Software for faculty and staff
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About this service
IST provides site licensing to faculty and staff for many applications. See Licenced software at the University of Waterloo.
To be considered for a site license, the software must meet the following criteria.
The software can be used by faculty, staff and grad students.
The software is integral for people to do their job.
The software will be used by a significant portion of campus users.
Submit a licensing recommendation
To request a site license, please submit a business case and your request will be brought to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for presentation to UCIST. If UCIST supports the recommendation, the CIO will request funding for the site license. Â
OnTheHub
Did you know? Waterloo faculty and staff (and students) have access to OnTheHub, a third-party software reseller dedicated to providing free and discounted software from the world's leading publishers. Log in to view the software (and any related costs) available to the University of Waterloo.Â
Who can use this service | Graduate Students, Instructors, Faculty, Researchers, Staff |
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How to request this service | Submit a request using the Jira Service Desk Portal. |
Support for this service | Submit a request using the Jira Service Desk Portal. |
Pricing/cost | The cost for licensed software varies according to the product. |
Additional service resources
Resources may be located within the IST Knowledge Base or on a website outside of this Confluence space.
Purchase software from the IST Webstore (login required)
Save on software for personal computers | Purchase from OnTheHub (login required)
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