Staff IT Resources
Before using campus services, you may want to check with your own department to see what services (e.g. computer facilities, support)
they provide. See the Services section of this site for further information on campus
units providing general IT services.
- Berkeley Administrative Initiative Training
— training on administrative tools such as BAIRS and BFS
- Berkeley on iTunes U
— download audio recordings of courses (including computer science and information science) and events
- CAL PACT (Cal People and Computer Training)
— computer training for staff
- Campus Business Systems Guide
— for administrative systems used at UC Berkeley
- Campus IT Security Training
— IT security resources
- Ergonomics @ Work
— health and safety for computer users
- eTrain
— courses and presentations developed by various campus trainers and managers
- ETS Workshops and Seminars
— training workshops for faculty, graduate students, and support staff on course web sites, web communication tools, web video and audio, multimedia, and classroom technologies
- Haas Computing Services' Campus Training Resources
— online, campus, & vendor-provided classes on applications (Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, etc.) and system administration and support
- Interactive Course Enrollment (ICE)
— online enrollment for faculty and staff training
- Safari Books Online
— e-reference library for programmers and IT professionals. For off campus use, use the proxy server for UCB faculty, staff, and students at http://proxy.lib.berkeley.edu/
- Training, courses, workshops
— offered by IST and other campus units
- UC Berkeley Extension
— courses and programs include applied computing and information systems
- UC Berkeley Google Video
— courses, arts & humanities, global & public affairs, science & technology
- UC Berkeley Library Classes & Tours
— resource training courses and library tours
- Campuswide Technology Service Providers
- Information Services and Technology
(IST) — provides campuswide computing, communication,
and technology services in support of education, administration, and research
- IST Knowledge Base
— FAQs and help for many IST Services (e.g. CalMail, CalAgenda, CalNet, CalWeb, WebFiles, etc.)
- IST Support
— service desk, help with central, IST-supported services
- AirBears
— campus wireless network
- bSpace
— collaborative workspaces, course websites, tools to support instruction and research
- CalAgenda
— online calendaring and scheduling
- CalNet
— personal network ID for accessing UC Berkeley's online services
- CalMail
— email and webmail service for faculty, staff, and students
- CalShare
— collaborative workspace
- CalWeb
— web hosting for campus departments and groups
- Cal WebFiles
— Internet file storage
- Campus Computer Repair and Support (CCRS)
— fee-based service
- Campus VPN Service
— allows CalNetID authenticated users to connect to the UC Berkeley network from outside of campus as if they were on campus
- Campuswide Computer Help Desks
— assistance for faculty, staff, and students
- Connecting@Berkeley
— free CD with software for computer security and Internet connectivity
- Communication & Network Services Client Services
— voice, data, and wireless services
- Dialup Services
— dialup access to campus network
- Geographic Information Science Center Software
— UC Berkeley has site licence for full suite of ESRI's commercial GIS products
- Laptop IP Service (LIPS)
— drop-in laptop docking service
- Network Connections
— install a wired network connection on campus
- Open Computing Facility (OCF)
— student-run lab offering free email, web hosting, unix shell account & computer lab access
- Software Central
— downloads for faculty, staff, and students
- The Scholar's Workstation (TSW)
— campus computer and software store offering educational discounts
- UCBackup
— centralized workstation backup support for the UC Berkeley campus over the campus network
- Workstation &
Microcomputer Facilities (W&MF)
— campus computer labs
- UniBears
— voicemail and unified messaging services
- Unix WebFarm
— web hosting on a server farm
- CalLUG
— GNU/Linux users
- jNet
— J2EE and Java developers
- MAGNet
— Macintosh support staff
- Micronet
— microcomputer and workstation support staff
- Security SIG
— IT security professionals
- WebNet
— webmasters and web designers
- ACM SIGCHI (Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction)
— brings together people working on the design, evaluation, implementation, and study of interactive computing systems for human use
- ACM SIGUCCS (Special Interst Group on University and College Computing Services)
— an association of professionals who support and manage the diverse aspects of information technology services in higher education institutions.
- CalConnect
— promoting the interoperable exchange of calendaring and scheduling information between dissimilar programs, platforms, and technologies
- Educause
— a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology
- JA-SIG (Java Architectures Special Interest Group)
— community interested in open technology architectures and systems in higher education
- Sakai
— community source software for education
- SANS
— information security training and certification
- Super Computing Conference
— International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis
- UC Computing Services Conference (UCCSC)
— a conference on providing and supporting information technology at UC campuses
- USENIX (Advanced Computing Systems Association)
— holds a variety of conferences for "the community of engineers, system administrators, scientists, and technicians working on the cutting edge of the computing world."
