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Library Outage: Thomas Cooper Library and most University Libraries locations will close early at noon on Wednesday, August 5, for staff professional development. Please check our Hours page for the latest updates.

Software and Hardware

University Libraries provides a variety of computing resources to support the needs of students, faculty and staff for research and coursework.

Software Available Remotely

The Technology Lounge can provide temporary remote access* to specialized software. Fill out the Software Request form on this page to get permission and instructions.

  • Adobe Creative Cloud (including Acrobat Pro)
  • NVivo 14
  • R
  • R Studio
  • SAS
  • SPSS Statistics 29
  • Stata 18 SE
  • Tableau Public 2025

Due to high demand, resources are very limited and sessions are limited to 2 hours.  We cannot guarantee when or if access will be available. Remote access is not a free download or software purchase. Remote access is reset at the beginning of each semester. If you no longer have access, please submit a new request. Visit the Software section of my.sc.edu for a list of software available for purchase through the university.

  

Software Available in the Building

Programs on all desktop computers in the library

  • Adobe Reader
  • Audacity
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Krita
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • MBF Bioscience - Biolucida
  • Notepad++
  • Open Office
  • QuickTime
  • R
  • RStudio
  • Respondus Lockdown Browser
  • VLC Media Player
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Windows Media Player

Specialized software in the Technology Lounge on Level 5

Adobe

  • Adobe Creative Cloud – Computers 33-39
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro – Computers 40-46

Statistical software - Computers 17-18

The University Libraries offers support for exploratory data analysis and statistics using SAS, SPSS, and NVivo software. Visit the service webpage to learn more and make an appointment

  • SPSS Statistics 29
  • SAS 9.4
  • NVivo 14
  • Tableau Public 2025
  • Power BI
  • RStudio
  • Visual Studio 2022
  • R 4.3.1
  • Python 3.10
  • ArcGIS
  • QGIS
  • Gephi
  • Anaconda 3
  • Respondus 2 Lockdown Browser
  • Stata 18 SE

Hardware Available

Desktop workstations and printers are located in Thomas Cooper Library on the Main Level and in the Technology Lounge on Level 5.

  • Windows computers
  • Zeutschel Zeta Book Scanner
  • Printer Kiosk

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