Software Resources

All computers in the SLIS labs and in the Materials Center have:

Internet access
Standard software applications for PC's, including Microsoft® Office:
Word (word processing)
Excel (spreadsheets)
PowerPoint (presentations)
Outlook (email). main computer lab at SLIS

Specialized Software

In addition, SLIS makes additional software applications available to you. These specialized programs may be useful to you for completing projects and assignments during your student career at SLIS. In fact, you will be required to learn to use certain of these programs in your coursework.

Learning to use these applications can also be an important part of your preparation for a career in library and information science professions.

  • Adobe Acrobat

    Adobe® Acrobat® creates Portable Document Format (PDF) files from Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and other files. PDF files look like the original documents and preserve the fonts, images, graphics, and layout of the source file, and can be emailed or posted to web pages.

    To learn more about Acrobat, go to: "Start," "Programs," "Adobe Acrobat 5.0," "Help," "Acrobat Help," or visit www.adobe.com.

  • Adobe PhotoShop

    Computers in the Materials Center have Adobe® PhotoShop®. Create images and tweak digital images for web pages or class presentations.

    For help with using Adobe PhotoShop, go to: "Start," "Programs," "Adobe PhotoShop CS," and select "Tutorials" from the opening pop-up window, or "Help," "How to ..." or visit www.adobe.com/products/tips/photoshop.html

  • Dreamweaver

    Macromedia's Dreamweaver  MX 2004 is a professional HTML editor for designing, coding, and developing websites, web pages, and web applications. Dreamweaver accomodates users who prefer HTML coding and those who prefer a visual design environment.

    Take a look at Dreamweaver by going to: "Start," "Programs," "Macromedia," "Macromedia Dremaweaver MX 2004." Be sure to check out the extensive help section. More info on Dreamweaver and other Macromedia products can be found at: www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/

  • Endnote

    Endnote® is a multifunction tool, enabling users to search online databases, store the results for later, and to actually 'Cite While You Write', helping users format citations and generate bibliographies for research papers.

    To get a peek and learn more about Endnote feature just go to: Start->Programs->Endnote or visit the website at: www.endnote.com

  • Frontpage

    Microsoft's Frontpage is a professional HTML editing tool for designing, coding, and developing websites, web pages, and web applications.

    For an overview of Frontpage features, go to: "Start," "Programs," "Microsoft Office," "Microsoft Frontpage." More about Frontpage and other Microsoft products can be found at: www.microsoft.com

  • Homesite

    Homesite is a simple HTML editor that comes bundled with Dreamweaver. It is especially useful as a learning tool, as it uses many of the same key combinations to code HTML documents as those used in Microsoft Office.

    To learn more about Homesite, go to: "Start," "Programs," "Macromedia," "Macromedia Homesite," "Help," or visit www.macromedia.com/software/homesite

  • SPSS

    SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) is a powerful data collection and analysis package. This application is used by many library and information science researchers.

    For an introduction to SPSS features, go to: "Start," "Programs," "SPSS for Windows," and select "Topics," or visit the SPSS website at www.spss.com