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Services for University Faculty

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General IT services
Establishing your ID
Purchasing computers/software
Setting up your computer
Using e-mail
IT training
Getting help
Telephones and voicemail
IT services for departments
Using administrative systems
Princeton's IT use policies
Other handy IT resources

Academic support services
Consulting, design, and training
Film, video, and digital media
Hardware and software
Research support
Teaching and classroom support

Establishing your ID

	Your account/network identifier (netID)
	Activate your account and set passwords
	Your listing in the online Campus Directory
	Computing privileges for emeritus faculty

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Purchasing computers and software

	Princeton-standard faculty and research computers
	Home computer purchases
	Software
	Modems or memory
	Computer accessories

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Setting up your computer

	IT Quick Start (PDF)
	Office computer setup assistance
	New network connection in office
	Your computer's Host database registration
	Global Internet network connectivity
	Software on Princeton-standard (DeSC) computers
	Site licensed software and download sources
	File backup service for your computer
	Download antivirus software
	Off-campus connectivity
	Wireless computing in certain campus areas
	Mobile IP: portable computer network connectivity
	Computers in clusters around campus
	Macintosh resources
	Unix security issues
	File and computing services for Solaris and Linux programs
	Print services for Unix/Linux computers
	File and print services for Windows systems

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Using e-mail

	E-mail services
	Course e-mail lists
	Online Campus Directory for phone and e-mail lookup
	Recommended mail programs
	Your e-mail quota, password, vacation message options
	WebMail: e-mail while you're traveling
	Spam filters
	Reporting e-mail problems
	Setting up special mailing lists
	Authorized mass e-mail to members of the University community

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IT training

	IT training
	In-office technology tutorials
	Education and outreach support from Academic Services

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Getting help

	Questions, requests for assistance: Help Desk
	OIT KnowledgeBase search
	Walk-in service at the Solutions Center
	Computer repair
	Lost file recovery
	Resetting a forgotten password
	Getting more personal file storage space
	Disinfection of virus infected computers
	Reporting harrassing e-mail, compromised accounts or hosts
	Special SCAD (academic department) support staff

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Telephones and voicemail

	Office phone service
	Voice mail service
	Reporting phone problems: Telephone Trouble Desk
	Voice mailbox, setup, features and instructions
	Voice mailbox group setup (menus)
	Telephone conferencing

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IT services for departments

	Departmental accounts/netIDs
	Departmental cluster support
	Departmental IT needs analysis
	Project management consulting
	Departmental file storage on Central File Server (WinFS)
	Departmental web sites
	Web design assistance
	Events calendar on the Web
	Databases on the Web
	Web broadcast of special events
	Outlook Exchange 2000 calendar, e-mail service
	Publication design and printing
	Large-scale postal mailings
	Mobile technology loaner programs
	AV equipment rental
	AV technician services
	Event simulcast

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Using administrative systems

	Gaining access to administrative systems
	University Financials for business applications
	Data Mall for financial transaction records
	Time Collection for time-worked records
	Human Resources management system for staff records

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Princeton's IT use policies

	Rights, Rules, Responsibilities for principles of general conduct
	IT resource use guidelines
	Information Security policy (PDF)
	Advice on policy interpretation and implementation
	Reporting policy violations

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Other handy IT resources

	Announcements of OIT services, changes, outages
	Faxing through the Faxserver
	PDF file creation with SendMePDF
	Personal web pages
	SHARES folder for file sharing

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Consulting, design, and training

	Custom application development for humanities computing
	Electronic text collection management
	Electronic text creation
	Faculty consultation and design services for teaching with technology
	Geographic Information Systems support and development
	Grant writing for IT-based projects
	Help using digital media, access to scanning and digital AV equipment at the New Media Center
	High performance computing infrastructure installation and problem solving support
	High performance computing resources for science and engineering
	Humanities computing project consultation
	In-office technology tutorials
	IT training
	Language learning materials demonstration
	Programming training
	Research and Academic Applications Support
	Specialized training for course needs
	Text-encoding training
	Training in use of classroom facilities

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Film, video, and digital media

	CD/DVD duplication and CD/DVD printing
	Color printing
	Create 35mm slides from digital images
	Digital camera sign-out
	Digital media storage, digitizing, cataloguing, and online display
	Digital video production, editing and authoring
	Event simulcast
	Film, video projection services
	Foreign language audio, video, and cable TV
	Help using digital media, access to scanning and digital AV equipment at the New Media Center
	Language learning software
	Video collection
	Video course introductions
	Video reserves
	Videotaping for academic events

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Hardware and software

	Almagest Lecture Builder
	AV equipment rental
	AV technician services
	Blackboard course management system
	CD/DVD duplication and CD/DVD printing
	Classroom AV equipment
	Color printing
	Course e-mail lists
	Digital camera sign-out
	Digital media storage, digitizing, cataloguing, and online display
	Electronic text collection management
	Help using digital media, access to scanning and digital AV equipment at the New Media Center
	High performance computing infrastructure installation and problem solving support
	High performance computing resources for science and engineering
	High-speed networking with Internet2
	Humanities computing and research support
	In-office technology tutorials
	Instructional Oracle database facility
	IT training
	Language learning software
	Princeton software repository
	Site-licensed software

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Research support

	Custom application development for humanities computing
	Electronic text collection management
	Electronic text creation
	Geographic Information Systems support and development
	Grant writing for IT-based projects
	High performance computing infrastructure installation and problem solving support
	High performance computing resources for science and engineering
	High-speed networking with Internet2
	Humanities computing support
	Princeton software repository
	Research and academic applications support
	Text-encoding training

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Teaching and classroom support

	Almagest Lecture Builder
	AV equipment rental
	AV technician services
	Blackboard course management system
	Classroom AV equipment
	Development of alumni courseware
	Event simulcast
	Faculty consultation and design services for teaching with technology
	Film, video projection services
	Foreign language audio, video, and cable TV
	Geographic Information Systems support and development
	Instructional Oracle database facility
	Language learning materials demonstration
	Specialized training for course needs
	Student viewing of assigned videos at Distributed Media Centers
	Training in use of classroom facilities
	Video conferencing
	Video course introductions
	Videotaping for academic events

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If you haven't found the service you need, please check the Services A-Z listings. If you don't find the service there, please contact the Help Desk. They can assist you in locating services, and they will ensure that appropriate additions are made to these listings.