Technology Services at MSU

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Abuse, computer and network: Computer System and Network Abuse, what to do and how to report
Academic Technology Services: Academic Technology Services (ATS) unit of LC&T (formerly Academic Computing & Network Services)
Acceptable use of MSU Computing Systems, AU: Acceptable Use of MSU Computing Systems, Software, and the University Digital Network
Accessibility: MSU web accessibility guidelines, resources and information
Accessibility and Usability Center: Usability and Accessibility Center, Conducts research and usability/accessibility testing for web sites
Accomodating Technology Community (ATC): Accomodating Technology Community (ATC) of LCT CAFEs on matters related to the use of accommodating technology in the greater MSU community
Active directory: AIS has implemented a Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory infrastructure that any unit on campus may take advantage of.
Active directory change password: If you want to change your Windows NT, SQL Server or Active Directory password
Administrative Information Services (AIS): Administrative Information Services (AIS) unit of LC&T
Adware: A software package that automatically plays, displays and/or downloads advertisements to a computer after software is installed or while an application is being used. Some types of adware are spyware, malicious software that spies on users as they use their computers.
AFS, file system, personal web page: Network storage, file system for personal, e-mail and web storage
AIS applications: AIS application Inventory
AIS client computing: AIS client computing
AIS databases: AIS reporting databases
AIS Help & Support: AIS Help & Support - Contact Information
AIS job output: AIS job output
AIS job request: AIS job request memos
AIS programming: AIS programming and systems design services in support of the administrative functions
AIS remote printing: AIS remote printing
AIS security: AIS security requests
AIS training: In addition to the regularly scheduled courses available through LCTTP, there are a number of special options available.
ANGEL Quick Start Guide for Faculty: ANGEL Quick Start Guide for Faculty
ANGEL Quick Start Guide for Students: ANGEL Quick Start Guide for Students
ANGEL, Course management: Course management software system
Announcements: See computing.msu.edu for the latest computing news and alerts
Anti-Virus software: see Consulting services, Computer Store, Security
Application Development and Support: Assistance in developing, maintaining, and supporting business application software is available through MSU's Administrative Information Services (AIS) Contact the AIS Help Desk at (517) 353-4420 for information.
ARL: Association of Research Libraries (ARL) influences the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the communities they serve.
Ask a librarian: Library e-mail reference service
ASP web server: ASP web server, Microsoft IIS, MS SQL, WebCredit
Assistive Technology Center: Established to provide assistive and adaptive technology designed to provide patrons with various disabilities access to the library and its resources.
Association of Research Libraries (ARL): Association of Research Libraries (ARL) influences the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the communities they serve.
Attendance: Lecture hall attendance system
ATS: Academic Technology Services (ATS) unit of LC&T (formerly Academic Computing & Network Services)
AU, Acceptable use: Acceptable Use of MSU Computing Systems, Software, and the University Digital Network (AU)

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Broadcast Services - WKAR TV and Radio: Broadcast Services - WKAR TV and Radio unit of LC&T

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CAFE: Libraries, Computing, and Technology (LCT) supports a variety of Communities for Advising, Facilitating, and Enabling (CAFEs) the work of people and their organizational units and programs at MSU through uses of information technologies. CAFEs address the growing desire for effective cross-University communications and community.

CAPA, LON CAPA: LON-CAPA is an open-source freeware Learning Content Management System

