Collaboratory workstations
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some software applications are only available in the Collaboratory. We have listed resources for our endusers in terms of accessibility and availability outside of the Collaboratory. Please email us at library-collaboratory [at] ucsb [dot] edu for assistance.
Hardware:
Our 10 Collaboratory workstations are outfitted as follows:
- 2x Intel® Xeon processors (2.4GHz, 24 total cores)
- 128GB DDR4 RAM
- 1TB Solid State Drive
- 32" 4K displays (3840x2160) on 9 workstations
Software:
Specialized software available in the Collaboratory includes the following packages:
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Graphics |
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Adobe Creative Cloud |
2018 |
Illustrator, PhotoShop, etc. |
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PhotoScan |
1.4.3 |
3d modelling. Create 3d model from photographs |
Only in Collaboratory |
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Blender |
2.79.2 |
3d modelling. Game design. Environment modeling |
Free, open source at Blender download |
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Unity |
2019.2.6.f1 |
3d modelling and virtual reality game and environment design. |
Only in Collaboratory |
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GeoSpatial |
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ArcGIS Desktop Advanced |
10.7 |
geographic/spatial analysis and mapping | Available to UCSB Affiliates only at |
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ArcGIS Pro |
2.5 |
geographic/spatial analysis and mapping |
Available to UCSB Affiliates only at |
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QGIS |
3.1.2 |
geographic/spatial analysis and mapping |
Free, open source at QGIS download |
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Google Earth Pro |
7.3.2 |
geographic visualization |
Free, open source at Google Earth |
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Qualitative Analysis |
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MAXQDA |
18.1.1 |
qualitative data analysis |
Only in Collaboratory, educational licensing/pricing available at MAXQDA Student License |
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NVivo |
12.6 |
qualitative data analysis. Twitter harvest |
Only in Collaboratory |
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Financial Data |
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Datastream for Eikon |
4 |
historical financial data (Excel add-in) |
Only in Collaboratory |
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Eikon |
4.0.45 |
historical financial data |
Only in Collaboratory |
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Utilities |
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StatTransfer |
14.1.1019 |
Data conversion utility |
Student pricing available at Student StatTransfer |
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Git (Bash) |
2.18 |
version control |
Free, open source at Git Download |
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JQ |
1.5 |
parse JSON data from command-line |
Free, github: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/ |
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PuTTY |
0.71 |
SSH client |
Free, open source: https://www.putty.org/ |
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OpenRefine |
2.8 |
data cleaning and transformation |
Free, open source: https://openrefine.org/ |
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Quantitative Analysis |
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Python (64-bit) |
2.7.12 |
*2.7 is no longer available, we are in the midst of updating to Python 3 |
Free, open source at Python Downloads |
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Python w/Anaconda Package Manager |
5.0.1 (Python v.2.7.14) |
*Our current version is for Python 2.7 and we are in the midst of updating to Anaconda 3 |
Free, open source at Anaconda Distribution |
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Twarc |
1.3.8 |
python application to harvest twitter streams |
Free, open source, github:https://github.com/DocNow/twarc |
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R / Rstudio |
1.1.456 |
statistical programming environment |
Free, open source at Rstudio Products |
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SPSS |
25 |
statical data analysis |
UCSB Affiliates only at UCSB - SPSS License Request |
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Matlab |
R2019b |
statistical programming environment |
UCSB Affiliates only. student licenses at Mathworks |
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STATA |
15.1 |
statistical programming environment |
Student pricing available at Stata short-term and student licensing |
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SAS |
9.4 |
statistical programming environment |
Reduced pricing and free versions available at SAS Academic Programs |
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Mathematica |
11.3.0.0 |
technical computing |
UCSB Affiliates only at: Mathematica Student License Information |
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EViews |
10.0.0.0 |
econometric analysis |
Reduced student pricing available at:Eviews 11 University Edition |
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Gephi |
0.9.2 |
network visualization and analysis |
Free, open source at: https://gephi.org/ |
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TransLog |
2.0.1.222 |
text production analysis |
Free, academic version available at Translog Downloads |
| *Version numbers may change incrementally during the quarter, but we generally try to avoid doing major upgrades. |
The Collaboratory team is interested in supporting current research and teaching throughout campus. Suggestions for additional software are welcome from UCSB affiliates.
Oversize Displays
The Collaboratory has three 85" 4K (3840x2160) displays and one projector. Researchers working from Collaboratory workstations can project their work onto any of these displays. Devices can also be wirelessly connected to the monitors using the Clickshare. See Collaboratory staff for assistance with showing work on these displays.
