1. Resources on Resources
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Lecture 1
Resources on Resources
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2. Resources within UW UW Webpage:
MyUW: Customizable interface to the UW web-based information. Recorded information, often numbers, to which meaning is attached
e.g., register for classes, Student Personal Services,
Directories and reference materials
e.g., staff/student directory, dictionaries/thesaurus, real-time transportation information and schedules
an essential workhorse for more than letters writing.
It has many other uses:
e.g., exchange files, minutes of meetings, self-memos, filing system
With a desktop client (PC-Pine, Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger) polished but insistent
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3. Resources within UW
From a UW Uniform Access account (Pine) robust, but clunky
Through the Web (WebPine) simple and accessible
Remote access: SMTP, POP and IMAP
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4. Resources within UW Computing and Networking Webpage:
Buying a desktop for home
Site licenses and academic discounts on software are available.
Remote access to the UW Network:
The UW Internet Connectivity Kit (UWICK) - , file transfer, virus protection, and more, all configured for use from/to the UW
Dial-in Modem pool
Advice on cable modem verses DSL
Browse ‘Frequently Asked Questions From
Creating and Publishing Web Pages
On department server, UW student server
Using HTML Authoring Tools
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5. Resources within UW
Center for Social Science Computation and Research:
Data archives:
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
U.S. Census Materials in electronic form.,
Datastream economic data base service.
Software and Package guides online:
Electronic guides (PDF) on common packages used by social scientists (e.g., Eview and qualitative data analysis packages)
Computers available for use
Two labs of Windows machines for classes and everyday use
extensive array of statistical and computation software
All services and facilities are free, except for printing.
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6. Resources within UW Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology:
Computers available for use
Lab of Windows machines everyday use
extensive array of statistical and computational software
UNIX network
Sun Solaris Blade machines
Extensive software
Accessible remotely
Software and Package guides online:
Electronic guides (PDF) on common packages used by social scientists (e.g., SAS, STATA)
Remote access to Windows 2000
via Terminal Services from any machine
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7. Resources within UW Math Science Computing Center:
Computers available for use by MS students
Two labs of Windows machines everyday use
Most extensive array of statistical and computational software
Software and Package guides online:
Electronic guides (HTML) on UNIX computing, packages and programming languages
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8. Training on Computational Tools
Computing and Networking:
Center for Social Science Computation and Research
Free, non-credit courses on statistical packages, MS Office, etc
Catalyst Learning Workshops
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9. Resources within UW Library: Online catalogs and databases
Online catalogs and databases
Online journals:
JSTOR – electronic copies of many journals before 1996.
Many journals converting to electronic format PDF
Adobe Acrobat 5.0: PDF viewer and editor
Convert files to RTF (e.g, MS Word)
Cut/Paste text, etc
Add notes, highlights and annotation to PDF files
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