CCSAC: (now referred to as CAFEs)
Libraries, Computing, and Technology (LCT) supports a variety of Communities for Advising, Facilitating, and Enabling (CAFEs) the work of people and their organizational units and programs at MSU through uses of information technologies. Expanding and replacing the former “CCSAC” (Communications and Computer Systems Advisory Committee) advisory subcommittees, CAFEs will address the growing desire for effective cross-University communications and community that the CCSAC committees were not as effective in addressing.
CEENET: MSU Extension services
CIC: The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), established in 1958, is the academic consortium of twelve major teaching and research universities in the Midwest.
Class lists: Class lists from the Registrar
Classroom clickers [PDF]: Student response systems for use in MSU classrooms
Classroom media support: Provides media equipment delivery, set-up, operation and support
Classroom software: List of software available in computer labs across campus.
Client service reps: IMC Client Service Representatives
Coastwatch: Michigan Sea Grant Coastwatch
Collaboration: A threaded discussion site is available at forums.msu.edu in support of collaboration activities for MSU-affilated interest groups, LCT CAFEs, committees, or the community at large.
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC): The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), established in 1958, is the academic consortium of twelve major teaching and research universities in the Midwest.
CommTech Lab: Creating innovative learning experiences which elegantly integrate technology
Compliance: Security and Protection of Sensitive Data
Computer enrollment: Computer access for class enrollment
Computer Labs: Computer labs, scheduling, and software available within the labs
Computer repair: Computer repair, warranty repair for many makes of PCs
Computer requirement: Incoming Student computer requirement
Computer store: Computer Store, hardware and software sales at special University prices
Computers in Writing Community: Computers in Writing Community of LCT CAFEs exists to help identify needs and promote technology use in support of writing and writing instruction on the MSU campus
computing.msu.edu: MSU's main computing and technology resource web pages
Consulting: General computer consulting, ATS Helpdesk E-mail, Virus, Security, Firewalls, DHCP, Dial-up, NetID
Consulting-AIS: Consulting-AIS Help & Support Computer Enrollment, Degree Navigator, STUINFO, D6501 or Sentinel, AIS Applications
Copyright advice: Copyright and File Sharing Issues at MSU
Copyright, DMCA issues: Copyright and DMCA policies and issues
Credit Card Processing: webCredit is the online payment processing tool for Michigan State University that was developed by AIS.

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DAMA: MSU is a Corporate Sponsor of the Michigan Chapter of the Data Management Association (DAMA)
Data resources: Data Resource Administration, Enterprise Information Stewardship
Degree Navigator: Degree Navigator - a visual advising tool for students and advisors
Design online courses: Design, create, develop and deploy online courses.
DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service
Dial-up, phone: Dial-up, phone information, accessing the Internet from off campus
Digital information group, dig: Enterprise Information Stewardship
Digital media: Provides a wide variety of analog-to-digital media transfer services for university departments and non-profit organizations
Digitized signatures: Signatures may be digitized on a fee for use basis on output from AIS supported printing systems
Disaster Recovery Planning: Disaster Recovery Planning information
DNS, domain name server: DNS, domain name server, Host names
Document Viewer: AIS Document Viewer is a secure, web-based, report-viewing product. Current reports that are produced by the AIS mainframe computer can now be viewed, searched, and printed at your desktop via common web browsers.
Downloads, patches: Downloads and Patches for software and OS's
DSL: Residential DSL for MSU Faculty/Staff/Students

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E-mail pin: E-mail pin request (for lost password)
E-mail quota: E-mail quota (limit)
E-mail, mail: E-mail, mail - MSU web mail
E-token, self-serve laser printing: Print Services within computer labs
EDUCAUSE: The mission of EDUCAUSE is to enable the transformational changes occurring in higher education through the introduction, use, access to, and management of information resources and technologies in teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and instituti
Electronic journals: Online access to the Electronic Resources available through the MSU Libraries
ELI: ELI, the Educause Learning Initiative, has the mission of helping institutions advance learning through IT innovation.
Enrollment, instructions: MSU Computer enrollment instructions for the web
Enterprise Information Stewardship: Enterprise Information Stewardship at MSU, Data Resource Administration, Proposals for External Equipment Grants
Events Calendar: MSU Events calendar, what's happening on campus

