Is there a difference between portals in the JISC Information Environment and portals built outside this with commercial portal software or Internet portals such as MyNetscape?
Insofar as portals outside the Information Environment and Internet portals bring together information from diverse sources, then no, there is no difference. However, both are often based around proprietary software that may prevent flexibility about what content can be made available, whereas JISC portals will be built with the aim of encouraging linking to as much content as possible. Having said that, JISC portals will also have a focus on making available high-quality content resources aimed specifically at those working and studying within Further and Higher Education.
