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MEDIA RESOURCES & CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY
Educational Technology Software Licenses
Libraries and Educational Technologies supports faculty, staff and student educational activities via the site-licensing of software applications that may benefit most academic disciplines. Terms of urs site licenses varywith the application. Most can be found in COmputing Labs and tech Classrooms, or can be requested for installation where not availabl. Some may be requested for use on your own PC. Please consult th elist of applications below for further information.
ICPSR
Maple
Mathematica
MicroCase
SAS
SPSS
Synthesis
ICPSR
Purpose:
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research - ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community. Approximately 700 universities, government agencies, and other institutions are members of ICPSR. Faculty, staff, and students of member institutions have full direct access to the data archive and to all of ICPSR's services.
Find more information at: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
JMU’s license coverage:
Master Membership
Availability:
Any JMU faculty, staff, or student using http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
ICPSR technical support:
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/help/index.jsp
Comments, suggestions re: ICPSR membership and support: media-resources@jmu.edu
Maple
Purpose:
Maple is a technical computing software for engineers, mathematicians, and scientists, that allows a user to perform quick calculations, develop design sheets, teach fundamental concepts, or produce sophisticated high-fidelity simulation models.
Find more information at: http://www.maplesoft.com/emp/
JMU’s license coverage:
50 Concurrent users in JMU on-campus computer labs.
Availability:
- In tech classrooms and computing labs at these locations
- Platforms: Windows PC
Maple technical support:
http://www.maplesoft.com/support/
Comments, suggestions re: Maple license and support: media-resources@jmu.edu
Mathematica
Purpose:
Mathematica software is a comprehensive system for mathematical computation, modeling, simulation, visualization, and development.
More information can be found at: http://www.wolfram.com/
JMU’s license coverage:
Three-year (07/1/2009-06/30/2011) Unlimited Site License with Premiere Service for faculty and staff use, both on campus and at home.
For more information, see the linked modules list below.
Availability:
- In tech classrooms and computing labs at these locations
- For faculty and staff office and home use, request installation copy from Media Resources
- Platforms: Windows PC, Macintosh, and Linux
Mathematica technical support:
http://www.wolfram.com/services/
Comments, suggestions re: Mathematica license and support: media-resources@jmu.edu
Mathematica modules available:
Wolfram Lightweight Grid Manager
MicroCase
Purpose:
MicroCase is a complete statistical analysis and data management system designed especially for social scientists. It has immense statistical power yet is so easy to use that introductory college students learn it with minimal effort.
More information can be found at: http://www.microcase.com/
JMU’s license coverage:
Campus-wide unlimited use for faculty, staff, and students (see modules below).
Availability:
- A class-specific application that must be requested. Check the current installed locations here or Enter your request and location
- For office and home use by faculty, staff and students.
- Platforms: Windows PC
MicroCase technical support:
http://www.microcase.com/forms/feedback4.html
Comments, suggestions re: MicroCase license and support: media-resources@jmu.edu
MicroCase modules available:
ShowCase Presentational Software
Remote Entry Module
SAS
Purpose:
SAS is a comprehensive tool for analyzing data that facilitates statistical analysis, data management, forecasting, decision support, research, and other academic and business functions. More information can be found at: http://www.sas.com/
JMU’s license coverage:
1,000 copies of the SAS Education Analytical Suite (see modules below).
Availability:
- In tech classrooms and computing labs at these locations
- For office and home use by faculty, staff and students. Request installation copy from Media Resources.
- Platforms: Windows PC and Macintosh
SAS technical support:
Comments, suggestions re: SAS license and support: media-resources@jmu.edu
SAS modules available:
• SAS Integration Technologies Software
• SAS OnlineTutor Basic and Intermediate SAS
• SAS OnlineTutor Advanced
• SAS/ACCESS Interface to DB2 Software
• SAS/ACCESS Interface to MySQL
• SAS/ACCESS Interface to ODBC Software
• SAS/ACCESS Interface to OLE DB Software
• SAS/ACCESS Interface to ORACLE Software
• SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files Software
• SAS/ACCESS Interface to SYBASE Software
• SAS/SECURE for Windows Software
Enterprise Miner Client Solution
SPSS
Purpose:
SPSS software is a comprehensive system for analyzing data. It can take data from almost any type of file and generate tabulated reports, plot distributions and trends, create charts and graphs, and perform descriptive and complex statistical analyses.
More information can be found at: http://www.spss.com/
JMU’s license coverage:
Unlimited annual license of the SPSS Predictive Analytics Suite for faculty and staff use (see modules below).
Availability:
- In tech classrooms and computing labs at these locations
- For office and home use by faculty and staff. Request installation copy from Media Resources.
- Platforms: Windows PC and Macintosh
SPSS technical support:
http://www.spss.com/TechSupport/?source=homepage&hpzone=nav_bar
Comments, suggestions re: SPSS license and support: media-resources@jmu.edu
SPSS modules available:
PASW® Statistics Base
AMOS™ (Only for the Windows PC platform, English language only)
Synthesis
Purpose:
Synthesis is a general presentation support software that includes opinion polling capabilities, title slides, and demographic comparisons. Synthesis focuses on learning, allowing you to specify correct answers, assign points to questions as a weighting factor, put people into teams, show team standings, show individual standings and produce a multitude of reports.
More information can be found at: http://www.comtec-ars.com/software/
JMU’s license coverage:
100 copies of Synthesis for use in the Blackwell Auditorium (Moody 22).
Availability:
- Blackwell Auditorium (Moody 22)
- For office and home use by faculty and staff preparing for classes in Moody 22. Software may be checked out from Media Resources service desk .
- Platforms: Windows PC
Synthesis technical support:
http://www.comtec-ars.com/support.asp
Comments, suggestions re: Synthesis license and support: media-resources@jmu.edu
