[Air-L] IRC log analysis software

[Ogden J.R.]

Hi all -

I’m looking for CAQDAS recommendations and/or pointers towards literature for analysing large sets of IRC logs. I began using NVivo but the load times with several years and channels of logs has made this a bit untenable. As my study is qualitative, my main priority is using something that allows me to use open coding, but automated coding/query retrieval is also desired - particularly to auto-code usernames (a function NVivo did quite nicely). Secondary priorities would be on text mining capabilities for topic tracking/analysis, for which I’ve found quite a bit of literature outlining.

I currently have the data in CSV but if need be I can convert or retrieve in alternative formats.

Any suggestions very much appreciated, many thanks in advance!

Best wishes
Jess

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Jessica Ogden
PhD Candidate
Web Science Centre for Doctoral Training
University of Southampton
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