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uPortal Workshop

uPortal Workshop. The Deep 19 th November 2002. port.hull.ac.uk. The University of Hull Portal and the Digital University Project Ian Dolphin Head of Interactive Media, Academic Services, The University of Hull November 2002. Digital University Project.

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uPortal Workshop

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  1. uPortal Workshop The Deep 19th November 2002

  2. port.hull.ac.uk The University of Hull Portaland the Digital University ProjectIan DolphinHead of Interactive Media, Academic Services, The University of HullNovember 2002

  3. Digital University Project • Integration of key processes and technology • ICT should facilitate and extend: not dominate • Key priorities • Coherence for end-user (institutional portal) • Single sign-on and access to heterogeneous systems • Order from chaos (web content management) • Embedding and distributing process of information management • Accessibility and device independence • Perspective of external resource integration

  4. Portal: Sign on once, access personalised resources Middleware / Service Layer: flexible and standards-based Library Systems StaffIntranet Web-basedLearningEnvironments NewServices CIS/MIS Integration WebSites

  5. Year 1 (2001-2002) • Project established Autumn 2001 • Year 1 Major tasks • Source s/w, begin implementation of portal • uPortal, standards compliant, open source • Develop web content management system • Build and buy • Enable web access to key corporate databases • Disintermediated access & information management

  6. Development Targets • Testing & Accessibility • Add further users start Semester 2 • Maintaining & developing web CMS • Integration of key systems and port.hull • Library systems + Staff Intranet • Registration processes • Working group of key stakeholders • External Resources

  7. PORTALPresenting natiOnal Resources To Audiences Locally • Hull partnership with UKOLN • 18 month project funded by JISC / 1st Sept 02 • Integration of QA external resources • Resource Discovery Network + others • Beyond RSS • Granularity and context meaningful to user • Emerging Web Services standards & specs - WSRP • Mixture of technical and user research

  8. Architecture & Infrastructure • “Slim and Smart” Portal • Gateway: integrative, but not all encompassing • Authorisation and person directory • Authorisation and user role • Standards • EduPerson, Learner Information Packaging • Aggregating web-enabled services • uPortal & Web Services specs and standards • The problem with VLEs …

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