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Sociology Computing
Welcome to Departmental Computing for the Department of Sociology at The Ohio State University. Our department has some of the finest computing resources availible to the discipline. At the center of it all is the Sociology Research Lab (SRL) which houses 17 state-of-the-art computing workstations, including several machines with dual-monitor configurations. The SRL provides access to various specialty software applications, digital scanning, lazer and color printing, and a host of technical reference materials. With four full-time professional computer specialists and many experienced graduate associates nearby, statistical and computer consultation is readily available when you need it most.
In addition to the Sociology Reearch Lab, we also maintain a separate research lab solely for graduate students which is in close proximity to their offices. This lab provides students with access to specialty software applications and lazer printing 24 hours a day.
For instruction, we also opperate a 30-station computing facility known as the Sociology Instructional Laboratory (SIL). This facility allows us to teach computer-based statistical analysis courses where hand-on computing experience is integrated with traditional lecture-based instruction for both undergraduate and graduate students. The instructional laboratory is available for students to work on assignments during non-classroom hours.
Our large network infrastructure includes our departmental web site, central email server, webmail, remote file access and plenty of personal and shared drives to securely store all of your data. We also offer short and long-term loan of computing hardware including personal laptops, multimedia projectors, voice recorders, transcription equipment and more.
Please follow the links to the right for more information on the plethora of resources we have to ensure your success as a member of this department. As always, if you don't see what you are looking for on these pages, please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.
SRL Log
Stata 10 Updated
SRL staff updated Stata Monday, June 30.You can obtain updates for your personal Stata installation of Stata with the -update query- command. You can also update Stata for a computer without a network connection by downloading files relevant to your version at
http://www.stata.com/support/updates/.
Stata 10 updated
SRL staff updated Stata Thursday, June 5.You can obtain updates for your personal Stata installation of Stata with the -update query- command. You can also update Stata for a computer without a network connection by downloading files relevant to your version at
http://www.stata.com/support/updates/.
Quick Reference Guides for Common Applications
You can access quick reference guides for applications such as Microsoft Office products at the following link:
http://sociology.osu.edu/internal/srl/quickreference.php
Your department username and password are required to access this page.
File-save issue in SPSS 16
Subject: SPSS Proactive Notification - Potential Issue with automated file save in SPSS 16.0.x
SPSS Technical Support has recently detected a problem in SPSS 16.0.x whereby modifications are made to an existing data file and the file appears to save, yet the file is missing from the system. This problem can occur if you exit the application without explicitly saving your file first. This problem has been observed when working with larger size data files or saving to a slower device (such as over the network) such that the saving process takes longer than 3 seconds. It is strongly advised that you do not save your files in this manner until the issue is addressed which is slated ...
Stata 10 update March 15
SRL staff will update Stata this Saturday, March 15. The update will take place at Noon, and Stata will be unavailable for about ten minutes. You can obtain updates for your personal Stata installation of Stata with the -update query- command. You can also update Stata for a computer without a network connection by downloading files relevant to your version at
http://www.stata.com/support/updates/.
Amos and SPSS upgrades during Spring Break
On-campus department, SIL, CJRC and IPR PCs will receive Amos and SPSS upgrades, both to version 16. This software is available for use on your laptop or home PC via http://osusls.osu.edu/. See http://www.spss.com/amos16/whats_new.htm and http://www.spss.com/spss/whats_new_base.htm for more information on new features in version 16 of each program.
HLM 6.0.6 update Saturday, 3/15
SRL staff will update HLM this Saturday, March 15, to version 6.0.6. Home users of HLM can update from http://ssicentral.com/hlm/downloads.html.
Newest SPost added for Stata
SRL staff have installed the most recent SPost to Stata 10's SITE directory, so that it is available to all users on the network.
To read more about SPost or to download it for your PC, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~jslsoc/spost.htm.
Adobe Flash Player installed on on-campus PCs
The newest update to Adobe Flash Player has been released for installation for on-campus PCs. The update will apply upon reboot. This release helps preserve compatibility with modern Flash content addresses a number of security issues. To obtain the update for your off-campus computer, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/.
Adobe Reader installed on on-campus PCs
SRL Staff released Adobe Reader 8.1.2 for installation on on-campus desktop computers this weekend. The update will apply upon reboot.
This update offers better compatibility with current PDFs and addresses a number of security issues.
Adobe Acrobat 6, for creating and editing PDF documents, remains installed but is no longer the default program in which PDF documents open.
To get the update for your off-campus PC, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
New document templates
http://sociology.osu.edu/help/computing/ has a new category, 'Document Templates,' containing MS Word and MS Powerpoint templates for letters, faxes and presentations. Feel free to download and use for relevant department communications!
Stata updated to Nov 30 executable and ado
Type 'help whatsnew' in Stata to learn more. On off-campus copies of Stata, type 'update query' to find the most recent version available.
ICE imputation module installed for Stata
The ICE module for multiple imputation has been installed on the department's network version of Stata. Details are available, along with download links for home use, at: http://ideas.repec.org/c/boc/bocode/s446602.html.
Amos 6 now available on Lab and office PCs
Amos 6 is now available for use on office and Lab PCs, and for home use by faculty, free of charge. This is made possible by financial contributions by OIT and the Departments of Sociology and Political Science.
Details on the license are available at http://oit.osu.edu/site_license/announce/amos6w.html
