Tools

High-performance PCs and iMacs installed with the following specialist software for supporting digital scholarship research:

Software in Workstations

PCs	iMacs
Computer-aided design (CAD)
AutoCAD – For creating precise 2D and 3D drawings	AutoCAD – For creating precise 2D and 3D drawings
Data cleaning
OpenRefine – For data cleaning and transformation	OpenRefine – For data cleaning and transformation
Data mining and analytics
Anaconda Distribution – Platform with Python for data science and machine learning CORPRO – For Chinese text analysis and visualisation KNIME Analytics Platform – For data analytics MATLAB – For analysing data, developing algorithms and creating models ITSC page on MATLAB and Simulink for use in personal devices by CUHK community R & RStudio – For statistical computing and graphics	Anaconda Distribution – Platform with Python for data science and machine learning CORPRO – For Chinese text analysis and visualisation KNIME Analytics Platform – For data analytics R & RStudio – For statistical computing and graphics
Data visualisation
Cytoscape – For visualising molecular interaction networks and biological pathways Gephi – For visualisation and exploration of graphs and networks Tableau Desktop – For visualising and analysing spreadsheets of data Students can apply for free Tableau for Students license Instructors can apply for free Tableau for Teaching license TreeAge Pro Healthcare – For visualising data by creating and analysing decision trees	Gephi – For visualisation and exploration of graphs and networks OsiriX MD – For investigating medical images (iMac 1) Tableau Desktop – For visualising and analysing spreadsheets of data Students can apply for free Tableau for Students license Instructors can apply for free Tableau for Teaching license TreeAge Pro Healthcare – For visualising data y creating and analysing decision trees
Geo-spatial analysis and visualisation
Geographic information system (GIS) software for mapping & geospatial data analysis ArcGIS Pro (ArcGIS Teaching & Research Lab Kit) GRASS GIS QGIS Google Earth Pro – For creating maps in visualizing spatial data	Geographic information system (GIS) software for mapping & geospatial data analysis QGIS Google Earth Pro – For creating maps in visualizing spatial data
Microsoft Office	Microsoft Office
Multi-media production
Adobe Creative Cloud – For multi-media production which includes software such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Premiere Pro Blender – For 3D creation from modelling to video production CyberLink ActionDirector 3 – For creating powerful action videos	Adobe Creative Cloud – For multi-media production which includes software such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Premiere Pro Blender – For 3D creation from modelling to video production
Statistical analysis
IBM SPSS – For statistical analysis in social science	Atlas.ti – For qualitative analysis of large bodies of textual, graphical, audio and video data NVivo – For qualitative data analysis

Online tools

Data Mining and Analytics

Plotly – For online data analytics and visualization

Data Publishing

Omeka.net – For creating online exhibitions

Text processing and analysis

T-PEN (The Transcription for Paleographical and Editorial Notation) – For transcript of manuscript images contributed by subscribers
Voyant Tools – For text analysis
MARKUS – For tagging personal names, place names, temporal references, and bureaucratic offices automatically in files with classical Chinese texts

Workshops and seminars to introduce tools for digital scholarship research are arranged from time to time. Please note that the Library IS NOT responsible for individual license of paid software.

For enquiries, please email to dslab@lib.cuhk.edu.hk.

CUHK - Tools