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Facebook Application Trial for CAS Students: MSU pilot-test of a third-party Facebook application called "Schools", currently limited to select CAS courses
Faculty developed marketing: Faculty Developed Materials Marketing Services
FAQ: FAQs How Tos on computing
File sharing: Guidelines and Policies on computer usage
Firewalls: Firewalls, software available
Forms tracking, FTU: Forms Tracking Utility (FTU) , digital signatures / authorization
Forums.msu.edu: a threaded discussion site in support of collaboration activities for MSU-affilated interest groups, CAFEs, committees, or the community at large. It is based on a software product called vBulletin.
FTP - afs file access: How to access your personal file space using File Transfer Protocol (FTP0

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Gartner research: Web access to information technology research and reports by Gartner, Inc, available to everyone with an active MSUNet ID.
Graphic production services: Provides a wide variety of graphic design and production services to university departments and non-profit organizations for instruction, training and promotional uses
Guidelines and Policies: Policies and Guidelines for computer use on campus
Guidelines on Handling of Sensitive Data: Guidelines on Handling of Sensitive Data

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Hardware repair: Computer hardware repair including warranty repair for certain makes
Hardware sales: Computer hardware sales at University prices
Health Care Computing & Technology Community (HCCTC): MSU Health Care Computing and Technology Community (HCCTC) of LCT CAFEs
Help: Computer Help & Consulting Service - ATS Helpdesk E-mail, Virus, Security, Firewalls, DHCP, Dial-up, NetID
High Performance Computing Center: High Performance Computing Center part of ATS located in the Engineering building
Historical Collections: Historical Collections, covers areas of local, regional, national and international interest, from the papers of of Michigan politicians to the diaries of Civil War soldiers.

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IMC satellite services: Instructional Media Center satellite service centers
Instructional Computing & Technology Community (ICTC): Instructional Computing and Technology Community (ICTC) of LCT CAFEs
Instructional Media Center: Instructional Media Center unit of LC&T, provides comprehensive multimedia and instructional support services
Instructional Technology Support - IMC: Provides media support and instruction to MSU faculty, staff and non-profit institutions
Interactive Video Service, IVS: Assists MSU faculty and academic units in creatively applying the most advanced technologies for instruction, research and service. IVS connects faculty and learners throughout the nation and world via the Internet, satellite, fiber optics, digital phone.
IP (Internet Protocol): IP Network Administrators (Internet Protocol)

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Kerberos: Web Login problems
Knowledge Base: On-line searchable knowledge base on computer subjects, software help and information
Kuali Project: Kuali Project - The Kuali Project is organized for the purpose of creating and sustaining a "community source" initiative intended to provide a comprehensive suite of financial systems software to meet the needs of higher education institutions regardles

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LCTTP: Libraries Computing & Technolgy Training Program, computing related courses
Libraries: MSU Libraries unit of LC&T
Libraries, Computing & Technology: Libraries, Computing & Technology (LC&T)
Library services: Services available from the MSU Library
Lift Software (no longer used): Lift Software is no longer used. Visit webaccess.msu.edu for information on accessibility and usability of web pages.
Listserv: Listserv, e-mail postings to groups
Login problems: Web Login problems
LON CAPA: LON-CAPA is an open-source freeware Learning Content Management System the Organization

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MAGIC: MAGIC online catalog of the MSU Library holdings
Mail: E-mail, mail - MSU web mail, login page
Mail Project: About MSU mail and history of modifications
Mailing labels: Mailing Labels - within the University
Mainframe: Connect to AIS Mainframe
Managing Sensitive Data: Maintaining, Storing, Protecting and Using Sensitive Data
Matrix: The Center for Humane, Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online
Merit Network: Merit Network, Inc is a non-profit corporation with 30 years experience in networking and communications.
Microlab -- see Computer Lab scheduling: Computer labs, scheduling a lab, software in the lab
MSU Connect: MSU NetID and MSU E-mail account setup and resource guide for new students
MSU Global Access: MSU Global Access is a portal to information about the world that contains a database of Websites and other resources selected by experts at Michigan State University.
MSU Net ID - getting started: Getting Started - MSU NetID

