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Physics Portals based on Distributed Databases. Thomas Severiens Institute for Science Networking University of Oldenburg severien@uni-oldenburg.de. Portals. Portal Expectations: “Single Point of Information Access” Reduction of the Information Flood
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Physics Portals based on Distributed Databases Thomas Severiens Institute for Science Networking University of Oldenburg severien@uni-oldenburg.de IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Portals • Portal Expectations: • “Single Point of Information Access” • Reduction of the Information Flood • Function for Collaboration of virtual Teams and Projects • Location of Experts • Interface from Intra- into Internet • Self-Service Functions Results from the polling of 200 companies by the Delphi Group in 2000 “Corporate an B2B Portals: Implementation Details” IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Portals • Portal Misgivings: • Misleading or Incomplete Information • Information could be poorly organised • Lack of Information Interfaces to existing Sources • Insufficient Search- and Retrieval Functionality • Missing Personalization Results from the polling of 200 companies by the Delphi Group in 2000 “Corporate an B2B Portals: Implementation Details” IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Portals • Portal Requirements: • Categorization • Publication and Distribution of Information • Search via several, distributed Sources • Integration into Workflow • Personalization • Collaboration Functions • Integration of Applications • Location of Experts • WBL: Web Based Learning IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Data Sources / Applications Integration Information Independence Security Personalization Portals Standard Protocoll (e.g. Oai, XML-query) User IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Steps towards a Portals for Physics • Definition of Requirements • Collection of existing Services & Sources • Identification of lacking Services • Cost- & Time-Estimation • Buy in of Extern Parts • Development of Services • Programming of Portal-Layers • Distribution & User Training IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Steps towards a Portals for Physics (Bad Honnef 1-2 Dec 2000) ü • Definition of Requirements • Collection of existing Services & Sources • Identification of lacking Services • Cost- & Time-Estimation • Buy in of Extern Parts • Development of Services • Programming of Portal-Layers • Distribution & User Training IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Steps towards a Portals for Physics (Bad Honnef 1-2 Dec 2000) ü • Definition of Requirements • Collection of existing Services & Sources • Identification of lacking Services • Cost- & Time-Estimation • Buy in of Extern Parts • Development of Services • Programming of Portal-Layers • Distribution & User Training (till end of march: IuK-Physik meeting in Hamburg) IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Collection of existing Services & Sources http://www.portaltophysics.de IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
PrePrints • Reviewed Publications • Journals • Document Delivery • Citations-Services • Theses & Dissertations • Authoring Tools Collection of existing Services & Sources • News-Services • Documents • Databases • Departmental Institutions / Administrational Information • People & Experts • Teaching- & Learning-Material • Software & Applications • Conferences • Jobs • Funding Programmes • Chat & Discussion (virtual Teams) IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
PrePrints • Reviewed Publications • Journals • Document Delivery • Citations-Services • Theses & Dissertations • Authoring Tools Collection of existing Services & Sources 0 0 3 2 5 0 1 1 1 1 Number of collected Sources by 01.Mar 2001 • News-Services • Documents • Databases • Departmental Institutions / Administrational Information • People & Experts • Teaching- & Learning-Material • Software & Applications • Conferences • Jobs • Funding Programmes • Chat & Discussion (virtual Teams) 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Lacking Services & Sources • News-Services • typical commercial service • Databases (Facts) • do. • Software & Applications • well... • Commercial Services: • Book stores • Tickets etc. IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Examples of Services & Sources http://www.eps.org/PhysNet/ IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Examples of Services & Sources http://physnet.uni-oldenburg.de/services/PHP/ IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Examples of Services & Sources http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/hep/ IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
Strategy • Distributed workforce • Distributed service • Combine existing, publicly funded services • Link existing, commercial services • Develop lacking services • Strategic Partners • TIB Hannover • ISN Oldenburg • ... IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
How to contribute? • Please help to include as many services as possible into the “IuK-Physics-Portal” www.portaltophysics.de • Upload Interface on the IuK-Physics homepage: www.iuk-physik.de • or send Email to severien@uni-oldenburg.de IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001
IuK 2001 - Trier Mar 12th 2001