Is SPSS available for new license purchases?
Unfortunately, SPSS does not have favorable pricing at this time. The cost is quite high for the three most-used modules. In order to obtain a moderate volume cost, 10 licenses have to be purchased. Individual inquiries may be directed to SPSS directly. The other option available, for faculty, is to purchase SPSS for one year from e-academy. This link is current as of 10/24/07: e-academy also Faculty members teaching with SPSS can download the faculty pack from e-academy. Below, is a link on the SPSS web site with detailed information on this option: http://www.spss.com/vertical_markets/education/SPSS_student_versions.htm Faculty can purchase the software on an individual basis.
Based on a funding co-op including the L&S Deans, Collaborate Labs, Instructional Computing, GGSE, and ISBER, UCSB now has a campus license for SPSS for the 2010-11 academic year. This license provides access to SPSS Base, Advanced, and Regression for all faculty and staff (including employed students) for the Windows platform only. License details: • The license is available effective 9/1/10. • The site license terms require tracking usage on a per copy basis. You may request a license code by providing the necessary tracking info info at http://it.ucsb.edu/services/cosl. Select the link to SPSS License Request to fill out a form. You will need a UCSB NetID and password to access the form. • You will be put into a queue to receive a code, with instructions on borrowing the media, as soon as we receive them from SPSS, after 9/1/10. Some departments will be setting up their own distribution processes; you may be redirected to your departmental contact. • Information about updates and re
