In advance of our first ArcGIS workshop of the semester, I thought I’d share some information about geographic information systems: what they are and how they are used.
Month: September 2014
Workshops: Intermediate ArcGIS Parts One & Two
ArcGIS is a suite of software used to create and use maps, compile geographic data, analyze mapped information, share and discover geographic information, and manage geographic information in a database. It is available in Gorgas and Rodgers libraries.
Kim Smalley, Web Developer in the UA Libraries’ Web Services department, will offer both introductory and intermediate workshops on ArcGIS this semester. Here are the details for the two-part Intermediate ArcGIS series: Continue reading
Workshop: Intro to ArcGIS
ArcGIS is a suite of software used to create and use maps, compile geographic data, analyze mapped information, share and discover geographic information, and manage geographic information in a database. It is available in Gorgas and Rodgers libraries.
Kim Smalley, Web Developer in the UA Libraries’ Web Services department, will offer both introductory and intermediate workshops on ArcGIS this semester. Here are the details for Intro to ArcGIS: Continue reading
Desktop Publishing Workshop: Microsoft Publisher & Adobe InDesign
Next Wednesday, Science & Engineering Librarian Vincent Scalfani and I will co-teach a workshop on two desktop publishing tools available in the Libraries: Microsoft Publisher and Adobe InDesign. Here are the details: Continue reading
Fall 2014 software changes
The University Libraries continues to add software to our computers to support academic needs. Here are some of the recent changes made to software installed on the public computers in Gorgas, Hoole, McLure, and Rodgers libraries. Continue reading
UA Libraries Software List
The UA Libraries Software List lists the software installed on public computers in Bruno, Gorgas, Hoole, McLure, and Rodgers libraries. Users can browse by name or category, then select the desired software to read a description and find out on which computers it is available (operating system and location), its version(s), and installed pieces or plugins. Continue reading