Web Sites Upgraded for Fall
by Mary Sue Hedrick
 
As anyone with an Internet connection knows, the Web offers one of the best ways to collect information, find answers to important questions, and get access to services. Information and Educational Technology (IET) is committed to using the Web to provide UC Davis students, faculty, and staff with the technology answers and services they need.

This summer, IET will be busy revamping several of its most popular sites. Keep an eye out for these changes in the fall.


Web upgrades illustration by Jeff Lagasca

IT Express (located in Shields Library) is the campus computer help desk for students, faculty, and staff. To make it easier for people to get the help they need, the following new features will be implemented:
  • an online help submission form to submit problems to IT Express consultants
  • a list of software IT Express supports
  • a list of other campus help desks and what they do
  • easier access to Bovine Online, UC Davis' Internet toolkit, and software information, such as Netscape and Norton Anti-Virus troubleshooting and tutorials.

The Computing Accounts Web site (known now as "Mothra") is the place to make changes to your campus computing account. The site is being reworked to delete unnecessary and outdated content and to make it easier to make account changes.

Repro Graphics provides copy, print, and Web and print design services to the campus. In the fall, the site will contain an ability to track the progress of print jobs and view billing statements online. For more information on Repro Graphics, see A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Paperless Office in this issue.

The UC Davis Security site is the main resource for campus network and computer security issues. The site will be updated and redesigned to allow easier access to security-related information. The alerts section of the site has already been updated to include breaking security news and warnings.

Software Licensing Coordination (SLC) negotiates contracts with software vendors and provides software to the campus at discounted prices. SLC launched its new site (http://slc.ucdavis.edu/) in March. By the end of fall quarter, the site will be easier to navigate and search. The site will be relocated to and its content combined with http://software.ucdavis.edu/. Users going to http://slc.ucdavis.edu/ will be automatically redirected.

 
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