NERDC IDs & Accounts

Everyone at UF needs a GatorLink account. Many faculty and staff members at UF and other agencies and institutions will also need a NERDC account for administrative purposes.

In addition, NERDC offers specialized accounts for research, classroom work, and even commercial accounts.

NERDC offers different user accounts for different user needs. Below, you'll find info on different accounts, who can sign up for each type of account, and how to open the account that's right for you.

Northeast Regional Data Center
of the State University System of Florida

112 Space Sciences Research Building
PO Box 112050
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-2050
(352) 392-2061, SUNCOM 622-2061
http://www.nerdc.ufl.edu

GatorLink

If you are a UF faculty member, student, or employee, you are required by UF policy to have a GatorLink account. Your GatorLink account provides you with access to e-mail, space for Web pages, and a dial-up allotment. Your GatorLink username may be required to access various administrative services provided by UF. A GatorLink account is not the same as a NERDC account, but the GatorLink services does reside on NERDC systems, and technical administration is provided by NERDC. User account management and support are provided by the UF Computing Help Desk at helpdesk@ufl.edu; (352) 392-HELP; room E214/E520, Computer Science & Engineering (CSE).

globeGatorLink Accounts

For:
All UF students, faculty, and staff
Funded by:
UF Academic Affairs
Provides:
Monthly dial-up allowance, e-mail, and Web-hosting service.
Restrictions:
Levels of dial-up allocation vary according to user's classification. Other restrictions may vary according to the classification of the user.
Where to go:
UF Computing Help Desk at CSE E214/E520; or GatorLink Customer Service consultants in the appropriate computing support organization (see "University Computing Support Organizations"). Health Center personnel may go to the IT Center in the Health Science Center (C3-09), call them at (352) 392-3900, or e-mail itcsupport@health.ufl.edu. IFAS personnel may go to the IFAS OIT, Building 162 McCarty Drive, call them at (352) 392-INFO, or e-mail ifashelp@mail.ifas.ufl.edu.

NERDC/UF Administrative Accounts

In addition to your GatorLink account, if you are a faculty or staff member at UF or another of the institutions or agencies we serve, you may also need to obtain a NERDC account in order to perform various job-related functions, such as accessing student records, personnel, purchasing, or other administrative functions. Consult your supervisor, department chairperson, or dean for guidance on what you need, and whom to contact. Many NERDC accounts are created and administered by the computing support staff in the various college and departmental offices. Since these offices pay for their staff accounts, they can create and delete them and perform most administrative tasks, such as password changes.

globeNERDC/UF Administrative Accounts

For:
Individual staff, faculty, or departments; to be used for performance of administrative job duties.
Funded by:
The college/unit in whose name the account is established will be charged.
Provides:
Access to NERDC services and other administrative functions, per college/unit policy.
Restrictions:
As determined by the department creating the account.
Where to go:
Your supervisor, department chairperson, or dean; if they are unsure, contact NERDC Accounting Services, or the appropriate computing support organization.

Other Accounts

Most users' needs will be served by having a GatorLink or NERDC/UF Administrative account, or both. However, NERDC also offers a variety of other types of accounts, each tailored to serve a particular type of use. Please see the "Special-Purpose Accounts" section for more information on the specialized accounts we offer.

Special-Purpose Accounts

If your GatorLink or NERDC/UF Administrative account doesn't cover your needs, the following list will serve as a guide to the various special-purpose accounts offered by NERDC.

globeNERDC Departmental Accounts

For:
Individual staff, faculty (of any Florida public university), or departments.
Funded by:
The department in whose name the account is established will be charged.
Provides:
Access to various NERDC services and other administrative functions, according to departmental policy.
Restrictions:
Set by the department creating the account.
Where to go:
Your supervisor, department chair, or dean can advise you on procedures. If they are unsure, contact NERDC Accounting Services, or the appropriate computing support organization(s).

globeCollege Departmental Research Accounts

For:
Individual staff, faculty (of any Florida public university), or departments.
Funded by:
Academic Affairs, distributed by colleges/departments; amounts vary based upon usage.
Provides:
Access to various NERDC services and other administrative functions, according to departmental policy.
Restrictions:
Set by the department creating the account.
Where to go:
If you are associated with any of the computing support organizations, ask your department chair, computing coordinator, or computing support personnel how to obtain this account.

globeNERDC Individual Accounts

For:
Faculty (of any Florida public university), staff, or students.
Funded by:
The individual in whose name the account is established will be charged.
Provides:
Access to various NERDC services, according to terms of individual contract.
Restrictions:
Must be approved by NERDC Director.

