Qualitative Research

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  • On-site access: log into a campus computer lab station 
  • Remote access link
     
• Atlas.ti: Remote access link (how to get files in/out of the remote desktop session)
   
• NVIVO
  NVIVO access expires on June 23, 2021. Users who have installed NVIVO on their computers will no longer be able to access it without purchasing an individual license beginning on June 24, 2021.
• If you encounter issues accessing these titles, please contact oit.nd.edu. 

The LDbase data repository has published a very useful data de-identification resource. Although the repository was developed to meet the data sharing needs of psychologists and educational researchers, the LDbase data de-identification best practices information is broadly applicable, and covers the following considerations:

• Ensuring certain variables (e.g., name, date of birth, etc.) are not present in your data as you prepare to share it
• Ensuring certain data types (e.g., photos, audio files of subject voices, DNA, brain images, etc.) are not included in your data as you prepare to share it
• Calculating the ratio of sample size to population size for your dataset to identify potential re-identification concerns 
• Verifying what your informed consent document outlines regarding the possibility of re-identification 
• Checking combinations of variables that might create small numbers that may create a re-identification issue when combined
• Ways to fix potential identification problems (*using R, SAS, SPSS)

*For campus assistance with R, SAS, or SPSS, please contact the Center for Social Science Research or the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship. If you're not sure where to start, please email cds@nd.edu, and we'll be happy to ensure you get connected to the right place!