Some of these are free, but they also raise privacy and advertising issues. See reverse side for more details on the need for a coordinated campus policy. A 3D memo is under development to alert the campus leaders about possible contacts by vendors and that we are developing guidelines for portals. The memo asks for a moratorium on any purchases of commercial products. A careful understanding on portals is needed so we can develop guidelines for their use and integration into a range of primary data systems.
Portals are very powerful and a good idea.
But, we will end up with a good deal of confusion to the faculty, staff, and students if there are multiple versions for the same campus. See reverse side for more details on the need for a coordinated campus policy. We plan distribution of draft guidelines by email and a campus wide meeting. A portal about portals includes definitions, case histories, white papers, product reviews, and technologies. This site content is directed at enterprise-wide portals.