1. Information support for the researcher through the Infoportal
Erica van der Westhuizen
Antoinette Lourens
Heila Pienaar
Academic Information Service
University of Pretoria
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2. Personal management of academic knowledge and information: knowledge management tool Heila Pienaar
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3. What is a Web portal?
Definition: A Web site that combines an array of content and provides a variety of services including search engines, directories, news, and chat rooms. … portals have evolved to provide a customisable gateway to Web information
High level of personalisation and customisation is possible
Can be a sophisticated Web interface to support academics’ task performance
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4. Portal Home
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5. Infoportal
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6. Objectives of the Infoportal
To support the task performance of academics: their personal management of academic information and knowledge
To create a personal virtual knowledge space
To offer integrated access to Internet academic resources
To offer access to academic information according to specific academic subjects/departments
To search Web-based information effectively
To keep up to date with new academic information
To support research and knowledge networks & academic communication
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7. Infoportal functions Web-based e-mail Micro databases
Electronic publishing
Virtual groups
Internet bookmarks
Electronic resources
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8. Researcher’s needs Find information Organise information
Create and share knowledge
Publish
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9. Log In
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12. Customisation and personalisation
My Portal and My Profile are used for customisa-tion and personalisation
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13. Advantages of web-based e-mail
You can read your via a web browser: any place, any time
is part of the portal environment: the portal is becoming the desktop
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16. Advantages of internet bookmarks
List of your most important urls
Independent of your workstation as it is also web-based
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18. Advantages of electronic resources
Electronic resources for every UP department are organised by the information specialists of the Academic Information Service
New relevant resources are brought automatically to your attention
Search function: links to internet search engines, search UP and search the library catalogue (UP Explore). The different types of electronic resources can also be searched (journals, databases, web sites, e-books and conferences)
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20. Personal Profile
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21. My Portal (customization)
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22. Electronic library: resource type
Resources available on the Web/ Internet
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23. Resource type: example
Click on Journals
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24. Resource type: journals - retrieval of information
Type in any word
Choose a letter of the alphabet
Choose a subject; for example Afrikaans
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25. Library catalogue
Point at Services and click on UP Explore
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26. UP Explore
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27. Request articles
Pre-Requests online
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28. Organising information
Infoportal’s microdatabase
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29. Advantages of micro databases
You can create your own web-based database(s) on any topic
These databases are available to Infoportal users
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32. Advantages of virtual groups
Can be used for any type of electronic collaboration: research, learning, administration, projects
Applications: , bookmarks, uploading of any type of document, calendar – within the specific group
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33. Creating KN products Virtual workspaces – messages documents
Communities of Practice for creating and sharing KN
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34. Virtual groups Click on Go to my Virtual Groups
The objective of this function is to support virtual collaboration
Click on Go to my Virtual Groups
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36. Virtual Group: message function
Click on Messages
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37. Virtual Group: documents and resources
Click on Documents and Resources
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38. Virtual groups cont.
Events
Calendar
Book marks
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40. Advantages of electronic publishing
Use UP electronic theses and dissertations to publish your thesis or dissertation online as part of an international endeavour
Use electronic peer evaluation of conference papers to simplify the organisation of your next conference
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42. Communication and distribution of KN
Listservs
Chat rooms
Virtual conferences
Web teaching
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43. For publishing List accredited journals Impact factors of journals
Electronic theses (UPeTD)
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44. How to register on Infoportal
See online instructions
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