Create source classifications

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Source classifications also allow you to capture general information about your sources—for example, interview date and location.

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Create source classifications by importing a literature review

If you conduct a literature review in EndNote, Zotero, RefWorks or Mendeley, you can import the literature into NVivo—externals are created to represent publications (for example, books) that cannot be imported into NVivo.

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Add a predefined source classification to your project

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Create your own custom source classifications

1. On the Create tab, in the Classifications group, click Source Classification.

2. Enter a name for the classification.

3. (Optional) Enter a description.

4. Click Done.

NOTE  

• The new classification has no attributes. Refer to Manage classifications for more information about adding attributes to a classification.

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Import source classifications from another NVivo project

You can also create classifications by importing the classification and attribute structures from another NVivo project (without importing the attribute values associated with sources).

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Related topics

• About classifications

• About classifying sources