The Ohio State University

OK…we’re fooling around here, but we’ve gotten comments that indicate there may be some confusion about some of the terminology we’re using in describing the functions of the intranet. It seemed that a glossary (LIPP Gloss…) might help.

First is the term intranet.

An intranet is a private network designed to share company information and computing resources among the company’s employees, and facilitate working in groups. Although some pages on an intranet may link to the Internet, an intranet is not accessed by the general public.

Here at the Libraries, the “organization information” has historically been made available through what we currently call the “staff web.” It is accessed from the Libraries’ home page, by clicking the staff web link, which takes you to a page with links to information for Libraries’ faculty and staff.

From a practical standpoint, and for our purposes, the terms “staff intranet” and “staff web” are synonymous for now. We are in the process of creating an intranet that will provide better navigation and resources for the Libraries’ staff in carrying out their everyday tasks.

Hopefully, this helps everyone better understand an intranet. Are there other terms we should define? Let us know.