A comparison of academic information portals

摘要

In Germany, there are a great number of portals. The academic information portal vascoda covers about 40 individual subject portals in many different fields, A study was conducted in 2007 to find out if and how these portals serve the needs of their target groups. In a first step, researchers were asked about their specific needs and wishes.1 In addition, the contents and search functions of several portals were evaluated. The major findings of this study and previous studies will be presented in this paper.