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Computational Research & GIS Librarian

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Danielle Kane
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Computational Research Librarian Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Office: Science Library 226
Phone: 949-824-2024
EMail: kaned@uci.edu

Oral histories

Developing an archive

Qualitative data analysis software

Computer Assisted Qualitative Data AnalysiS software (CAQDAS) has been around for quite a while, and has assisted researchers in analyzing primarily text-based documents and storing that analysis in a findable and interactive manner. CAQDAS can help researchers to "code," or identify the occurrence of, various conceptual themes present across a corpus of documents in order to bring them together and pull insight from them. Social Psychologists may use a CAQDAS platform to code the responses to interviews, both in text as well as audio, or graduate students may use it to read and keep track of their thoughts for a literature review. The uses are wide and the data management capabilities are many.

Free CAQDAS software

Additional software for qualitative data analysis

These tools typically require a subscription or some other form of license. UC Irvine does not have an institutional license for these tools.