The MyUCDavis Web portal for students and faculty is in the first half of its pilot phase. Major construction was completed in August. Statistics on how people are using the portal and feedback gathered through an online survey (coming soon) will help the project team assess the usability and functionality of the site. So far, 3,656 unique users have logged into the portal. MyUCDavis is a project sponsored by Student Affairs and Undergraduate Studies. A decision regarding its campuswide implementation will be made following the results of the pilot. To visit MyUCDavis, use your UCD LoginID and kerberos password to login at http://my.ucdavis.edu/.

UC Davis General Library is testing a new proxy service with a limited number of users during the month of December. The service will allow UC Davis students, staff, and faculty to access licensed electronic full-text journal articles and other online library databases, including the California Digital Library, from nonUC Davis network addresses (e.g., from home or abroad). To use the proxy service, one must have a valid UC Davis Login ID and password and be using a commercial Internet service or DSL provider. UC campuses already providing proxy server services include Berkeley, Irvine, San Diego, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz. See more information on Library Proxy Servers (http://www.cdlib.org/hlp/directory/proxyserver.html).

In general campus classrooms (120 in all) and 200 other locations throughout the UC Davis campus, you can now connect to the campus network without having to change your settings. Through the use of DHCP, all you need is a laptop, a network interface card and an Ethernet cable. DHCP allows users to dynamically configure desktop computers and laptops to access the campus network. The result is a more flexible environment for the increasing mobile computing population on campus, especially faculty and students. Learn more about how to take advantage of this service at "DHCP in Action" in this issue.
Web site: http://netaccess.ucdavis.edu/
Contact: Kevin Rhodes, 752-7448

Available in public areas throughout the campus, these ports allow registered individuals to connect their laptops to the campus network. 190 ports have been installed in five buildings: Shields Library (94 ports), the Health Sciences Library (24 ports), the Physical Sciences Library (22 ports), 102 Wellman Hall (24 ports), and the Memorial Union King Lounge (24 ports). This project is intended to relieve some of the pressure on overcrowded general access computing labs and to provide greater convenience for mobile computing users.

The Wireless Access in Public Places Pilot is underway. This project tests the feasibility, support issues, and costs of supporting a new type of wireless access that is limited by proximity (~200 foot radius) to the main transceivers in a given location. The locations included are the Extended Hours Reading Room in Shields Library, the common area in the King Law School Library, and both the indoor and outdoor portions of the Memorial Union Griffin Lounge. Initial informal feedback regarding usability and performance is very positive.
Web site: http://cr.ucdavis.edu/wirelessproject/wpindex.cfm
Contact: Debbie Armstrong, 752-5949