>Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 7:35 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: RE: CAQDAS and secondary analysis of qual.data
>
>>I can see the reasons for this but there are also much more exciting
>>opportunities available. My personal favourite would be to provide the
>>whole of my project (including data and coding) in NVivo format on
>>CD ROM, with the free read-only version of NVivo packaged in.
>From: Thomas Muhr
>This is a costly cul-de-sac. Instead of pressing valuable data into a
>proprietary representation, restricting presentation and analysis to the
>more
>or less arbitrary features offered by any one specific software, we should
>consider the use of an open standard (XML) which would allow transformation
>into any other representation (including NVivo, etc) by way of style
sheets.
>
>"Single source, multiple usage" !
>
>- Thomas
>I agree, and would'nt it be nice for all the software developers to come up
>a basic 'archiving function' as an output. XML would certainly provide an
>interoperable standard. Thomas, are you offering to lead the way?!
>
>Louise
>Louise Corti
>Manager, Qualidata
>
....well just to take advantage of the cue to make a plug for our next
seminar
we'll find out how far Thomas has got with the use of XML, and
'interoperable standard'
at the Next CAQDAS Networking Project Seminar to be held on 9 Feb 2000
CAQDAS NETWORKING PROJECT: based at University of Surrey, Guildford UK
9 Feb 2000 Seminar and presentation:
Thomas Muhr, the creator of ATLAS.ti, talking about the latest
developments software versions- features include:
* QDA related XML issues and how they are supported by ATLAS.ti
* ATLAS.ti's unique multimedia coding features
* present a preview of ATLAS.ti's newest concepts and features
(seminars are free - but places have to be booked)
contact....
Ann Lewins
Resource Officer, CAQDAS Networking Project
Dept of Sociology
University of Surrey
GUILDFORD GU2 5XH
email: [log in to unmask]
CAQDAS web site: http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/caqdas/
Tel +44 (0)1 483 259 455
Fax +44 (0)1 483 259 551
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