, faculty, and staff can also download the software at no cost via the Office of Information Technology.

In this hands-on session, participants will work with a dataset containing survey results: gathering responses to each survey question at a theme node, creating case nodes to represent survey participants, and running basic queries (such as gathering responses based on demographic values).

NVivo for Literature Review

• Monday, April 25, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., McLure Library Room 33
• Wednesday, April 27, 5:00-6:30 p.m., McLure Library Room 33

NVivo software supports qualitative and mixed methods research. It is used to organize, analyze, and find insights in unstructured data: text in documents and PDFs, audio, video, images, spreadsheets, web pages, social media data, and web content. The software allows users to work with large amounts of data in many languages and supports a wide range of research methodologies. NVivo is found on computers throughout the Libraries; students, faculty, and staff can also download the software at no cost via the Office of Information Technology.

In this hands-on session, participants will explore how NVivo can support literature review: importing articles and creating external sources for books, classifying sources and assigning attributes like author or publication date, coding content to gather material by theme, and using Word Frequency and Matrix Coding queries to identify themes and examine their coverage. Exchanging data between NVivo and reference management tools will also be discussed.