Social Sciences Librarian
Emory University
Robert W. Woodruff Library
404-712-2833
Welcome
MAXQDA is a software program that allows you to code and analyze your qualitative research. It allows you to code faster and more efficiently.
This Research Guide will help you:
- Understand the basics of MAXQDA
- Import your data
- Learn how to do basic coding
- Become competent in running reports on your coded data and exporting these reports
MAXQDA Trial
You can try MAXQDA on a free 14-day trial.
Library Resources to Help with MAXQDA
Analyzing Qualitative Data with MAXQDA by Call Number: H61.3 .K83 2019ISBN: 9783030156701Publication Date: 2019.
Qualitative Text Analysis by Call Number: Q180.55.E4 K83 2014 or e-bookISBN: 9781446267752Publication Date: 2014
Using Software in Qualitative Research by Call Number: e-bookISBN: 9781446249734Publication Date: 2014
Systematic Methods for Analyzing Culture by Call Number: e-bookISBN: 9781003092179Publication Date: 2020
MAXQDA Press
MAXQDA has its own press, with free e-books and guides available for download.
E-books published so far include:
- The Practice of Qualitative Data Analysis: Research Examples Using MAXQDA
- Focused Analysis of Qualitative Interviews with MAXQDA: Step by Step
Guides published so far include:
MAXQDA Resources
MAXQDA has a comprehensive manual.
MAXQDA also has video tutorials.
Accessing MAXQDA on Campus
MAXQDA is available at the following locations on campus:
- Learning Commons at Woodruff Library
- (MAXQDA is on the nine windows computers on the first floor)
- Woodruff Health Sciences Library
Purchasing MAXQDA
Students and faculty can purchase a license to MAXQDA through the Emory Software Store.
You can also purchase through MAXQDA's website. There are discounted student licenses.
If you are an instructor teaching qualitative methods, you can get free course licenses for your students from MAXQDA.
Teamwork in MAXQDA
Teamwork can be an essential part of working with MAXQDA. Here are some teamwork resources:
- Teamwork with MAXQDA 2022 Video
- Working in Teams with MAXQDA: Organization, Division of Labor, and Implementation in Seven Phases (Guide Published by MAXQDA Press)
- Chapter from MAXQDA 2022 Manual on Supporting Teamwork
Works Cited (from MAXQDA Example)
Sam Borden. October 10, 2016. “Abby Wambach, Retired U.S. Soccer Star, Reflects on Her Addiction.” The New York Times.
Andrew Das. March 8, 2019. “U.S. Womenʼs Soccer Team Sues U.S. Soccer for Gender Discrimination.” The New York Times.
Andrew Das. August 19, 2019. “Judge Sets May 2020 Trial Date in U.S. Womenʼs Soccer Lawsuit.” The New York Times.
Kevin Drape. August 5, 2019. “Pushed by Consumers, Some Sponsors Join Soccerʼs Fight Over Equal Pay.” The New York Times.
Lizzy Goodman. June 10, 2019. “The Best Women’s Soccer Team in the World Fights for Equal Pay.” The New York Times.