Over the past few months CETIS and Jorum have been discussing approaches to bulk deposit to support the projects in the UKOER programme as they deposit or represent their OERs in Jorum. Based on feedback from projects gathered through our technical reviews of projects, we’ve investigated approaches which might work for the programme. One option … Continue reading »
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DepoST : what would a repository deposit tool look like for learning materials?
The morning sessions a the recent JISCRI deposit tools show and tell meeting in London (DepoST) offered a whirlwind of elevator pitches for the many existing repository deposit tools. Details of the tools from the pitches have been neatly captured by David Flanders on the JISCinvolve blog. http://infteam.jiscinvolve.org/2009/11/03/part-1-of-2-report-on-depost-deposit-tool-show-tell-meeting-2009-12-10/ http://infteam.jiscinvolve.org/2009/11/03/part-2-of-2-evaluation-of-the-deposit-tool-show-and-tell-features-and-flows-of-deposit/ In the midst of the afternoon … Continue reading »
Notes from the web: Making Standards that Work and a Sordid History of Learning Object Repositories
A few quick items of interest form the web this week. Two offer a perspective of the process of making standards (looking at OAI-PMH); another is an interview with Brian Lamb reviewing the history of Learning Object Repositories. Talking to DC [Washington] (Adam Bosworth, Adam Bosworth’s Weblog) In a post based on his experiences with … Continue reading »
Notes from the web: Proposed NSF Repository, and Open Textbook act
Just a few quick points of interest from the web about developments in the US which are worth noting: A new subject repository and OA mandate? “In addition to the $20 million grant announced today, the Libraries received a $300,000 grant from NSF to study the feasibility of developing, operating and sustaining an open access … Continue reading »
Comparing metadata requirements for OERs (part 1)
In our elluminate session on metadata and aggregation for Open Educational Resources, Phil and I spent some time gettting everyone to think through the information required to interact with an educational resource in certain ways (such as: (re-)use, cite, find, identify, manage). this produced a lot of responses prioiritizing different bits of information that are … Continue reading »