globeCommercial Accounts

For:
For-profit companies which cannot conduct their research using commercial data processing companies.
Funded by:
Companies pay charges at standard rates plus a surcharge.
Note:
Requires prior authorization from the NERDC Policy Board.
Where to go:
NERDC Director (352) 392-2061.

globeUF Class Accounts

For:
UF faculty who need to provide NERDC userids to students enrolled in a course they are teaching.
Funded by:
UF Academic Affairs.
Provides:
Access to various NERDC services, as needed, in support of academic class work.
Restrictions:
Cannot access the Internet via NERDC's tollfree number (direct dial-up access to the Internet is available).
Where to go:
CIRCA, E520 CSE. (352) 392-HELP
Note:
Instructors who receive classroom accounts are responsible for supplying classroom userids to students.

globeResearch Computing Initiative (RCI) Accounts

For:
Faculty (of any Florida public university)
Funded by:
NERDC's RCI program; no cost to faculty.
Provides:
Access to various NERDC services, as approved by RCI Allocation Committee.
Restrictions:
Available by award only.
Where to go:
Contact Dr. Robert Coldwell, Chair of the RCI Faculty Allocation Committee, at: rcichair@lists.ufl.edu, or request NERDC Document D0006 at http://docweb.nerdc.ufl.edu.

globeNonProfit Accounts

For:
Any municipal, county, state, or federal organization; all other types of organizations must submit A Sales Tax Exemption Certificate to NERDC. Faculty of any Florida public university and A&P staff who wish to apply for this account must submit an approved outside employment request form
Funded by:
Agencies are responsible for paying standard rates.
Where to go:
NERDC Accounting Services.

University Computing Support Organizations

UF Administration & Staff
Information Systems
Director: Mr. Tom Thomas
33 Tigert Hall, UF ·P.O. Box 113275
Gainesville, FL 32611-3275
(352) 392-1285, SUNCOM 622-1285
UF Education and General Faculty and students (includes instructional and research computing)
Office of Academic Technology (AT)
Director: Dr. Fedro Zazueta
1012E TUR, UF ·P.O. Box 117345
Gainesville, FL 32611-7345
(352) 392-HELP, SUNCOM 622-HELP
University of North Florida (UNF)Administration, faculty, staff, and students
UNF Computing Services
Director: Mr. Lance Taylor
4567 St. John's Bluff Road South
John E. Mathews Computer and
Information Sciences Building
Jacksonville, FL 32224-2645
(904) 620-2820; Help Desk (904) 620-3898;
SUNCOM 861-2820
Florida public university libraries
Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA)
Director: Mr. James F. Corey
2002 NW 13th Street, Suite 320
Gainesville, FL 32609-3478
(352) 392-9020, SUNCOM 622-9020
UF J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center
IT Center Communicore, 3rd Floor
Director: Mr. Johannes van der Aa
IT Center, JHMHC, UF ·P.O. Box 100152
Gainesville, FL 32610-0152
(352) 392-3900, SUNCOM 622-3900
UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Administration
IFAS OIT Business Systems
Assistant Director: Mr. Peter J. Kearney
102 Webb Livestock Pavilion (LSP), UF
P.O. Box 110890 Gainesville, FL 32611-0890
(352) 392-0900, SUNCOM 622-0900
UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Research, teaching, and students
Information Technology
Acting Director: Mr. Dan Cromer
Bldg 87, UF ·P.O. Box 110350
Gainesville, FL 32611-0350
(352) 392-0429, SUNCOM 622-0429
Shands Hospital at UF
Division of Information Services
Vice President: Mr. Bill Montgomery, Sr. V.P. and CIO
Room 3264, 1329 Building, P.O. Box 100356
Gainesville, FL 32610-0356
(352) 395-8317, SUNCOM 622-8317

Network Accesss

NERDC provides access to the Internet, including the University of Florida Intranet, to Internet2 via the Abilene backbone, and to the Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN), a Florida Department of Education network.

LUIS

LUIS (Library User Information Service) is the online card catalog of Florida public university libraries, operating through the Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA). There are LUIS catalogs for each Florida public university library. LUIS also links users to other information and reference databases. WebLUIS can be accesssed at http://www.fcla.edu.

Produced by NERDC Information Services July 2002

Last updated by Tina Mader Melczarek, NERDC Information Services; August 19, 2002