Talking about OIT
We often find that other Web sites on campus use different names when referring to our services. The following information should help you remember the official title of our offices and services, and reference them consistently on your Web site. Where applicable, please note acronyms, abbreviations, hyphenation, or capitalization.
Blogs at UMass Amherst
Course OIT Account
Instructional Media Lab
Network Registration System
NetID (OIT Account user name)
OIT Account
OIT Computer Classrooms
OIT: The Office of Information Technologies
OIT's Web Hosting Server
Pay-for-Print
SPIRE ID
Supported Software & Downloads
UMail
Related Non-OIT Services
Blogs at UMass Amherst
Blogging service included with Every OIT account. Not OIT Blog or UMass Blogs, etc. more...
Course OIT Account
OIT account that provides a separate Blog, UDrive, and Web hosting space for instructors teaching on campus. more...
Instructional Media Lab
Offers support for faculty using technology for teaching or research. more...
Network Registration System
NetReg requires that members of the University community register their computer(s) with OIT before they can access the campus network from a NetReg-enabled Ethernet jack. more...
NetID (OIT Account user name)
User name that provides students, faculty and staff with access to an OIT Account. Not OIT login, Amherst campus ID, etc. more...
OIT Account
Individual account providing access to OIT services, including access to the Internet, SPIRE and UMail. more...
OIT Computer Classrooms
Formerly named PCCO (Personal Computer Classroom Operations), these are the computer classrooms and kiosks maintained by OIT. When not being used for teaching, these classrooms are open to students, faculty and staff. Not OIT computer labs, PCCO classrooms, etc. more...
OIT: The Office of Information Technologies
Provides most computing and telecommunications services on the UMass Amherst campus. Not the Office of Instructional Technologies, etc. more...
OIT's Web Hosting Server
All OIT Accounts come with Web site hosting. This service allows you to run programs, publish Web sites and store files on our Web hosting server: webadmin.oit.umass.edu. more...
Pay-for-Print
Printing service available in our classrooms and in the Learning Commons. Members of the UMass Amherst community can use their UCards to pay for printing on a per-page basis (.05/page). more...
SPIRE ID
8 digit campus ID number that appears on person's UCard. Not the same as the NetID or the Human Resources Payroll ID. more...
Supported Software & Downloads
This section of the OIT Web site provides information about the software that OIT supports and distributes, as well as the discounted software programs available to the campus community. Use the correct URL (http://www.oit.umass.edu/software/) when referring members of the campus community to software resources available through OIT. more...
UMail
The UMass Amherst email system. more...
Related Non-OIT Services
Adobe Select
Discount program for the purchase of Adobe software. more...
Library Learning Commons
The Library Learning Commons provide members of the campus community with access to computers, librarians, and technical support in a shared space within the W.E.B DuBois library.
Microsoft Select
Discount program for the purchase of Microsoft software. more...
MSDN-AA
The Microsoft Developer's Network Academic Alliance (MSDN-AA) is a special agreement between Microsoft and UMass, offering Microsoft downloads to students, faculty and staff free of charge. more...
UCard
Your campus picture identification card. Not university ID, UMass ID card, etc.
