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SSC Staff:

Barbara Mellert
Silsby Hall Rm 13A
PH: 646-2877

Christina Divoll, Lab Manager
Silsby Hall, Rm 25
PH: 646-8123

Kevin Grady
Room 240 Kemeny Hall
PH: 646-6450

For faculty and staff

Faculty and staff who have a question, problem, or request can drop in anytime; however, appointments are strongly encouraged since we are often out of the office doing on-site visits.

Factulty and staff from Anthropology, Economics, Government, History, Sociology, AAAS, LACS, LATS, Math and Social Sciences, Native American Studies, and Rockefeller Center, should contact Barbara Mellert for support

Faculty and staff from PBS, Education, Geography, Computer Science, Physics, and Math, should contact Kevin Grady for support

Services for faculty and staff include:

* Setup of new computers, including data transferred, applications installed, core Dartmouth software installed, network and dial-up configuration.

* Setup of some peripherals, including printers, modems, monitors, and zip or jazz drives.

* Support of all Dartmouth supported hardware and software.

* Support of Stata and SPSS statistical applications.

* Troubleshooting and evaluation of computer hardware: either in a faculty/staff member's office or in SSC.

* BlitzMail account creation for visiting scholars; password resets, public course folder setups.

* Consultation on purchasing new computer equipment.

* Assistance with downloading data and obtaining codebooks from ICPSR. Social Science Computing serves as the Official Representative to ICPSR for Dartmouth College.

Also:
Members of the Academic Computing staff can teach an X-hour for classes that need help getting started with Stata or SPSS. We strongly encourage this. It makes it easier for the SSC staff to manage the influx of students who require this type of help; and it is easier for the students to get up and running with the software they need.  Handouts from this X-hour can be used by the student to install the software and get started with it.

For students

Dartmouth students who need help installing Stata or SPSS, or have basic questions on these applications can get help by visiting the Social Science Computing Lab in 26 Silsby Hall; or they can make an appointment, by calling 646-3947 or by sending email.

Students should also consult the faq list on this website for answers to many common questions about using Stata and SPSS.

(Students who need help with other computer concerns, including other applications, their computer, and the network, should consult the Student Computing Help Desk. Their number is 646-2999.)

SSC staff can also download ICPSR data for students if the specific data sets are identified by the student. Please make an appointment for help with ICPSR downloads. If the student needs assistance with finding data, they will be referred to the library and/or the ICPSR Web site. 

SSC staff cannot provide statistical help. If statistical consultation is needed, we can refer you to the appropriate person.

Students can also use the Social Science Computing Lab for work on social science courses. Lab space is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.