Q. What software is available in the libraries?

JMU Libraries offers a variety of software to support research and learning in several locations:

• Rose Library (1st Floor) 
• The Makery (Rose 1st Floor)
• Rose Library 24-Hour Computer Lab (1st floor)
• Locations with Adobe Creative Cloud
• ​The Music Library
   

Rose Library (1st Floor)

PC/Windows Computers

• Microsoft Office (including Access & Publisher)
• Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Google Chrome
• Respondus Lockdown Browser
• Adobe Reader
• Adobe Digital Editions
• SPSS Statistics 
• WinSCP
• iTunes
• VLC

Mac Computers

• Microsoft Office 
• Safari, Firefox, and Google Chrome
• Respondus Lockdown Browser
• Adobe Reader
• SPSS Statistics 
• GarageBand
• iMovie
• iTunes
• VLC

The Makery

The Makery is on the 1st floor of Rose Library. Its computers have:

• Adobe Acrobat DC                 
• Adobe Animate CC 
• Adobe Audition CC 
• Adobe Dreamweaver CC 
• Adobe Illustrator CC     
• Adobe InDesign CC 
• Adobe Lightroom            
• Adobe Photoshop CC                
• Adobe Premiere Pro CC 
• Affinity Designer            
• Affinity Photo 
• Arduino
• Audacity
• Comic Life 3
• Cura
• DaVinci Resolve
• Final Cut Pro
• GarageBand
• HandBrake
• iMovie
• Keynote
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, Word)
• Sublime Text
• VLC

Rose Library 24-Hour Computer Lab (1st floor)

This space is managed by JMU Lab Services, so you can contact the IT HelpDesk for questions. A full listing of hardware is found on their website.

PC/Windows Computers

• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 
• Adobe Creative Cloud 
• IBM SPSS Amos 
• IBM SPSS Modeler 
• Microsoft SQL
• Microsoft Visual C++
• SAS 9.4
• SMART Gallery Essentials
• SMART Ink
• SMART Lesson Activity Toolkit
• SMART Notebook

Mac Computers

• Adobe Acrobat DC​
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Burn
• Composer
• DesktopMediaViewer
• Dr. Cleaner
• Fetch
• Firefox
• GarageBand
• iBooks
• iBooks Author
• Image Capture
• iMovie
• iPhoto
• iTunes
• Keynote
• LockDown Browser
• Mathematica
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft OneNote
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Remote Desktop
• Microsoft Word
• Mission Control
• Numbers
• Pages
• Project Felix
• QuickTime Player
• Skype for Business
• SMART Technologies
• TextEdit
• The Unarchiver
• VLC
• Xcode

Locations with Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Creative Cloud software is available in the following locations:

• Computer Lab in the Rose Library 24/7 Space (PC and Mac)
• Rose Library Makery (4 Macs on the 1st floor, available only during open hours for The Makery)
• Hillside 24-hour Lab (Mac)
• Forbes 1203 (PC)
• Harrison 103 (Mac)
• Harrison 111 (PC)
• Lakeview (The Lab in JMU X-Labs)
• Memorial 3245 (Mac)
• Studio Center 219 (Mac)

Just log in with your JMU eID, and you can start using the Adobe Creative Suite and save files to the Adobe Creative Cloud for free.

Want to request software for future consideration? Submit your request to Ask the Library.

Last updated 3/15/2024