JORUM USER SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE
Apologies for cross posting.
The JORUM Team is pleased to announce that Further and Higher Education institutions in the UK can now register for the JORUM User Service.
JORUM User allows staff from registered institutions to search, browse, preview, download, review, reuse and repurpose resources in JORUM. This free online repository service hosts a range of learning and teaching resources, covering a variety of subject areas and educational levels.
JISC views JORUM as a long term venture and as the service develops, the type, breadth and subject coverage of resources available in JORUM will depend on contributions made by the community. JORUM's success will be built on the support surrounding the service by the team, the long term view taken by JISC and the commitment and enthusiasm of both Contributors and Users.
Institutions must register first before staff are able to gain access. Institutions can register free for the JORUM User Service on the JISC Collections Website: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=coll_jorum. A Site Rep and a Technical Rep must also be nominated, providing a local point of contact for staff within the institution and for the JORUM Team.
The JORUM Contributor Service, allowing institutions and projects to donate resources to JORUM, was launched in November 2005. Since then an initial collection of resources has been submitted, from over 20 institutions who have signed up. The current collection reflects the projects and institutions which have contributed material so far, there are a number of sizeable collections including engineering and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Language).
The newly updated JORUM Website (www.jorum.ac.uk) has a comprehensive new section on JORUM User (www.jorum.ac.uk/user) offering support in registering and logging in, as well as a useful selection of support, training and promotional materials.
On behalf of the JORUM Team,
Michael Dodds
JORUM Outreach and Promotions Officer
JORUM: www.jorum.ac.uk
Email: [log in to unmask]
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