Personalisation in presentation services
A report commissioned by JISC
Authors: Nicky Ferguson, Seb Schmoller, Neil Smith

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Introduction,
acknowledgements

Context

Literature review

Emergent issues

Conclusions

Recommendations

Bibliography

Appendices:

Base Definitions

Participants

Acronyms Expanded

Short author biogs

JISC Information Environment
Architecture

Charles Leadbeater's new script for public services

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Summary of Contents

1 Introduction

1.1 The call and its background

1.2 The wider background

1.3 Terminology and definitions in this study

1.4 Authors

2 Target Audience

3 Methodology - the way we did the study

3.1 Literature review

3.2 Face to face interviews

3.3 Regional workshops

3.4 Email questionnaire

4 Context

4.1 UK context

4.2 Wider context

5 Literature Review

5.1 Summary of sources

5.2 Product Summaries

6 Emergent themes and issues

6.1 The role of portals

6.2 What do users want? What do they need?

6.3 Access and accessibility

6.4 Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting (AAA)

6.5 Profiles and preferences

6.6 Issues outside the scope of the personalisation study

7 To personalise? - incentives and impediments

7.1 The business case for personalisation in the UK academic community

7.2 Implementation issues and impediments

8 Conclusions

9 Recommendations

10 Bibliography

11 Appendices

11.1 Base Definitions

11.2 Participants, respondents, interviewees, people who have helped

11.4 Acronyms Expanded

11.5 Short author biographies

11.6 JISC Information Environment Architecture

11.7 Charles Leadbeater's new script for public service