Our company (Maritz) adopted a tool called ClearVoice by Clear Forest. I haven't used it myself, but others in the company did. Also, one of our major clients is using Intelliseek. I assume you can find info about these on the internet. Thanks, N. Funda Çalapöver Whitaker St. Louis, Missouri (636) 527-7740 [log in to unmask] >From: Roohi Choudhry <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Roohi Choudhry <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Coding qualitative data - question >Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 10:02:44 -0400 > >Hi everyone, > >I'm looking for a versatile piece of software to code extensive >amounts of qualitative data. Basically, what I'm looking to do is be >able to go through reams of notes and code specific blocks of text >according to a predefined coding frame, and then export the codes to >SPSS to analyze them quantitatively (once matched to other variables). > >Software I've previously used, such as NUD*ST, tends to be more for >forming themes/theories based on notes, such as from focus groups, and >doesn't seem to be very handy for this kind of coding. > >Has anyone does this recently, and have any software tips to share? >Any advice would be much appreciated. > >Thanks >Roohi