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NAG: MSUNAG - Network Administrators Group, user group and mailing list.
NCC: Network Communication Community (NCC) of LCT CAFEs advises on the collection, maintenance, and dissemination of information on the University's networking infrastructure, including video...
NetID: Consulting on MSU NetID
NetID blocking: Blocking of Internet access
Netprint Services: Network printing services, print almost anything from almost anywhere
Network Communication Community (NCC): Network Communication Community (NCC) of LCT CAFEs advises on the collection, maintenance, and dissemination of information on the University's networking infrastructure, including video...
Network Configuration Values: Network Information, connectiing, tools, IP addresses, etc...
Network design: Network design and construction
Network management: Network Management, announcements, tools, statistics
Network managers: IP & Network managers
Network trouble, reporting: Reporting network trouble

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Online designs: Design, create, develop and deploy online courses.
Online Learning and Continuing Education: Online Learning and Continuing Education
Online learning tools: Develop customizable production tools and adaptive course delivery mechanisms for online learning.

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PAN: Personal Access Number (PAN)
PBS kids, kar2, kar 3, PBS you: KAR2 PBS Kids
Peer-to-Peer: Guidelines and Policies on computer usage
Photographic production: Full-service lab providing an extensive variety of services for the university community and non-profit organizations
PHP web server: PHP web server, MySQL
PID: Personal (Student) Identification Number (PID)
Pidmail: Service ended 3/25/2004 see Mail
Pilot, twig: Service ended 3/25/2004 see Mail
Policies, guidelines: Policies and Guidelines for computer use on campus
Print Services: Network printing services, print almost anything from almost anywhere
Proposals: Proposals for External Equipment Grants
Protecting Sensitive Data: Maintaining, Storing, Protecting and Using Sensitive Data
Proxy server: Proxy server
Public Web Server Service: The AIS Public Web Server may be helpful to MSU units that are providing web applications for departmental, University or public use. We can provide a secure, reliable and robust Windows Server environment where you can develop and run your HTML/ASP/SQL Server applications within a shared environment.

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Radio Talking Book, RTB: Radio Talking Book (RTB)
Radio, WKAR am: WKAR AM Radio
Radio, WKAR fm: WKAR FM Radio
Ready to learn: Combines public television's award-winning children's programs with workshops and materials to help make television a positive learning experience for children.
Record Schedules: Record Schedules, to promote efficient administration and management of the records of Michigan State University.
Records Management: Records Management, to promote efficient administration and management of the records of Michigan State University.
Repair from AIS: Equipment Repair for AIS Clients
Repair, computer: Computer repair for departments, faculty, staff,& students.
Reporting attacks: Reporting computer and network attacks or abuse.
Reporting Databases (access to): Administrative Information Services (AIS) maintains several databases that can be used to create reports or download data directly to client PCs or servers. The databases include student, financial, budget, and human resource data. For information contact AIS Help and Support at ais311@msu.edu or by calling (517) 353-4420 extension 311.

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Scoring, scanning, grading: Machine test scoring, scanning, and grading
Search: MSU special keyword search service, MSU or web
Security: MSU Security Portal, alerts, guidelines, viruses, patches, news, etc...
Security of Sensitive Data: Maintaining, Storing, Protecting and Using Sensitive Data
Security Tools: Security Tools for the various operating systems
Sentinel: ASP security system, a secure, reliable web authentication service for your web applications
Service Outreach Technology: Service Outreach Technology community of LCT CAFEs
SLOAN-C: The purpose of the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) is to help learning organizations continually improve quality, scale, and breadth according to their own distinctive missions, so that education will become a part of everyday life.
Software sales, software licenses: Computer Store, hardware and software at education prices
SSL Virtual Private Network (VPN): MSU Campus SSL Virtual Private Network (VPN)
State News: State News, independent student newspaper
Statewide Resource Network: Statewide Resource Network, links Michigan's professionals and practitioners to MSU's vast resource network, including continuing professional education programs
Statistical consulting: Statistical Consulting service
Status, computing systems: Displays critical events and scheduled maintenance for services that are provided by the ATS section of Libraries, Computing and Technology to the University community.
Status, system status: Computing systems status and scheduled maintenance
Store, computer store: Computer software and hardware at education prices
STUINFO student information: Student information system, grades, schedules
STUINFO, training: Training classes
Super Computing: High Performance Computing Center part of ATS located in the Engineering building.
Support from AIS: PC/LAN Support from AIS
System development: Enterprise Information Stewardship at MSU

