Google Groups are used at NC State to allow users to communicate and collaborate on items of interest. In addition, Google Groups can be leveraged for permission management and access to files and other items.
Using Groups
- Used for emailing groups of people as well as for discussion lists
- Used for permissions management (calendar invites, Drive/Docs permissions; anywhere you can use an email address)
- Collaborative Inbox (requested through Help Desk; not on by default).
- Forums or Q&A type discussions
Group Creation
- Sign in to Web Registry. – Signin required
- Select Start a New Request.
- From the Select Service Type drop-down menu, select:
- Note the information you will need to provide and follow the prompts.
- The group’s email address can be one of two formats:
Default Settings
Membership:
- NC State students, faculty, and staff only
- By default, Group membership is restricted to @ncsu.edu addresses
- More information:
Consumer Groups
OIT recommends using Web Registry to create your Google Group @ NC State, but self-created Consumer Groups are also available. Consumer Groups differ from Google Groups @ NC State in the following ways. Consumer Groups:
- Use the naming convention:
- Cannot be restricted to only members with @ncsu.edu addresses
- Follow the Google Terms of Service
- Have no official affiliation with the university
- Do not store logs for membership changes, message history, etc.
- Are not supported by the Help Desk
- Are not recoverable by the Help Desk if the owner of the Group does not transfer ownership upon separation.
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