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INFOportal was designed to support academic work: from search and retrieval of

information, indexing of personal databases to publishing. The

system is supported by communication through virtual

groups.

The INFOportal is YOUR gateway to success.

ADVANTAGE-

INFOportal supports personal academic knowledge management for UP academics and students.

Personalknowledge

management

Collectionand retrieval

ofinformation

Creatinginformation

andknowledgeproducts

Communicationand distribution

of knowledge

Organisingand

processing ofinformation

*E-resources

**Resource types: web sites; e-journals; databases; conferences; e-books

**Subject indexingaccording to academic departements

*Alert service (new relevant electronic resources)

*Search (internet: google, yahoo, altavista; library catalogue; UP website; e-resources)

*Microdatabases

*Bookmarks: internet; electronic resources

*Digital collections

*Electronic publishing: **UP e-theses and dissertations**Electronic peerevaluation ofconference papers

*Virtual groups*E-mail

http://infoportal.up.ac.za

INFOportal main functions

Login and Customization Virtual Groups Electronic Resources Microdatabases Electronic Publishing

http://infoportal.up.ac.za

Login

Students must get their username and password from the Computer lab, NW 2, 2-7 (opposite Steers)

Customise your portal

Advantages-

Electronic collaboration: research, administration, learning, projects

Applications: e-mail, bookmarks, uploading of any type of document

Advantages-Web-based e-mail(UP staff only)

E-mail access indepedent of location “The portal is becoming the desktop.”

Advantages- Information specialists from the AIS organise Electronic Resources for every UP department

New and relevant resources are brought automatically highlighted

Search function: Internet search engines links and university and library catalogue searches (UP Explore).

Journal, database, web sites, e-book and conferences searches

Advantages-

Personalized, web-based database creation

INFOportal user access to personalized databases

Advantages – Digital Collections

Web-based, multimedia database creation by/for academics or departments,eg ArchUP

INFOportal user access to multimedia databases

Advantage-Internet bookmarks

Saved favourite site listindependent of location

Advantages-

Personal thesis or dissertation publication online

Electronic peer evaluation of conference papers to simplify the organisation of upcoming conferences

Credits

Design and development of academic portal: Dr Heila Pienaar, Academic Information Service, University of Pretoria

Development of portal software: Frank Conradie, Opticode Leon Messerschmidt, Psybergate