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Strategy Group for Information Services Finance Team Information Services CIO: Karen Stanton • Financial Reporting & Chair: Professor Pamela Gillies Management Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Information Services Deputy Director: Information Assistant Director to be • Procurement Information Services Strategy nomi nated • Budg et Plann ing

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Assistant Director: Stan Smith Assistant Director: Lynne Tucker Assistant Director: Stephen Pinfield

• Library Lending/Interlending • Voice/Data Netwo rk • Library Collections (Printed and • General Enquiry Services • Business Development Electronic) • IT Helpline • Central/Distributed Systems • Manuscripts and Special Collections • Switchboard • Central Directories • Digitisation • IT/Information Skills Training • Email • Acquisition of materials Programmes • IT Security • Bibliographic Services • IS Publications & Marketing • High Performance Computing • Metadata • IS Computer Resource Areas • IT Service Quality • Binding, retention, preservation • Support for Teaching Accommodation • IT Operations • Subject support & enquiry • Support for Language Labs • Student Network Systems • Academic Services • Computer Supplies • IT Change & Problem Management • BIOME + Education Portal • Library Building & Porter Services • Software site Licens ing • Copyright • Language Services to Business • Desktop Systems • SHERPA Project • IT Support (Schools & Central Services) • Research Applications & New Technologies • E-learning Applications development & support • Portal & Corporate Web Development

Planning and Quality Assistant Director: TBA • Service Definition Standards • Personnel • User Surveys • Accommodation • Performance Indicators • Health & Safety • Management Information • Project Planning & Co-ordination 1 • IS Training and Staff Development • Data Protection

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„ IntegrationIntegration (people,(people, technology,technology, data/information,data/information, support)support) „ PersonalisedPersonalised accessaccess toto servicesservices andand resourcesresources StrategyStrategy –– EmpowerEmpower thethe CommunityCommunity

„ IntegrationIntegration (people,(people, technology,technology, data/information,data/information, support)support) „ PersonalisedPersonalised accessaccess toto servicesservices andand resourcesresources „ RecogniseRecognise thatthat staffstaff andand studentsstudents areare membersmembers ofof manymany ‘communities’‘communities’ andand requirerequire toto interactinteract withwith themthem StrategyStrategy –– EmpowerEmpower thethe CommunityCommunity

„ IntegrationIntegration (people,(people, technology,technology, data/information,data/information, support)support) „ PersonalisedPersonalised accessaccess toto servicesservices andand resourcesresources „ RecogniseRecognise thatthat staffstaff andand studentsstudents areare membersmembers ofof manymany ‘communities’‘communities’ andand requirerequire toto interactinteract withwith themthem „ ProvideProvide flexibilityflexibility andand choicechoice HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ WebWeb PortalPortal HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ WebWeb PortalPortal (options(options inin 2001)2001) „ BlackboardBlackboard levellevel 33 HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ WebWeb PortalPortal (options(options inin 2001)2001) „ BlackboardBlackboard levellevel 33 „ CampusCampus PipelinePipeline HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ WebWeb PortalPortal (options(options inin 2001)2001) „ BlackboardBlackboard levellevel 33 „ CampusCampus PipelinePipeline „ uPortaluPortal (version(version 1.5)1.5) HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20012001 „ US (Destin) EDUCAUSE JA-SIG conference HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20012001 „ US (Destin) EDUCAUSE JA-SIG conference „ commit to uPortal uPortaluPortal

Open-source, open-standard effort using Java, XML,XSLT,JSP and J2EE. It is a collaborative development project with the effort shared among several of the US Educause JA-SIG (Java in Administration Special Interest Group) member institutions. uPortaluPortal SitesSites North America

