Software and Tools

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Web-based, collaborative software for gathering notes, drawings, screen clips, and audio.

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Clean and transform data.

ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between you and your professional activities ensuring that your work is recognized.

Palladio is a web-based platform for the visualization of complex, multi-dimensional data. You can use it to plot and analyze point data.

Adobe Photoshop is an industry standard piece of software for image editing. It is used by photographers, graphic designers, web designers, videographers, 3D artists, typographers, students, and others. It is primarily a pixel-based (raster) image editing program, but it does contain some vector graphics editing, text layout, and video capabilities as well.

A web app that helps with online research — gathering and keeping track of source materials, staying organized, and creating a research outline.

Music theory and ear training software.

Digital audio software available in the Ormandy Music and Media Center, in Studio 424.3 and loaner MacBook Pro.

QGIS (or Quantum GIS) is an open source geographic information system. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. There are also numerous plug-ins that extend the functionality of QGIS.

An open source language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It has both the flexibility and steep learning curve of a programming language.