Track: Universities and Higher Education
Two Years and Counting: Site License Adventures at Oregon State University
Dawn WrightMarcia Brett
Oregon State is now in its second year of a site license with Esri. The many facets of site license administration are reviewed here from the perspective of centralized coordination and support, but distributed funding. This paper describes the Oregon State experience (campus size: 14,000 students, 19 colleges/departments, and 16 laboratories/institutes/centers participating in the site license) and may provide a framework for site license implementation and campuswide networking for campuses similar in size and GIS clientele. Among issues addressed are identifying funding sources, distribution and communication procedures, inventorying, and various support mechanisms (technical, training, emotional, etc.).
Dawn Wright
Oregon State University
104 Wilkinson Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-5506
USA
Telephone: 541-737-1229
Fax: 541-737-1200
E-mail: dawn@dusk.geo.orst.edu