„ Arizona State „ National Science Digital Library „ Athabasca „ New Mexico „ Calgary „ Northeastern „ CALPOL State „ Northern Arizona „ Columbia ƒ Princeton „ Cornell ƒ Rutgers „ Deakin ƒ Syracuse ƒ Texas Tech „ Delaware Delaware ƒ UBC „ Denison ƒ University of California,Irvine „ Hawaii ƒ Udine „ Illinois State ƒ Virginia ƒ Virginia Tech „ Kansas ƒ Yale „ Laurentian „ Memorial University (Newfoundland) HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20012001 „ US (Destin) EDUCAUSE JA-SIG conference „ commit to uPortal „ US (Phoenix) CUMREC conference (IBS) HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20012001 „ US (Destin) EDUCAUSE JA-SIG conference „ commit to uPortal „ US (Phoenix) CUMREC conference (IBS) „ gather requirements HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20012001 „ US (Destin) EDUCAUSE JA-SIG conference „ commit to uPortal „ US (Phoenix) CUMREC conference (IBS) „ gather requirements „ setup Steering Group HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20012001 „ Source hardware HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20012001 „ Source hardware „ Train developers (Java, XML, XSLT) HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20012001 „ Source hardware „ Train developers (Java, XML, XSLT) „ IBS consultancy/training HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20022002 „ uPortal v2.0 released HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20022002 „ uPortal v2.0 released „ Channel development HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20022002 „ uPortal v2.0 released „ Channel development „ Portals 2002 HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20022002 „ uPortal v2.0 released „ Channel development „ Portals 2002 „ Pilot implementation (September 2002) HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20032003 „ Evaluation of pilot HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20032003 „ Evaluation of pilot „ Channel development HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20032003 „ Evaluation of pilot „ Channel development „ Adoption of Luminis HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20032003 „ Evaluation of pilot „ Channel development „ Adoption of Luminis „ Rollout to 80% of students (Sep 2003) HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20032003 „ Evaluation of pilot „ Channel development „ Adoption of Luminis „ Rollout to 80% of students (Sep 2003) „ Pilot of staff portal (Sep 2003) HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20042004 „ Rollout to all students HowHow dodo wewe dodo this?this?

„ TimelineTimeline 20042004 „ Rollout to all students „ Rollout to all staff (Sep 2004) my.nottingham.ac.uk (live) my.nottingham.ac.uk (slides) uPortaluPortal SitesSites Europe uPortal Training@Nottingham spring 2003 „ University of Birmingham ƒ University of Birmingham „ University of Bristol ƒ Cardiff University „ De Montfort ƒ De Montfort University „ University of East Anglia ƒ University College Dublin „ University of Edinburgh ƒ University of East Anglia „ Université de Genève ƒ Heriot Watt University „ Hull University ƒ University of Oxford „ University of Linkoping ƒ Queens University Belfast „ University of Nottingham ƒ Royal Holloway College ƒ University of Southampton „ University of Oslo „ University of Oxford uPortal Training@Nottingham „ Royal Holloway, University of London summer 2003 „ Stockholm University ƒ University of Edinburgh „ University of Udine ƒ University of Glasgow ƒ QUB (NIIMLE) LessonsLessons (what(what wewe diddid ‘right’)‘right’)

„ BackingBacking fromfrom UniversityUniversity SeniorSenior ManagementManagement LessonsLessons (what(what wewe diddid ‘right’)‘right’)

„ BackingBacking fromfrom UniversityUniversity SeniorSenior ManagementManagement „ InvolvementInvolvement ofof thethe UniversityUniversity communitycommunity LessonsLessons (what(what wewe diddid ‘right’)‘right’)

„ BackingBacking fromfrom UniversityUniversity SeniorSenior ManagementManagement „ InvolvementInvolvement ofof thethe UniversityUniversity communitycommunity „ PhasedPhased approachapproach LessonsLessons (what(what wewe diddid ‘right’)‘right’)

„ BackingBacking fromfrom UniversityUniversity SeniorSenior ManagementManagement „ InvolvementInvolvement ofof thethe UniversityUniversity communitycommunity „ PhasedPhased approachapproach „ HelpingHelping toto developdevelop aa UKUK uPortaluPortal communitycommunity LessonsLessons (what(what wewe diddid ‘not‘not soso right’)right’)

„ NeededNeeded moremore involvementinvolvement fromfrom thethe UniversityUniversity communitycommunity LessonsLessons (what(what wewe diddid ‘not‘not soso right’)right’)

„ NeededNeeded moremore involvementinvolvement fromfrom thethe UniversityUniversity communitycommunity „ NeededNeeded moremore subject/schoolsubject/school--basedbased focusfocus LessonsLessons (what(what wewe diddid ‘not‘not soso right’)right’)

„ NeededNeeded moremore involvementinvolvement fromfrom thethe UniversityUniversity communitycommunity „ NeededNeeded moremore subject/schoolsubject/school--basedbased focusfocus „ AdoptedAdopted uPortaluPortal 22 yearsyears tootoo earlyearly

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