Central Web Services

Overview

The current OSU Events Calendar was built in March 2006 to provide a long-term web calendar solution for Oregon State University. The calendar was designed in-house to meet the most common public calendaring needs for departments and groups. However, it was realized that no single calendar application could fit everyone's needs, so flexibility and extensibility remained paramount. With data import and export tools, the web calendar serves as a central storage platform for distributed event data. A centralized data source allows individuals to easily find information. Providing export in standard formats allows event data to be accessed and integrated into other web sites and applications.

Features

Enhanced Web Interface

• Viewing: Day, week, month, and list views
• Searching: Search by keyword, date, and calendar
• Creating:
  • Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly recurrence for repeating events
  • A single event can appear on multiple calendars
• Managing:
  • Public, read-only, and private calendars
  • Define composite views of multiple calendars using layers
  • Event approval queue management
  • Email notifications of events pending approval
• Customizing: User and calendar preferences

Storage and Data Access

• Support of open standard iCal data format
• Native import of iCal
• Data export in RSS and iCal formats
• Drop-in code for embedding calendar data into other web pages

Support

• Calendar Help and FAQ
• Detailed instructions on how to create events and manage calendars
• Request a department or group calendar. Please specify what department/group it is for and who should be the initial owners.
• Contact us for any technical questions or to report a bug.
• For questions about a specific event, please contact the individual or department listed in the event's details.
• If you're interested in learning more about the OSU Events Calendar visit our Training page to view workshop information or download training materials for self-study.  To view and/or register for upcoming CWS training workshops, visit Professional Development.