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The UCR Libraries have over 400 public computers among the four campus libraries. We provide high demand software to support and enhance student learning, and data necessary to support an information commons environment. For more assistance using Microsoft Office, please see our MS Office Help page.
All the Libraries' public computers are equipped with the software listed in the basic section. In addition, specialized software has been installed on the Learning Commons Computers located in Rivera Library 1st Floor, Rivera Basement, Rivera 2nd Floor, Rivera 3rd Floor, and Science Library 1st Floor. Public computers at UCR Libraries do not require logins.
Basic Software Available on all UCR Libraries Public Computers
| Software Package Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat X Professional | Program to view, edit, and create PDFs |
| Accelrys Draw | Plugin to draw chemical diagrams |
| CJK/Input Languages | Input languages |
| Firefox | Web browser |
| Flash Player | For viewing flash files and web pages |
| Google Chrome | Web browser |
| Internet Explorer | Internet Web Browser |
| 7-Zip | Program to compress and decompress files |
| Java 6 | Java Runtime Environment |
| K-Lite Codec Pack | For viewing encoded audio and video files |
| Microsoft Access | Database program |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet program |
| Microsoft Powerpoint | Presentation design program |
| Microsoft Publisher | Publication design program |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing program |
| Quicktime | For viewing quicktime encoded files |
| Real Alternative | For viewing real encoded files |
| Shockwave Player | For viewing shockwave files and web pages |
| Windows Media Player | Media player |
| Windows 7 | Operating system |
Specialized Software on Learning Commons Computers
| Software Package Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 | Web page design program |
| Adobe Flash CS6 | Flash document design program |
| Adobe Photoshop CS6 | Photo editting program |
| Adobe Illustrator CS6 | Vector Graphics Drawing program |
| Adobe Fireworks CS6 | Vector image editor |
| Adobe Media Encoder CS6 | Web page maintanence program |
| Adobe InDesign CS6 | Desktop Publishing software |
| ESRI ArcGIS | Geographic information system package |
| Google Earth | 3D geographic mapping |
| Matlab | Package for mathematical manipulation |
| R | Open source statistics package |
| Solidworks Viewer | Program to display Solidworks files |
Last modified: 1/25/2013 10:22 AM by D. Morita