PORTALSWORKSHOP

REPORT (group 7)

ELAG 2004

Trondheim, Norway

9-11.6.2004

KNOW YOUR USERS

UniversitiesAll people in the countryAll people in world

To segment into different groups

tailor resourcestailor user interfacehow to determine groupsEasy access to full portal

resources invisible portal?

Training

Libraries currently provide training (IL)

need to provide portal training

computer-based learning

AUTHENTICATION

Very secure authentication

Authorization

Single-sign-on (one login, all services)

Internal and cross- institutional user admin.

Shibboleth (open source)

FEIDE

Information suppliers use Shibboleth

INTEROPERABILITY

From portal to other application

From applications to portals

Interoperability of different portals and other library services

Standards may change (Z39.50 to SRW/SRU)

Relation to university/corporate portals

standard base systems/standard interfaces

THE ROLE OF PORTALS

DEFINITIONS (ELAG 2002 and JISC)FUNCTIONS• Quality resources• Content delivery• Make order in resources• Metasearch – make oder in documents• Authentication• Personalisation• Knowledge management tool?

Consortium Model

Nelli-portal in consortia environment

Centralized tasks:• co-ordinating the project• implementing / maintaining• updating SFX/Metalib• SFX activiting instructions• configuration (Metalib)• descriptions of resources• user interfaces (multi-

languages)• Development of services

Local tasks:• Authentication• Activating SFX-targets• Copying of conf. Files• Copying of descriptions• Local tailoring• Local services• training

E-LEARNING

close integration with elearning systems

Instructors• Define reading list• Define searches• Define resources

End users• Use reading list• Use pre-defined

searches

Goal:

Anywhere, any time

NEW SERVICES

Terminology services for improving searches

harvesting

ejournal lists

subject gateway functionality