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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