1. PORTALS WORKSHOP REPORT (group 7) ELAG 2004 Trondheim, Norway 9-11.6.2004

2. KNOW YOUR USERS Universities All people in the country All people in world To segment into different groups tailor resources tailor user interface how to determine groups Easy access to full portal resources invisible portal? Training Libraries currently provide training (IL) need to provide portal training computer-based learning

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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?

6. Consortium Model

7. 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

8. 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

9. NEW SERVICES Terminology services for improving searches harvesting ejournal lists subject gateway functionality