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Techbase: On-line searchable knowledge base for computer and software Help.
Technical support - IMC: Repairs, installs and maintains a wide variety of audiovisual, bio-medical and two-way radio equipment used both on and off campus.
Technology Classrooms: Classrooms equiped with multimedia technology equiupment.
Technology design - IMC: Provides media consultation, design, integration, and installation of audio and visual technologies for classroom and other meeting, teaching, and recreational facilities on campus.
Technology Planning Document: Communicate the current state of strategic and tactical concerns, thinking, planning and activity regarding technology at Michigan State University.
Telephone list: People search on campus
Test scoring: Machine grading of exams, Scoring Office part of ATS
Threaded Discussions: A threaded discussion site is available at forums.msu.edu in support of collaboration activities for MSU-affilated interest groups, CAFEs, committees, or the community at large. It is based on a software product called vBulletin.
Training, LCTTP: Offers a variety of non-credit computing courses and workshops.

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UCAID: The University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development is a non-profit consortium, led by university members working in partnership with corporate and affiliate members, to provide leadership and direction for advanced networking development within
University Archives and Historical Collection: University Archives and Historical Collection unit of LC&T
University Records: University Records, provides guidance on maintenance, retention, and storage of official records
Usability: Usability and Accessibility Center, Conducts research and usability/accessibility testing for web sites
Usability testing: Lift Software - accessibility and usability testing of web page

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Video and audio production: Produces a wide variety of video, audio, digital and transfer services for university departments and non-profit organizations.
videoconferencing: The Language Learning Center is equipped to handle your videoconferencing needs.
Videotape and film library: Contains over 2,600 program titles. These are available, at no charge, for use in regularly scheduled university courses
Virtual domain address: Obtaining a virtual domain address
Virtual Private Network (VPN): See SSL Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Virtual University: A name used at Michigan State University to refer to courses and instructional programs offered through the Internet and other technologically enhanced media.
Virus, security: Virus and Security Information
VU orientation: Virtual University - Orientation

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Web Accessibility: MSU web accessibility guidelines, resources and information
Web hosting, AFS public web server: Web hosting, public web server using afs web space
Web hosting, ASP, public web server: Web hosting, ASP, public web server, Microsoft IIS, MS SQL
Web hosting, PHP, public web server: Web hosting, AFS, public web server, MySQL, Apache, Linux, personal web pages
Web style and guidelines: www.msu.edu Web Style, Guidelines and MSU web logos
WebCredit, credit cards: WebCredit, using credit cards on the web
WebDevCAFE: The WebDevCAFE serves the community of MSU Web professionals by facilitating group discussions and events.
Webmaster contact - MSU: FAQs for www.msu.edu and how to contact the MSU webmaster
Webmasters group: The MSU Webmasters has evolved to become the MSU WebDevCAFE.
Windows NT: Windows NT Consulting services
WINS: Windows Internet Naming Service, Consulting
Wireless: On campus wireless communication informatio
WKAR DT: WKAR Digital television
WKAR DT: WKAR.org
WKAR TV: WKAR TV
WMSU: Public service webcasting station of Michigan State University
Writing in Digital Environments WIDE: Writing in Digital Environments WIDE

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