Resources marked with this symbol are restricted to Columbia affiliates.
Workshops & Training
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Hands-on DSSC Workshops
- Software can be: ESRI ArcGIS suite, open source QGIS software, Google Earth, or SimplyMap
- Introductory sessions and topic-specific ones like: geocoding, basic spatial analysis, cartographic design, and others.
- Online ESRI Virtual Campus
Online courses from introductory to advanced topics. - About GIS Software
Endnote/Zotero
- Hands-on DSSC Workshops (start of Fall/Spring semesters only)
Targeted specifically for researchers in the social sciences. - Request via e-mail (when there are no workshops scheduled)
- Download Endnote Software from CUIT
Bloomberg
- Bloomberg Basics Workshops, (basic navigation and searching, limited to 5 attendees per workshop)
- Request individual or group consultation via e-mail
- Instruction at the Watson Library of Business & Economics; see also the Bloomberg Guide for Users
Adobe, Microsoft, FileMaker, & Other Software Applications
- Online tutorials from Lynda.com
Statistical Software
- The Statistical Software page lists guides and documentation.
- Note. Lynda.com offers an online tutorial for SPSS. (Use links listed above.)
- No formal instruction is provided. Refer to Consulting Guidelines for Data
for a description of the support that is provided.
