Connect (SharePoint 2013)
Web publishing and hosting
Connect is an online collaboration and communication platform that is designed to facilitate internal information creation and sharing by departments and teams within the university community.
Connect enables you to:
- provide a document repository that can be easily accessed from your web browser, with optional versioning and approval control
- provide a meeting space to distribute agendas and archive minutes
- collaborate on documents without the need to email copies back and forth
- maintain a knowledge base or wiki
- create custom lists to track tasks, issues, etc.
- control access to your content to ensure privacy and security
- reduce the amount of printing
- easily find important information with a powerful search tool
- sign up for email alerts when information changes
Who can use this service?
- Faculty
- Staff
- Research groups
How do I request or access this service?
Connect is accessed online at connect.uvic.ca. To access Connect, you need a valid Primary NetLink ID. To obtain access to a specific site contact the Connect site administrator.
To request a new Connect site complete the Connect site request form.
What is the cost for this service?
This service is provided free of charge.
When is this service available?
Connect is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. You can be informed of service interruptions by subscribing to Informed.
How do I get help with this service?
For assistance with this service, please contact the Computer Help Desk:
Email: helpdesk@uvic.ca
Telephone: 250-721-7687
In person: Clearihue A037
If your department has Desktop Support Services, contact your departmental personnel.
Additional help is available in the Connect Training Centre and the self-guided online training course.
Self-help materials – Training videos and documents for self-directed problem solving in Connect Help and Governance.
File storage options comparison
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Personal home file storage is available to all UVic students, faculty, and staff |
Large high-performance network file shares for UVic departments to store and share files |
Online platform used for document management, storage, communication and collaboration among teams |
| Who can use it? | ||
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UVic students, faculty, and staff |
UVic faculty, staff and departments |
UVic faculty, staff and departments |
| Who administers it? | ||
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Self-managed |
Managed by department |
Managed by SharePoint site owner |
| How can you connect to it? | ||
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From workstations within UVic computing facilities or off-campus through VPN using a valid NetLink ID account |
At UVic or off-campus through VPN using a valid NetLink ID account |
Through any online connection at UVic or off-campus using a valid NetLink ID account |
| Does it support collaboration? | ||
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No sharing options are available |
Files can be shared with other UVic personnel who have permissions to access a particular storage destination |
Files can be shared with any UVic personnel having a valid NetLink ID account and SharePoint site access |