Creating Web Portals for a Multi-Type Library System: The Use of Open Source Code in the Chicago Library System.

Institutions of higher education are among the most prominent proponents of portals. A group of resident librarians at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has targeted a larger audience by creating a customized Web portal to be used by library patrons throughout the Chicago area, whether the...

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Published in:Public Services Quarterly Vol. 1; no. 4; pp. 81 - 89
Main Authors: Hepburn, Peter, Kayiwa, Francis
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2003
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          Visiting Assistant Circulation Librarian and Visiting Instructor, University of Illinois at Chicago
          Visiting Electronic Services Librarian, University of Illinois at Chicago
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        Higher education
        Education
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          All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
          Educational Support Services
          Administration of Education Programs
          Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
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