By: Ryan T Johnson

Office 365 is a subscription service from Microsoft which is essentially a package of a bunch of different programs and services that Microsoft has put together.  Penn State is focusing on moving our email and calendaring to this new service early next year for the University libraries and will replace our use of UCS.

One advantage of Penn State’s Office 365 Subscription will be providing access to Office products to each user’s personal computers, tablets and mobile devices.  This will include Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Finally, integration with other applications including Canvas, Box and Yammer will provide opportunities for faculty and student collaboration.