Re: NB4.5/NBW: Orbis or Ibid for ethnographical research project

["Cyprian Rosen" <cyprosen>]

Dear David,

    You might want to look at AskSam.  I've used their DOS version, but they
now have a windows version.  You can download a demo from their web site:
www.AskSam.com

Cyprian Rosen


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Mackinder" <davemack>
To: "Multiple recipients of list NOTABENE" <notabene>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 3:08 PM
Subject: NB4.5/NBW: Orbis or Ibid for ethnographical research project


> I have been asked by a friend to work as a research assistant. One of
> the projects he has in mind is a piece of fieldwork centred on a
> charismatic Christian group and involving participant observation and
> interviews. Assuming that access is granted by the group's leaders, he
> will do the fieldwork and I'll probably be responsible for transcribing
> his audio cassettes and overall text management.
>     I'm a long-time Nota Bene user, but I've previously used Ibid(em)
> exclusively for bibliographical work and have barely used Orbis (save as
> a contact manager).
>     I know that there was a sample IbidPlus fieldnote database - how do
> Notabenieri of a sociological/anthropological/ethnographical bent rate
> this? Would it suffice? Or have you developed alternative templates
> using either Ibid or Orbis?
>     Alternatively, approaching this project from a non-NB direction, are
> there other software tools that suitably experienced list members would
> recommend? (I've got recent demos of Nudist and NVivo, and I've also
> seen EZ-text.)
>
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