Integrating Intute
Version 2.0 Feb/2008[Your name] [Your job title, Intute group]
Introduction
• What is Intute?• Why integrate Intute?• 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).
• Funded by the JISC, based at Mimas
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
What we mean by “integrating”
There are several ways & you can choose…
•Pulling in Intute content or functionality into your own Web page
•Working with staff at Intute to put your resources on our catalogue.
Examples of integrating..
Put Intute search box on your library Web page, eg. for Intute: Social Science resources
Put Intute search box on your library Web page, eg. for Intute: Social Science resources Use RSS feeds to
list latest resources on your library
webpage
Use RSS feeds to list latest resources
on your library webpage
Create your own reading lists from Intute resources
Create your own reading lists from Intute resources
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-use 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 Intute and your own records
• Tag records with your own keywords
• Export data into your web pages
• Get automatic updates
Using Intute newsfeeds
• Put dynamic Intute content on your site
• 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 Intute 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
More online help here
http://www.intute.ac.uk/integration/
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
Integration Exemplars.
• Eg. Leeds University
• Other exemplars sought
• Quick Guide explains how to become an exemplar
• Benefits for you
• Valuable feedback for Intute
Leeds University Library
“MyIntute has offered us an easy and effective way of promoting quality assured websites to our students”
Martin Gill, Faculty Team leader, University of Leeds Library
Contact details
Jackie Wickham (Project Manager)
Angela Joyce (Research Assistant)