Trying out our software
The Scholarly Commons computers have a range of specialized software. Our computers are available on a walk-in basis to students, faculty, and staff. Our staff can assist users who are starting out using a new piece of software. Users also may find it helpful to use our facilities to determine of a piece of software is useful and worth purchasing for themselves. Special arrangements can also be made for short-term projects; however, we do not operate like a computer lab. If you have questions about our software or would like to reserve a workstation, please e-mail us.
Links to tutorials are provided for some of the software listed below. After going to a Lynda search link, you can use the filters to refine the search to meet your needs. To access a video tutorial from Lynda.com you need to authenticate first and then click the link to the tutorials. If you are receiving a Shibboleth error and can’t get to your desired tutorial, close your browser windows and then try the authentication link again. For more information see http://www.cites.illinois.edu/training/lyndatutorials.html
Lynda.com Authentication links:
Urbana-Champaign http://go.illinios.edu/Lynda
Chicago http://go.uic.edu/Lynda
Springfield http://go.uis.edu/Lynda
Access
Microsoft
Database manager
Collect and serve data
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/search?q=microsoft+access+2010
Availability: 5 computers
Acrobat Pro
Adobe
PDF creator
Collect and convert documents into pdfs
Includes:Distiller
http://www.lynda.com/search?q=acrobat&x=0&y=0
Availability: 3 computers
After Effects
Adobe
Motion graphics, compositing
Post-production processes
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/search?q=after+effects
Availability: 3 computers
Amos
IBM
Structural equation modeling
Show hypothesized relationships among variables
Availability: 2 computers
ArcGIS
ESRI
Geographic Information System
Map, analyze and display statistical information with geographic issues
Includes: ArcCatalog, ArcGlobe, ArcMap, ArcScene
Availability: 5 computers
ATLAS.ti
Scientific Software Development
Qualitative Data Analysis
Locate, code, and annotate findings in primary data and then evaluate and visualize
Availability: 3 computers
Audacity
Open source
Audio editor, recorder
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/home/ Player
Availability: 3 computers
Camtasia
TechSmith
Screen recording
Create and edit videos of screen, screen camera and audio track
Availability: 3 computers
Excel
Microsoft
Spreadsheet editor
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/search?q=excel
Availability: 5 computers
Fine Reader
ABBYY
Scanning, OCR
Advanced recognition, including support for foreign languages, output to PDF, Word, Excel
Availability: 3 computers
Gimp
Open source
Image editing
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/Web-Design... GIMP
Availability: 5 computers
Google Earth
Map, image viewer
Satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings
Availability: 5 computers
Grass
Open source
Geospatial data
Data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, visualization
Availability: 2 computers
InDesign
Adobe
Page layout
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/search?q=indesign+cs5
Availability: 3 computers
Mendeley Deskotop
Mendeley
Research management
Save citations, organize PDFs
Availability: 3 computers
Morae
TechSmith
Usability Testing
Record how people interact with a web site or software (records screen, mouse and user A/V)
Availability: 1 computer
Nvivo
QSR International
Qualitative data analysis
Analyze non-numeric or unstructured data
Availability: 3 computers
OIV
ARTstor
Slide Show creator
Create slide shows using personal and ArtStor images for later display when offline
Availability: 3 computers
OneNote
Microsoft
Email, Calendar and Contact manager
Send and read emails, schedule tasks, record information about people
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/search?q=onenote+2010
Availability: 3 computers
Outlook
Microsoft
Email, Calendar and Contact manager
Send and read emails, schedule tasks, record information about people
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/search?q=outlook+2010
Availability: 3 computers
oXygen
Syncro Soft
XML editor
Create metadata, encode texts in TEI, write XHTML
Availability: 3 computers
Photoshop
Adobe
Image editor
Do a wide array of editing and modifications to photos
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/search?q=photoshop+cs5
Availability: 3 computers
PowerPoint
Microsoft
Slide show creator
Write text graphics and add pictures to create a lecture backdrop
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/search?q=powerpoint+2010
Availability: 5 computers
Publisher
Microsoft
Page layout
Create and edit brochures, flyers, etc.
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/Publisher-2010
Availability: 3 computers
Quicktime Player
Apple
Media player
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/QuickTime-Pro-5
Availability: 5 computers
Silverlight
Microsoft
Embedded, interactive graphics platform
Similar to Adobe Flash
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/Silverlight
Availability: 3 computers
SPSS
IBM
Statistical analysis
Survey authoring and deployment, data mining, text analytics, statistical analysis
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/SPSS-19
Availability: 5 computers
Stata
StataCorp LP
Statistical analysis
Data management, graphics, simulations, custom programming, statistical analysis
Availability: 2 computers
Visual Studio
Microsoft
Software development
Develop console and graphical user interface applications
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/Visual-Studio-2010
Availability: 3 computers
winSCP
Open Source
File transfer
SFTP client, SCP client, FTPS client and FTP client
Availability: 2 computers
Word
Microsoft
Word Processor
Write documents and do some page layout
Tutorials:
http://www.lynda.com/search?q=word+2010
Availability: 5 computers
