VINE: Volume 33 Issue 1
Table of contents
Portals: enabling discovery for all in higher and further education
Chris AwreThe Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) information environment aims to offer seamless and integrated access to a wide range of digital collections and resources through a…
Our student stakeholders: requirements for institutional portals
Liz PearceThis article outlines the work of the PORTAL (Presenting natiOnal Resources To Audiences Locally) project. The recently published Stakeholder Requirements for Institutional Portals…
The library portal marketplace
Anne RamsdenThere are a number of portal products and solutions in the library marketplace, many of which have been developed by library management system (LMS) suppliers. The main system…
MetaLib and SFX at Loughborough University Library
Ruth StubbingsThis article outlines the implementation of MetaLib and SFX at Loughborough University. It includes details of the timescale, work and staff involved, how the services work, usage…
Portals: a strategic new direction to improve access to information resources
Mary E. JacksonThis article describes the vision of the Association of Research Libraries for a Scholars Portal, a single point of access to quality and library‐vetted information. The current…
Choosing a library portal system
Andrew CoxThe article sets out a definition of the main functional elements of “portals” as supplied by library management system (LMS) suppliers, also touching on related technology. It…
Structured text (STX)
Robin YeatesExamines the need for structured text (STX), explains its format – simple or hierarchical structures and other conventions, lists its benefits and limitations, and delinates usage…