SAS for UNIX: Sources of Information

Platform: Unix
Level of Difficulty: Beginner

OIT/NBCS

The OIT/NBCS Help Desk (013 Hill Center, Busch Campus, (732) 445-HELP) provides the following resources for users of SAS on the RCI System:

SAS, UNIX, and RCI documents prepared by OIT staff
a copy of SAS Institute's Publications Catalog available for reference within the Information Center

SAS Manuals and Books

The two introductory manuals listed below are intended for those new to SAS software. These manuals are task-oriented in nature, covering basic operations such as sorting data, generating reports, and creating and maintaining data sets.

SAS Language and Procedures: Introduction, Version 6, First Edition
SAS Language and Procedures: Usage, Version 6, First Edition

The following three manuals are comprehensive references for Base SAS and SAS/STAT software. They cover all Base SAS procedures (PROCs), Data Step statements, and SAS/STAT procedures, respectively. Those who use SAS regularly (especially for statistical analysis) will find these manuals very useful. SAS Language: Reference, Version 6, First Edition (below) also describes the character-based SAS Display Manager in great detail.

SAS Procedures Guide, Version 6, Third Edition
SAS Language: Reference, Version 6, First Edition
SAS/STAT User's Guide, Version 6, Fourth Edition

The following two manuals detail UNIX-specific aspects of the SAS system, including user interfaces, file management, and SAS options. Users who wish to get the most out of SAS under UNIX will find these manuals valuable.

SAS Companion for UNIX Environments: Language, Version 6, First Edition
SAS Companion for UNIX Environments: User Interfaces, Version 6, First Edition

Those who use other SAS components (e.g., SAS/GRAPH, SAS/ETS) will find the various component-specific Usage and/or Reference manuals helpful.

The Information Center has a reference copy of SAS Institute's Publications Catalog. This catalog provides information on availability and pricing of the entire library of SAS manuals and related books.

In addition to SAS Institute's official manuals, the Institute publishes a number of "books by users", written by SAS users who are not affiliated with the SAS Institute. Varying in complexity, these titles offer helpful information on various aspects of SAS software. Contact SAS Institute's Book Sales Department (see below ) or consult the Publications Catalog for details.

SAS manuals may be purchased directly from SAS Institute, SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 (919) 677-8000. Some SAS manuals may be available for purchase at the various Rutgers University bookstores.

Internet

For more information on SAS Institute and its publications point your World Wide Web browser to SAS Institute's home page: http://www.sas.com/SASHome.html

Users with Internet access may also wish to investigate the USENET newsgroup comp.soft-sys.sas, a worldwide question-and-answer forum for users of SAS software. As with all USENET newsgroups, it is recommended that you spend some time observing and learning the "netiquette" of the newsgroup before you post messages of your own.

SAS00301 (Revised 05/18/99)