Tools and Tutorials

Data collection, statistical analysis, data visualization, oh my! Research often involves the use of many tools to get the job done. Check out a list of helpful tools and tutorials below.

Tools

There are a wide variety of tools available, including some that are provided by the University or are freely available online.

Open Source
Licensed
University Provided
Available at the Schusterman Library

The following programs are available on the computers at the Schusterman Library.

Adobe Reader DC Allows user to view and print PDF files
Adobe Acrobat 2017 Allows users to view, create, edit, print, and manage PDF files (including OCR/text identification)
EndNote X9 Citation management software
Firefox Internet browser
Google Chrome Internet browser
Internet Explorer Internet browser
JMP Allows user to perform sophisticated data management and statistical tasks
Mathematica Technical computing environment (available on computer pod nearest to the leisure reading collection)
MATLAB R2014a Software tool for numerical computation and visualization
Microsoft Edge Internet browser
Microsoft Office Includes Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word
Microsoft OneDrive File hosting service
NVDA Screen Reader NVDA allows blind and vision impaired people to access and interact with the Windows operating system and many third party applications (available on the computer pod nearest to the leisure reading collection)
Respondus Lock Down Browser A special browser that allows for secure test administration. While using this browser, users will not be able to print, copy, visit other URLs, or access other applications.
SAS Allows users to perform sophisticated data management and statistical tasks
SPSS Allows users to perform sophisticated data management and statistical tasks
Wepa Print App Allows user to upload documents to our printing system, wepa
Windows Media Player Allows users to play music and videos
Zotero Citation management software
Tutorials