ITANA Meeting Minutes - 09 December 2010

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Attending
Jim Phelps, University of Wisconsin-Madison (chair)
Marina Arsiniev, University of California Irvine
Jonathan Breitbarth, Concordia University, St. Paul
Scott Fullerton, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jim Helwig, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Piet Niederhausen, Georgetown University
Steve Olshansky, Internet2
Ann Kitalong-Will, Internet2 (scribe)

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Action Items

(AI) – Scott – will explore the Portal Survey results and discussion in depth to see what next steps should be for the group.

(AI) – Jim – will send out a survey about the conference calls and the areas of interest the ITANA group would like to discuss/work on.

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Portal Survey Results

Background:

Overall Results:

The full report can be viewed here: https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/display/itana/Survey+Results

Discussion:
The group discussed the results, raising the following points:

It was suggested that because so many campuses are conducting portal assessments, there may be value in ITANA gathering that data. ITANA
may be able to compile a generic assessment framework for other campuses to use as a starting point to assess their portals.

If this path is pursued, it would be important to develop a common language about the definition and description of a “portal” so the
assessment framework would provide value across different organizations. It may not be practical to expect the outcome to be a
template for assessment, however, some patterns may be valuable as part of a library of evaluation tools and techniques (e.g. To what
extent is governance aligned? What is the funding model? What are the audience and stakeholder expectations of the portal with regard to
actual use? What technology changes must be considered?)

(AI) – Scott – will explore the Portal Survey results and discussion in depth to see what next steps should be for the group.

Jasig may be conducting a similar effort: ITANA may be able to collaborate with them if this is the case.

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Other Business

The next call will focus on closing out of the year, discussing our accomplishments, and looking ahead to work to be done for the next
year.

(AI) – Jim – will send out a survey about the conference calls and the areas of interest the ITANA group would like to discuss/work on.

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Next Call – Thursday, January 6, 2011
2 p.m. EDT / 1 p.m. CDT / Noon MDT / 11 a.m. PDT