Ok, So a portal is just a collection of bookmarks right?
Well, not exactly. Bookmarks let people quickly get to information they’ve already found, but they do nothing to help people find this information. A My University Portal finds the information for the person so she doesn’t have to go looking for it. Also, a person doesn’t know if a bookmark has changed unless she chooses to check the bookmark regularly. A My University Portal displays all the content in one place. If the “news headlines” information changes, this change is displayed on the portal page immediately. The visitor doesn’t have to check the news headlines bookmark before becoming aware of the change. Finally, bookmarked web-services provided by different departments have a different look and feel to them. They all work differently, require separate logins to access the information, etc. A portal uses a consistent framework for presenting the information in a standard way. Usually one login gets access to all the services, and these services are all designed to fit within a s
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