Research Support & Tools
Looking to use technology in your research? Let us help! We can assist you with:
- Managing your data, where to store it, and how to transfer it
- Enhanced computing for research use including field research tools
- Managing your analysis and the best platform for your needs
- Geospatial data and analysis and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Research software programming, consulting, and application development, offered as a recharge service
- Basic and advanced high performance computing training, troubleshooting, workflow consultation and support
- Supporting the development of digital projects across the humanities and qualitative social sciences
Don’t see what you need? Ask us. LSA Technology Services is your one-stop shop for tools and assistance to support your research. Please see the items below summarizing the major categories of services we provide with links to more detailed summaries and resource references.
For any and all research support questions except for HPC inquiries, please email LSATechnologyServices@umich.edu. If you have any questions related to HPC services, such as accessing and using the Great Lakes or Armis 2 clusters, please contact arc-support@umich.edu. Please access LSA Technology Services' support page for additional guidance.
The Digital Scholarship service provides web platforms, provides expertise, and connects you with other scholars and resources for Digital Scholarship (DS) and Digital Humanities (DH) teaching and learning, research, and publishing.
If you have audio or video recordings in a difficult to find or obsolete format, Support Services may be able to convert your old media to a digital format for classroom use.
Our GIS Consulting service provides assistance with a variety of mapping- and geospatial-related topics.
Our Research Software Programming team is happy to provide custom application design and development to support research activities.
LSA Technology Services has partnered with U-M Information Technology Services to offer up to 100 Terabytes of Turbo Research Storage, and unlimited Data Den Research Archive storage to LSA researchers without cost to the individual or department.
RESEARCH SUPPORT: EXAMPLES OF WORK
Research Computing provides comprehensive research support. Read more about some of our past projects here.
Our High Performance Computing team provides help utilizing campus-wide and local cluster computing resources for research, including training classes and workshops for the entire U-M community.
Our in-person office hours are regularly scheduled times in locations around campus when we will have subject matter experts in geographic information systems, high performance computing, digital scholarship, and computer programming available for drop-in support.
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
G155 Angell Hall, 435 South State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1003
734.615.0100
LSATechnologyServices@umich.edu
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