Resources

Service Support and Events

Departments

• OSU Service Desk - All purpose IT and computer related questions. First tier support for most hardware and software issues on campus.
• Digital Experience Team
  • OSU Drupal
  • Blogs @ OSU
  • Campus Map
  • OSU mobile
  • MyOregonState
  • OSU Events
  • OSU Search
• University Relations and Marketing - Central division for communications, events, media and marketing
  • Manage oregonstate.edu
  • Copy writing
  • Institutional social media
  • University-wide Google Analytics
• Office of Information Security - phishing, compromised accounts, preventative training, network security
• Web Accessibility at OSU - a comprehensive guide to web accessibility at Oregon State University
• Disability Access Services - find help with web accessibility questions, captioning services, and more

Events

• Open Lab - weekly support session for Drupal and WordPress available to all OSU employees

Tools & Applications

Available Through OSU

• OSU Drupal - campus wide Drupal distribution
• OSU WordPress - campus wide WordPress environment
• OSU Brand Guidelines - specifications for using the OSU Brand on all media forms
• University-wide Google Analytics - data about how people use your website
• OSU Campus Map - official online map
• OSU Events - official events management system
• OSU Kaltura - official video management system for OSU
• Office365 - Cloud platform for Microsoft products such as Outlook, OneDrive (storage), Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more
• Box - online storage for files
• OSU Training - official OSU training and professional development system
• Acquia Web Governance (formerly Monsido) - official web governance tool, used to find broken links, misspellings, SEO, and accessibility issues
• Web Literacy Program - a self-guided program online for non-technical OSU employees who want to learn the basics of the internet

Available Online

• Squoosh.app - image optimization and resizing
• Aspect Ratio Calculator - figure out your aspect ratio with ease
• Meet The Ipsums - a clearinghouse for different, funny filler text generators
• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the web
• WebAIM Accessibility Resources - various resources and accessibility simulators
• Beginner’s Guide to SEO - learning the basics of Search Engine Optimization, which is how your site shows up in search results and social media
• Analytics Help - Google Analytics Support Center