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VUE
Posted by Petar Ivanov in Classroom & Presentation Support on August 7, 2012
The Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) is an Open Source project based at Tufts University. The VUE project is focused on creating flexible tools for managing and integrating digital resources in support of teaching, learning and research. VUE provides a flexible visual environment for structuring, presenting, and sharing digital information. For more information and installation file [...]
OIT – Who we Support
Posted by Paul Morrison in Desktop Computing & Printing, Desktop Support, Frequently Asked Questions, Installation & Configuration, Library Services, Purchasing & Licensing, Services, Software on June 22, 2012
Who we support: The Office of Information Technology (OIT) supports faculty and staff at Tufts University School of Medicine, its affiliates, The Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences and the Friedman School of Nutrition. OIT also supports Graduate students in the Sackler and Nutrition Schools working with Tufts-owned equipment (typically in Laboratories and Core facilities). OIT [...]
Maintenance Windows for Tufts Services
Tufts University IT has two defined “Maintenance Windows”. A Maintenance Window is a period of time when services may not be available due to maintenance. Not all maintenance windows are used, but users should not expect services to be accessible during the scheduled maintenance windows. Sunday 6:00 am to 10:00 am Friday (Morning) 12:00 am [...]
R Project
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Purchasing & Licensing, Research Cluster, Software, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 18, 2012
R is a free open source software environment for statistical computing and graphics. To read more information, please visit the R-Project website. R and a number of packages available for R have been installed and are available on the Tufts Research Cluster. To see what packages are available, please visit the Research Computing Cluster Installed [...]
Loaner Laptops for use during seminars or events
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Classroom & Presentation Support, Desktop Computing & Printing, Desktop Support, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 18, 2012
The Tufts Educational Media Center has laptops available for loan. For more information, they may be contacted at emc@tufts.edu or 617.636.0931
Poster Printing
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Classroom & Presentation Support, Desktop Computing & Printing, Printing, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 17, 2012
Tufts University has a professional print shop available on campus through the Tufts Medical Center. Located on the first floor of 75 Kneeland St., the print shop provides a variety of printing needs, including poster printing. The copy center will accept the following file types: Powerpoint, PDF, InDesign, Illustrator and Quark. If there are any [...]
SAS Genetics Module
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Purchasing & Licensing, Service Catalog, Software, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 13, 2012
Tufts has purchased the SAS Genetics module as an add-on to the SAS Educational Analytic Suite software bundles that Tufts owns. The SAS Genetics module is now available, at no additional cost to users, for installation with every SAS license that has been purchased under Tufts’ annual volume license renewal. The only restriction pertains to [...]
Statistical Computing Blog
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Purchasing & Licensing, Service Catalog, Software, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 13, 2012
A blogsite run by UIT that includes Suggestions and comments about obscure and useful statistical software. Statistical Computing Matters
What mobile resources are available through the Hirsh Health Sciences Library?
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Frequently Asked Questions, Library Services, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on April 4, 2012
The Hirsh Health Sciences Library has a list of resources that are enhanced for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. The list includes such popular products as PubMed and MedlinePlus. Visit the HHSL Mobile Resources website.
Facilities Service Request System
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Frequently Asked Questions, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on March 27, 2012
On Monday, March 26, 2012, the Facilities Services Department will no longer require paper Interdepartmental Requisition (IDRs). We will be replacing the paper form of the IDRs with the electronic Online Service Requests. The Online Service Request form functions both as a maintenance work request and an event set-up request. A unique computer-generated number allows [...]
Bioinformatics
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Purchasing & Licensing, Research Cluster, Service Catalog, Software, Teaching, Learning & Research on March 10, 2012
Bioinformatics: The application of computer science and information technology to the field of biology and medicine. For more information regarding the Bioinformatics resources available at Tufts University, please see the link below. Tufts UIT Research Computing Bioinformatics
Geographic Information Systems Center
Posted by Kevin Murphy in GIS & Mapping, Purchasing & Licensing, Service Catalog, Software, Teaching, Learning & Research on March 10, 2012
The GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Center is a teaching and research facility funded, maintained, and supported by University Information Technology (UIT) to promote and facilitate GIS, remote sensing, cartography, and geographic research and analysis. The GIS Center is located on Level 2 of the Tisch Library at the far end of the Map Room behind [...]
Adobe Connect Pro
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Classroom & Presentation Support, Communication & Collaboration, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research, Webconferencing on March 7, 2012
Adobe Connect Pro is a tool that Tufts provides that allows for web videoconferencing. A web videoconference uses a combination of video and audio telephony technologies to allow two or more users (or locations) to connect, meet, and collaborate via the Internet. Conference attendees can interact with each other and share information the way they would [...]
What is the Tufts high-performance computing research cluster (or Cluster Computing)?
Posted by Kathleen Beauparlant in Frequently Asked Questions, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on March 6, 2012
The Research Cluster or Cluster Computing is the result of connecting many local computers (called “nodes”) together via a high-speed connection to provide a single shared resource. This shared resource allows certain software applications to break tasks down into smaller components and distribute them among the computers. As a result, there is a significant decrease [...]
Apple iBook textbooks
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Service Catalog, Software, Teaching, Learning & Research on February 12, 2012
iBook textbooks are dynamic, interactive textbooks created by publishers using a new authoring tool from Apple. McGraw-Hill, Pearson Education, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the three largest publishers in education have textbooks available in this format. Find more information from Apple about iBook textbooks. Important information regarding the ownership of textbooks. Tufts University cannot own any [...]
Trunk Learning Management System
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Communication & Collaboration, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on February 10, 2012
Trunk is a new online environment designed to facilitate teaching, learning, and assessment at Tufts. Trunk enables the sharing of knowledge and new models of collaboration within and across disciplines, at Tufts and beyond. Trunk is powered by Sakai, an open source collaboration and learning environment that has been developed by the educational community. Sakai [...]
Kenexa 2x Recruit
Posted by Kathleen Beauparlant in Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on January 31, 2012
Tufts University uses Kenexa 2x Recruit as an applicant tracking system. For tip sheets, quick reference guides and a tutorial, please visit the Tufts University HR Website. As a note, the username and password for 2x Recruit are non-standard, so new users will need to immediately reset their passwords using the “forgot password” feature.
Portable Videoconferencing Available!
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Communication & Collaboration, Frequently Asked Questions, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on January 22, 2012
Tufts University has recently received four new Portable Videoconferencing units. These units are the size of a small suitcase and will allow you to set up a videoconference easily in any location that has access to the Tufts wired network. Currently there are two units on the Medford Campus and one unit each on the [...]
Computer Labs in the HHSL Learning Resource Center
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Desktop Computing & Printing, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on May 17, 2011
The HHSL Library has two computer labs available for instructional classes by faculty, staff and Tufts Medical Center employees. The Computer Labs are available for use by students and staff when there are not classes. For more information on the Computer labs, please visit the Computer Labs and Resources page the Hirsh Health Sciences Library.
Loaner laptops for use in the Hirsh Health Sciences Library
Posted by Kevin Murphy in Desktop Computing & Printing, Service Catalog, Teaching, Learning & Research on May 17, 2011
The Hirsh Health Sciences Library provides laptop computers equipped with wireless ethernet cards for loan to eligible borrowers for use within the library. The laptops are configured with Microsoft Office and Firefox. Users can use the laptops to access the internet For more information on eligibility and policies, please visit the Wireless Laptop Checkout page [...]