By detailing the processes of conceptualization, design, and implementation of the portals at major universities across the United States, this book discusses the current status of portals in higher education. Provided is insight into the role portals play in an institution's business and educational strategy. Academics and IT professionals address the difficulties in developing a system that requires a coordination of applications and databases controlled by different campus units at a level that may never before have been attempted at the institution. — This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.