NVivo webinars for UA users

These following sessions on the basics of using NVivo software for qualitative data analysis are being provided by QSR International for their enterprise customers, including UA faculty, staff, and students. The one-hour live sessions will cover how to import and code either text (documents & PDFs) or other types of data (audio/video, images, surveys & social media) on both PC and Mac. Continue reading

Fall 2015 wrap-up

During the Fall 2015 semester, the Libraries offered workshops on geospatial information systems and mapping (ArcGIS, Story Maps, and Google Maps, Earth, and Fusion Tables), Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Sway), NVivo, and SPSS. Workshops on academic paper formatting and references in Microsoft Word were offered in both Gorgas Library and online via Blackboard Collaborate.

Many thanks to the Department of Geography’s Dr. Steven Ericson, who offered Introduction to ArcGIS and Story Maps workshops in Rodgers Library, and the College of Education’s Dr. Sara Tomek, who offered Introduction to SPSS, Advanced SPSS: ANOVA, and Advanced SPSS: Categorical Data workshops in McLure Library.

Thanks also to those who participated in our workshops. We hope to see you again in Spring 2016!

Introducing Microsoft Sway

Microsoft recently announced the general availability of its digital storytelling app, Sway. A free app from Microsoft Office, Sway lets you create and share interactive reports, presentations, personal stories, newsletters, vacation memories, school and work projects, and more. Continue reading