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What is RePAH?
Research Portals in Arts Humanities
A portal brings together content from diverse
resources, amalgamates it and presents it to the
user. The general purpose of a portal is to
allow the user to find and cross-reference
information from different sources by searching
and browsing using typical web browser such as
Internet Explorer.
How does the Arts and Humanities Research
Community find and exploit the internet resources
that it needs?
What is a PORTAL?
Joint Project
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8 of the AHRCs Subject Panels Panel 1 Classics
Ancient History and Archaeology Panel 2 Visual
Arts and Media practice, history and
theory Panel 3 English Language and Literature
Panel 4 Medieval and Modern History Panel 5
Modern Languages and Linguistics Panel 6
Librarianship, Information and Museum Studies
Panel 7 Music and Performing Arts Panel 8
Philosophy, Law and Religious Studies
Deep Log Analysis
http//kmd-dell.dmu.ac.uk8080/opinio/s?s3
E-Questionnaire
Focus Groups
6-8 Initial focus groups to refine instruments 3
Focus groups in each subject panel (total 24) 1
Focus group in each panel at 3 universities using
portal demonstrators (total 24)
http//kmd-dell.dmu.ac.uk8080/opinio/s?s3
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Data-Collection Analysis Published
data Unpublished Data Logs Electronic
Questionnaires Focus Groups User
Needs Identification Technologies and
Environment Conclusion Overall Usage
Analysis Fine-grained Patterns Best Practice
Among Portal Providers Future Needs and
Developments
Reporting Structure Definitions Remit Methodology
Overview of Arts and Humanities Research
Communities Research-funded and JISC Portal
Service Providers
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RePAH Intro
Challenges
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Deep logs provide only limited information
Uptake of e-questionnaire
Logistics of participating in focus groups time
and numbers
Speed of technological innovation
Diffuse Information Gathering Behaviours
Disparate Communities each with their own unique
needs
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Ongoing Literature Review Locating Best
Practice Data Collection Phase Deep-log
Analysis E-Questionnaire Focus Groups
The project demonstrator will provide a prototype
for the next generation portal technologies for
use by the Arts and Humanities Research
Communities
DESIGNING A PORTAL DEMONSTRATOR TO THE USERS
SPECIFICATIONS