Using GO

What is GO?

GO is a URL shortening service with which you can create a shortcut (e.g., go/webhelp/) and have it redirect to another page.

• This is helpful for marketing/promotional purposes.
• GO works both on the Middlebury and Monterey campuses. 
• Any person with a Middlebury account can access the GO service. Guest accounts are not eligible to use this service.

Return here easily using go/usego/.

What's New?

The latest version of Go is now available on the Middlebury campus. This release includes usability enhancements and fixes based on recent feedback and testing.

Visit go.middlebury.edu (or go.miis.edu) to see the GOtionary. 

Why Use GO?

GO is great for making short, easy to remember links to resources, to be used in print media or simply for convenience.

• If you use a GO shortcut in your magazine, poster, or sidewalk chalk, you don't need to worry that the link will break if you need to move the site to a new URL.
• On the Middlebury campus, you also have the option of including a QR code in place of a GO link for immediate access by a viewer.
• Use a GO shortcut link for resources you are linking to that could change location—when content location changes, you won't need to update any of your links.

Try Existing GO Shortcuts

A list of commonly used go shortcuts can be found at go/middgo/. 

• If the shortcut exists, you will be brought to the shortcut's destination.
• If the shortcut does not exist, you will be brought to the GOtionary. 

For MIIS GO links, substitute middlebury.edu with miis.edu.

NOTE: Shortened go links ( go/link/ ) only work on the MiddleburyCollege network or Middlebury VPN, while the full links ( go.middlebury.edu/link ) will work on any network. Note the / at the end of the shortened go links — this is necessary for shortened links to work. 

Try these:

See our article about shortening to go/ while on campus for more information. 

Create a GO Shortcut

If you can't find the shortcut you're looking for, you can create your own. It's easy! You will need to be logged in to do this, then follow the steps below. 

1. Go to https://go.middlebury.edu and select Login using your Middlebury credentials.

2. Click on Add Shortcut at the top left of the page. You can also select My Shortcuts to review ones you already administer so that you don't create duplicates.

3. Complete the form.

   • Enter the name of the Shortcut you want to create. Keep it short and intuitive.

   • Enter the URL you want the GO link to link to.

   • Enter a brief Description for the go shortcut, i.e. where it goes.

   • Add any Aliases (shortcut alternatives) as you want. These are alternate shortcut names that take you to the same URL. For example, perhaps go/documentation is more descriptive but go/doc is easier to type. If go/doc is not being used for something else you could make it an alias of go/documentation. Now both go/documentation and go/doc will take you to the target URL. 

   • Add any other Administrators (people with permission to make changes to this shortcut). Being an admin means you should take responsibility for keeping the shortcut up to date. If you are part of a group and you'd like anyone in the group to be able to update the shortcut in case the URL changes, add their names here.  

4. Click the Save button at the top of the page