Moira Massey JISC/CETIS/JORUM /RELOAD/TOIA Workshop Monday 10 February 2003

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Moira MasseyJISC/CETIS/JORUM/RELOAD/TOIA
WorkshopMonday 10 February 2003
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Context EDINA and MIMAS

• EDINA and MIMAS work with JISC to provide online
  data services
• 24/7 servers
• EDINA MIMAS work together and / or
  independently
• LT history
• JISC 5/99 LT projects
• NLN Learning Materials Delivery Project
• JORUM funded from Oct 2002 to July 2005
• Not LT interoperability experts

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JORUM Consultants

• Lorna Campbell, University of Strathclyde, CETIS
  Deputy Director
• Sarah Currier, University of Strathclyde, CETIS
  EC-SIG Co-ordinator
• Charles Duncan, CEO Intrallect University of
  Edinburgh IMS Content Packaging and Management
  project (JISC)
• Steve Jeyes, Newark Sherwood College, CETIS FE
  Focus Group Co-ordinator

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Repository Software Systems/Vendors

• intraLibrary from Intrallect
• http//www.intrallect.com
• Xtensis from Xtensis eLearning Ltd
• http//www.xor.ltd.uk/xtensis

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Aim of JORUM

• To enable the JISC, through the two
  JISC-designated National Data Centres, EDINA and
  MIMAS,
• to offer sustainable technical infrastructure for
  the storage of learning and teaching objects
• and their re-use within UK Further and Higher
  Education,
• and appropriate support for project staff
  involved in relevant JISC Programmes (5/99 and
  X4L)

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Main Work Areas of JORUM

• Learning Materials Repository
• Investigate the requirements for a long-term
  digital repository service within the JISC IE
  report to JISC by end Dec 03
• Provisional collecting repository systems
• - Host and support access to intraLibrary and
  Xtensis Feb 2003 to July 2005
• Development Bay
• Provide development bay facilities Feb 2003 to
  July 2005
• Support for projects
• For 5/99 and X4L Strand A projects Feb 2003
  to July 2005

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Development Bay

• Definition from Lorna Campbell and Steve Jeyes
• The development bay is a digital repository for
  the storage, management and distribution of
  reusable educational resources (RIOs, RLOs, QTI
  items, UoS).
• The development bay will allow users to search
  for resources, adapt, re-purpose and aggregate
  resources, upload and download resources and
  describe, classify and comment on resources.
• The development bay will also provide access to,
  and interoperate with, the necessary tools to
  allow users to undertake these tasks.
• The development bay must conform to appropriate
  learning technology interoperability standards
  and specifications.

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Support

• JORUM working with CETIS, TOIA and RELOAD on a
  programme of support
• First workshop today more to come
• Project website to provide help documentation and
  access to deposit facilities
• Further development in 2003 to include
  cross-searching interface from September 2003
• Direct project support from CETIS and the data
  centres

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To contact us

• 5/99 staff - how to prepare materials for
  deposit, interoperability, metadata etc contact
  Sarah.McConnell_at_ed.ac.uk
• X4L staff - how to prepare materials for deposit,
  interoperability, metadata etc contact
  M.Power_at_bolton.ac.uk
• 5/99 and X4L staff obtaining userids,
  depositing materials, using systems
• intraLibrary contact Sarah.McConnell_at_ed.ac.uk
• Xtensis contact Adrian.Stevenson_at_man.ac.uk
• General project enquiries Moira.Massey_at_ed.ac.uk
• Details on JORUM flyer in your packs

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Experimental Phase of JORUM

• Commences today
• Website v.1 goes live with access to intraLibrary
  and Xtensis
• Each project can upload up to 10 objects
• Tell us how you get on
• We need to define
• educational metadata requirements for JORUM
  provisional repository
• what projects need in terms of development bay
  facilities
• Vendors will start v.2 of systems over the Summer
  in light of requirements

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Operational Phase of JORUM

• Commences 1 September 2003
• V.2 of intraLibrary and Xtensis released
• All uploaded content during Experimental Phase
  will be deleted
• V.2 of JORUM website released (with
  cross-searching interface)
• Projects may deposit as many objects as they wish
• Depositors Licences must be signed
• May be able to involve project teaching
  communities
• contact Moira Massey if you wish to do this
• X4L projects can continue to use intraLibrary and
  Xtensis up to July 2005

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Depositors Licences

• Will be required from 1 September
• Working on this
• JISC
• JISC solicitor
• JISC Legal Information Service
• JORUM project team
• Wish-list required by end of February
• We may contact your project team to discuss
• Questions we need to resolve
• what is already allowed in your existing licences
  with your contributors (5/99 projects)
• what may be required in order to deposit in
  national repository (5/99 and X4L)
• Guidance will be issued

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Long-term repository

• Scoping study from Feb 2003 to Dec 2003
• User requirements educational metadata,
  functionality required etc
• Review of available software systems
• IPR/DRM
• Interoperability with JISC IE
• Boundaries of JORUM (LT Portal, RDN, AHDS etc)
• Preservation
• Report to JISC by end Dec 2003
• If JISC decide, procurement and service in 2004

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Demonstration

• JORUM project website at
• http//www.jorum.ac.uk