The IP's Guide to the Galaxy of Portal Planning: Part I - Drafting a Portal Vision Rebecca Augustyniak, Amy Finley, and Dawn Aguero 3/30/2006 The article is the first in a four-part series and includes a general overview of portals and the specifics of defining a portal vision, the first component in a portal-definition document. Portal development is a complex and costly endeavor that requires meticulous planning and design. As with any system development initiative, the time and energy spent in the planning process is reflected in the success or failure of the end product. Creating a portal vision is the first step in developing the portal definition document and includes the following areas: mission statement, objectives, needs assessment, creative layout, benefits,funding and sponsorship.
	The IP's Guide to the Galaxy of Portal Planning: Part II - Content Management Rebecca Augustyniak, Amy Finley, and Dawn Aguero 3/30/2006 The article is the second in a four-part series that explains the processes involved in planning a portal and creating a portal-definition document. It discusses and illustrates the components of a portal content management (CM) strategy, including the content inventory and analysis, content acquisition, access structures, classifying content, content life cycle, CM software, and metadata standards.
	The IP's Guide to the Galaxy of Portal Planning: Part III - Administrative Framework Amy M. Finley and Rebecca H. Augustyniak 6/27/2008 Amy Finley and Rebecca Augustyniak co-wrote an article "The IP's Guide to the Galaxy of Portal Planning: Part III--Administrative Framework" published in Online Information Review, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2007. The article includes information on the two primary models of a portal administrative framework: governance (strategic) and management (operational). The governance model contains a description of the governing units and their responsibilities. The management model includes a description of key management components (primary function, activities, and manager) and management roles and responsibilities.
	Transitioning from Knowledge Management to Portals: Creating Customized Data Delivery for End-Users Rebecca H. Augustyniak, Dawn B. Aguero, and Amy M. Finley 3/24/2005 Upon successful development and implementation of Florida ExpertNet—a Knowledge Management system (KMS) that connects business/industry and the public sector with thousands of individual faculty members with proven expertise—our focus quickly turned to how we could better meet the needs of the end-user. The system had been successfully populated with meaningful data, but there was no easy mechanism for the end-user to mine it. There was also no way for the end-user to customize the system to specifically meet his or her needs. Based on the use of Web portals to help mine data and customize information delivery to the end-user, a Web portal seemed to be the logical solution.