Standard Academic Software Acquisition
User Support Services oversees software purchases for centrally-managed electronic classrooms and computer labs (Horace Mann Technology Center, Whipple 102, 104 and 105, Gaige 163, 165, and 168, Alger 101 and 102, Fogarty Life Science 103a, and Horace Mann 182). The acquisition procedures described here do not apply to software purchased for departmental facilities. Requests for software for centrally-managed facilities are vetted through academic review by faculty, department chairs, deans, and the Vice President of Academic Affairs. User Support Services also reviews academic software purchases evaluating licensing agreements, compatibility, usability, and redundancy.
To request the purchase and/or installation of software in USS facilities, please fill in the Academic Software Request Form below. After obtaining the required signatures, please submit the form to User Support Services. USS will evaluate the software and obtain licensing information before the request is submitted to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for final approval.
Please Note: All Windows software used in our academic labs and electronic classrooms must be Microsoft Windows 10, 64 bit certified, so please make sure that the software you are requesting will run on MS Windows 10, 64 bit. Apple software should be Yosemite 10.10.5 compatible.
Please submit your request for Fall Semester no later than April 30th. Please submit your request for Spring Semester no later than September 30th. Use the
attached form to submit your request.
Administrative Offices and Academic Departments
In order to abide by
The Policy for Responsible Computing at Rhode Island College, approved by the Council of Rhode Island College, and the software auditing requirements of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Educations, software purchases made by the college are tracked by User Support Services. The process enables User Support Services to function as a clearinghouse for campus software purchases. The Purchasing Office works closely with User Support Services to review all college software purchases in an effort to avoid duplication of resources, ensure the proper registration of college-owned software, and protect the intellectual property rights of the copyright holders.
Software acquired through institutional licensing such as the
Microsoft Campus Agreement is provided and installed by the Information Services Helpdesk. Faculty and staff are encouraged to direct their questions about software installation and licensing to the Helpdesk at Ext. 8803.
