What sets collaboration tools apart from communication tools like email or conferencing tools like web and video conferencing? The collaboration tools listed here are designed specifically for working together on documents. These tools give you ways to store and publish documents, track issues and versions, and conduct edits and reviews with a group of stakeholders and collaborators.
Cornell offers a standard set of collaboration tools—SourceForge, Confluence and JIRA—which are fully introduced on the Collaboration Tools web site. To select the best collaboration tool for your task, read Choosing the Right Tool before visiting the web sites for each one.
If you need to collaborate on documents in real time with others, Adobe Connect, explained under Web and Video Conferencing, is the recommended tool.
Note: If Cornell is closed and Cornell services are not working, you may decide to use non-Cornell services to collaborate with colleagues. Check with your department for local guidelines.
