Another neat feature is Library borrower information, which notifies students of overdue books, fines and retrieved holds. What's been described so far sounds much like an ordinary Web site, albeit one with some pretty nifty features. But myUBC isn't a typical Web site. Rather, every page on the myUBC portal is made up of one or more channels, each of which contains the features described above. Other channels are also available, such as news and local weather.
Users also get to arrange the channels according to personal preferences.
Now that the technical framework is in place, the next step is to provide an easy way for other faculties and service units to provide content for myUBC, and to involve them in its continued development. While the current portal is a good start, the goal is to continue to add new features. This article was originally printed in Into IT , a publication of ITServices at the University of British Columbia. It is posted on the Web for accessibility and archival purposes, and is not updated after publication. It may be reprinted or adapted for academic non-profit purposes without permission, provided that Into IT and the author are clearly acknowledged.