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The Intute Integration Project “Switched on in the South West” 28 February 2008 Angela Joyce Intute, University of Bristol
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The Intute Integration Project
“Switched on in the South West”28 February 2008
Angela JoyceIntute, University of Bristol
Introduction
• What is Intute?• Background to Integration• Ways of integrating• Intute support package• Intute exemplars• Questions
What is Intute?
• Intute is a national Internet service guiding you to useful Web resources for education and research.
• It is a free service aimed at the UK’s higher and further education sectors and is relevant to students, lecturers, researchers and teachers.
• Intute was formerly known as the Resource Discovery Network (RDN).
Network of specialists
Four subject groups comprise Intute:
• Arts and Humanities
• Health and Life Sciences
• Science, Engineering and Technology
• Social Sciences
• Hand selected, quality assured content – Best of the Web
Some Integration options
•Simple link or search box
•Newsfeeds
•MyIntute – customising & exports
•Contributing resources
Examples of integrating..
Put Intute search box on your library webpage, eg. for Intute: Social Science resources
Put Intute search box on your library webpage, eg. for Intute: Social Science resources Librarian could use
RSS feed to list resources added to
Intute, on their library webpage
Librarian could use RSS feed to list
resources added to Intute, on their
library webpage
Intute Search BoxIntute Search Box
IntuteRSS Feeds
IntuteRSS Feeds
Records from Intute catalogue
Records from Intute catalogue
The problems?• Too many resources on
Net• Keeping up to date with
new ones• Link checking existing
content• Assuring quality of
resources
Why integrate Intute?Intute feedback shows that users want…
•Seamless services
•To re-purpose content
•Flexibility and their own “look”
•Resources automatically updated
•Reputable services
Linking to Intute
•Various ways to link – simple or
sophisticated
•Intute search box - options
•VLE links
Creating customised e-resource listsUse MyIntute to• Create your own account • Save searches, subjects and records
or non-Intute records • Tag records with your own keywords• Export data into your web pages• Get automatic updates
Using Intute newsfeeds
• Put dynamic Intute content in your site/your aggregator
• Over 100 feeds
• Latest Intute resources, news headlines or conferences
• Customise for YOUR subject area
Contributing Resources
• You suggest resources
• Fill out Suggest a site form: http://www.intute.ac.uk/suggest.html
• Assessment by Intute subject specialist and added to catalogue
if suitable
How can we help? We offer a free support package:
• Intute “pick and mix” Quick Guides
• Further online help materials
• Intute online helpdesk
Intute Quick Guides:
• Linking to Intute
• MyIntute
• Newsfeeds
• Contributing resources
• Becoming an exemplar
Online step-by-
step guides with examples and
screenshots to help you
Online step-by-step guides with
examples and screenshots to
help you
Where do I find the integrating package?
http://www.intute.ac.uk/integration/
• Quick Guides
• Intute help pages
• Intute online Helpdesk:http://www.intute.ac.uk/feedback.html
Become an Intute exemplar
• Leeds University first one
• Other exemplars welcome
• See Quick Guide to Exemplars
Contact: [email protected]
Thank you!
Angela Joyce
