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We are seeking beta testers for a new qualitative analysis program,
QualrusT.  This program marks a significant departure from existing
qualitative programs by using intelligent computational strategies  to
1) help with coding by suggesting appropriate codes based on evolving
patterns in data,
2) provide intelligent tools to address the common tasks of qualitative
analysis, and
3) permit researchers to tailor the program to their specific applications.

Funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Qualrus is
the product of over four years of development, consultations with many
experts in qualitative analysis and qualitative computing,  and
collaboration with Howie Becker, whose seminal research includes many
exemplars of qualitative research, such as  Boys in White, Making the Grade,
and Outsiders.

While we have already developed a wide range of applications of Qualrus to
test the program's capabilities, we would like to test its capabilities
across the full range of qualitative research.  We are seeking beta testers
who have interesting projects that could test the Qualrus program.  We hope
some of these beta-test projects will eventually be the basis for examples
we can publish on the web-site (with permission of course) to help other
researchers see the possibilities of Qualrus for their own research.

If you are interested in participating in our Qualrus beta test program, go
to http://www.ideaworks.com/QualBetaSignup.shtml  to complete our
application form.  For a brochure describing Qualrus, go to
http://www.ideaworks.com/download/documentation/Qualrusbrochure.pdf.  For
additional information on Qualrus and other programs for researchers
developed at Idea Works, Inc., go to http://www.ideaworks.com .  If your
mail program does not support html links, you can copy any of these links
and paste it into the address line of your web browser.

Thanks for your time.  If you have any questions, email us at
info@ideaworks.com.

______________________________________________________________________
Ed Brent, Ph.D.
President, Idea Works, Inc.
Professor and Associate Chair of Sociology, University of Missouri
Visiting International Fellow, 2002, University of Surrey, UK

Idea Works, Inc. was founded in 1981 and specializes in developing
intelligent programs for research and teaching.  Other products include the
Methodologist's Toolchest, a program that helps researchers develop research
proposals, distributed by Sage/Scolari.