Software

This page describes the software used in the workshop. You should download and install it on your computer before the workshop to ensure that it works correctly. This is especially important for people who are using corporate and particularly government computers: these computers may be set up in such a way that only an IT representative from your organization can install new software.

Also, the software used in most of the tracks is Windows-based. If you don't have a Windows machine, you may be able to run the software on an emulator, but this is definitely something you need to work out before you arrive, because few of us non-Windows experience.

UCINET (includes NetDraw)

• Used in the Intro, Analyzing and Advanced tracks

• Windows platform only

• Download: https://sites.google.com/site/ucinetsoftware/downloads

  • Please download the 32-bit version.

  • After installing, please run this installation exercise to make sure it is running correctly

• Not free, but runs for 60 days without a registration code. If someone has previously downloaded the program and the trial period has expired, we can refresh it for the workshop

• Installing UCINET also installs helper program Netdraw.exe

• The installation procedure creates a folder called UCINET DATA in the user’s Documents folder. This is the folder the user should use for workshop data

UCINET installation on a Mac

UCINET is Windows Software, best run in as native a Windows environment as possible. However, it does run quite well in WineBottler which creates a minimal windows environments.

Approach 1 (easiest, but limited to UCINET 6.573)

• Go to http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/ and download and install XQuartz.

• Download the UCINET App which bundles together UCINET with WineBottler

• https://www.dropbox.com/s/wjx7z5irj26ehtf/UCINETv2.573.zip?dl=0

• Unzip and run the app

• Note: The bundled UCINET is ~257MB zipped up. So it could take a while to download.

Approach 2 (can be applied to future versions of UCINET)

• • You need download two pieces of software in addition UCINET: XQuartz and WineBottler

  • XQuartz (Here is a link to a version that has been used successfully since January)

    • (http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/SL/XQuartz-2.7.7.dmg)

  • WineBottler

    • Here is a link to version 1.7.37 that I used successfully today.

    • (NOTE: This is the development version. PICK THIS VERSION and READ the instructions about skipping the ADs, they are deliberately deceptive. Please, FOLLOW the Step-by-step instructions.)

  • WineBottler1.7.37

  • And, finally, here is the step-by-step instruction guide for using these with UCINET

  • Step By Step Instructions

MPNET

• • Used in the Stochastic Models track

  • Windows platform only

  • Free

  • Download:

  • http://sna.unimelb.edu.au/PNet

• Important: must download both the .jar file and the .dll file

R

• • Used in the Stochastic Models module as well as the R mini-modules

  • Available for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms

  • Free

  • Download:

  • http://cran.r-project.org/

RSIENA

• • Used in the Stochastic Models track

  • Add-on for R

  • Free

  • Download:

  • http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~snijders/siena/siena_r.htm

  • Follow directions on the siena website to install into R

SNA

• • Used in the Stochastic Models track as well as the R mini-modules

  • Add-on for R

  • Free

  • Download:

  • http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/sna/index.html