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IT services at the CEP
IT services at the CEP provides support on computer hardware, software, communications and presentation resources such as printing and audio-visual for the Centre's staff. Our machines are standardised to run Windows 2000, Microsoft Office 2000 (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook), Stata version 6 and Stat Transfer version 6. A limited range of other statistical packages is available on the public computer room machines at the Centre.
Users should backup work regularly. They should keep a copy of important files and documents on their CEP networked userspace (drive J:) and also on removeable storage media such as floppy disk, ZIP disk, CD or tape.
Please see the handouts (available in Adobe PDF format) on saving work and on other IT essentials.

Computer viruses
the Centre runs McAfee Anti-Virus software as standard on all networked computers. When a new McAfee software update is released the networked computers will be automatically updated once the user has shut down his machine and started it again. Please read the handout ITDOC10 on how to get rid of viruses as this will help protect your work.

Data
For information about Data and access to the CEP Data Library click on the "Data" link in the column on the right hand side.

Documentation and Training
Help is also available from the LSE IT SERVICES WEBSITE, including documentation (in Adobe PDF format) on the following:

  • Getting Started With Word 2000
  • Getting Started With Excel 2000
  • Getting Started With Access 2000
  • Getting Started With PowerPoint 2000
  • SPSS 6.0
  • STATA 6.0
  • EndNote 4.0 for Windows 2000 This is a bibliographic database which adds on to Word for references.
Training is available for Office 2000 packages from LSE IT Services, either as taught classes or self-paced courses. Click here for a full list.
Information Skills Training is available from the Library (BLPES), including how to use EndNote, how to use Data and Information sources such as Datastream, Lexis-Nexis (sources of news and newspaper texts), Web of Science and Social Science Citation Index, amongst others and how to use the full text electronic journals database. Here is information about this term's courses.

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