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Ann, Thanks for this helpful comment. Our problem is that NU 4 is not very stable with Windows NT4 - but unlike Helen, I will be needing a merge facility on a project which will be restarting in 2/3 months - involving a team of 5 researchers working across the EU - so we will have cross-cultural issues as welt!! Have you or anyone else any thoughts on this? Thanks, John John Konrad Senior Lecturer in Professional Development School of Professional Education & Development Leeds Metropolitan University Beckett Park Campus LEEDS UK-LS6 3QS Phone: 0113 283 7490 Fax: 0113 283 3181 URL: http://www.lmu.ac.uk/ces/ped/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Ann Lewins [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 17 September 1999 09:28 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Nudist and NVIVO > > Helen - nice to hear your enthusiasm, I agree with most of what you say - > but its absolutely vital to emphasise (on this general list especially) that > those in the team project environment stick with NUD*IST, if thats what > they've got in hand, or consider another 'merge-worthy' package. One of the > significant differences between the two software programs - NVivo hasn't yet > got the capability to merge different projects together - i.e. from partners > in a team project working simultaneously on their own 'bits' of a larger > project - which are to be brought together to form one BIG project later. I > am sure it will happen before too long - but not yet. > The other difference, again - at the moment , there are no command files; so > if you are an experienced use of N4 - making use of command files a lot - > you may miss this in Nvivo, for now. > > But in terms of planning in the longer term- those using NUDIST, either > individually or in the team environment will be able to import their > individual or as Clare Tagg suggested the other day, already merged projects > into NVivo. > > regards > Ann > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bowman, Helen [CES] <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 17 September 1999 08:10 > Subject: RE: Nudist and NVIVO > > > >Hello > > > >I have just switched from Nudist4 to NVIVO and am much happier already. I > was regularly drawn into an erroneous mouse click which would crash my > computer (an NT) with Nudist 4. I found the restriction to text units and > the clumsiness of editing annoying in Nudist4, plus the lack of visual > representations (without buying an addin) didn't help my limited creativity > in analysis and I was forced to switch between paper and pens and the > software. I have only been using NVIVO for a day and already the more > pleasant environment, ease of editing (even though it's a bit slow - it is > much easier to the eye and in the process), ease of coding and the modelling > facility have inspired me to be in work at 7.30 just so that I can get on > with theory building. > > > >Ridiculously enthusiastic I know but I would recommend anybody considering > buying the software to go straight for NVIVO and not to bother with Nudist > 4 - there is always that period when a new piece of software is delivered > that those who have used the previous version/model remain hooked in to the > familiar (I've been there myself with Lotus 123 believe it or not!) but for > new users there seems no reason to be fettered by any such loyalty. > > > >By the way Mark the QSR website does have reading lists that are worth > following up. > > > >Best wishes > > > >Helen > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%