Stanford iTunes Launches on Campus
Last year Stanford joined the Apple Digital Campus Initiative, along with Duke University, the Missouri School of Journalism, the School of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University, and the Ohio State University. Read more
Spyware, Adware, and Being Aware
The news about "spyware" and "adware" is that there's no good news. Certain kinds of spyware are invasive and distracting. Some kinds are nearly impossible to remove without entirely rebuilding your computer, but may be quietly insidious. Read more
New IT Self Help Web Site
As the Stanford community becomes more and more savvy about using technical resources, ITSS has answered the call to build a Self-Service Website to help you gain technical information quickly and easily without having to wait for on-site or phone assistance. Read more
How to Fight Spam
If you regularly open your inbox to find that the majority of new mail is spam, you are not alone. This article describes some easy ways to reduce the spam in your life. Read more
"Tricks" and "Treats" at the IT Open House
Whether you find technology scary or fun, you'll be sure to enjoy all there is to see and learn at this year's Information Technology Open House on Thursday, October 27, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in Meyer and Green Libraries. Read more
Stanford's Redesigned Computing and Communication Web Site
Over the summer, ITSS and SULAIR made substantial changes and improvements to the Stanford web's Computing and Communication pages. Read more
Find It @ Stanford and Google Scholar Search Result Integration
Collaboration between SULAIR and Google has produced improved integration between Google Scholar and Stanford's "Find it @ Stanford" link resolver. Most notably, Google Scholar search results show, when appropriate, a "Find it @ Stanford" link leading to a Stanford menu of options for full-text and other services for the desired resource. Read more
New SULAIR Digital Web Sites
The Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources (SULAIR) has an ongoing program to produce and acquire digital library collections. SULAIR's newly formed Digital Services Group manages a variety of digitization labs, including the Robotic Book Scanning Lab, featuring the first fully automated page-turning and book scanning device in the world. Read more
What's New for Stanford Grokker
Last fall, Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources (SULAIR) teamed with Groxis to provide Stanford Grokker to the entire Stanford community. Stanford Grokker is an innovative research and information management tool that simultaneously searches many data sources, and presents results in a topically organized visual map. Read more
ReportMart3 Brings Welcome Improvements to Financial Reporting at Stanford
ReportMart3 is Stanford's new reporting interface to Oracle financial data, replacing ReportMart2. Faculty and staff across the campus are using ReportMart3 expenditure, revenue, and fund balance reports to help them manage budgets and determine just how much money they have to spend. Read more
Kronos Time and Leave System Upgraded
The University-wide system for time and leave reporting, Kronos, was upgraded to a new version on August 1. Approximately 950 administrative users and 12,000 employees use Kronos for time and leave entries. Read more
ITSS Client Services Reviews Held throughout the Year
The Marketing team in ITSS Client Support is dedicated to giving the Stanford community a thorough non-technical analysis and benefits explanation of services provided by ITSS. Services. Read more
New Student Telecom Fee and Telephone Service
Effective Fall 2005, there is a new Telecom Fee that will be included with all student housing bills. This fee ($48 per quarter) includes an in-room network connection with multiple IP addresses. A small portion of that fee ($5 per quarter) will be for basic phone service with call-waiting. Read more
Scholarly Communication and Scholarly Publishing Issues Web Site Launched
High journal prices, consolidation within the publishing industry, the devaluation of the dollar, and the digitization and resale of older content continue to stretch and stress the Stanford Libraries' collection budgets. Read more
SULAIR Resources on Display at the IT Open House
This year's Information Technology Open House is on Thursday, October 27, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in Meyer and Green Libraries. Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources' (SULAIR) services and resources will be on display in Meyer and Green Libraries. Read more
Essential Stanford Software Updates
For readers new to Stanford, Essential Stanford Software (ESS) is a collection of applications -- some free, others licensed by the University -- that help faculty, staff and students accomplish day-to-day tasks and keep their computers secure. Read more
Keeping Your Mobile Data Safe
Almost all of us use at least one Mobile Computing Device (MCD), and many people use more than one. MCDs include laptop computers, Portable Digital Assistants (PDAs: Palm Pilots, Pocket PCs) Smart phones, USB flash memory, iPods and other devices that can sync with and/or store data from personal computers. Read more
