Hello Phil,
In Cambridge the DSpace team are working together with CARET on
integrating Sakai with DSpace.
More information is available on the project web site:
https://camtools.cam.ac.uk/access/wiki/site/48a227c1-755a-4624-80c4-b1ac266f0c91/home.html
Or the JISC web site:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/programme_rep_pres/repositories_sue/tetra_cam.aspx
Best regards,
Elin
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Elin Stangeland
DSpace@Cambridge Repository Manager
Cambridge University Library
West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR
tel. 01223 333 130
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk
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Phil Barker wrote:
> Hello all,
> I'm interested in hearing about work, ongoing or complete, that is
> looking at linking repositories and VLEs.
>
> Over the last year or more I've heard about various projects that are
> aiming to "link their repository to their VLE", but I don't have a clear
> picture about what is going on: I'm fairly sure that people mean many
> things by "linking", and have a suspicion that some of them are doing
> the same thing.
>
> If anyone can point me at an overview of what's going on, then that
> would be great, but I think that the information hasn't been collated
> anywhere. If there isn't an overview anywhere, then I would be happy to
> collate any information sent to me (if there's enough interest, I'll set
> up a section of the CETIS wiki so that anyone who wants can correct the
> mistakes I make).
>
> I guess this is going to be mostly relevant to repositories (and
> catalogues in some cases) containing learning materials. I'm more
> interested in systems that can offer stand-alone repository functions
> rather than those that are inextricably bound to a specific VLE (but if
> anyone has comments on the usefulness of the functionality offered by
> these embedded repositories I'ld be interested in hearing it)
>
> The sort of things I would like to know are:
> - what is the nature of the link? e.g. embedding a search of the
> repository/catalogue into the VLE (and them what?--delivery straight to
> the VLE?); using the repository to serve material when requested by the
> VLE; slurping information out of a VLE to store it in the repository
> (then what?); passing information on resource usage from the VLE to the
> repository; searching the VLE from within the repository.
>
> - what is the aim, what use cases are being met?
>
> - which repository and VLE systems are being linked? To what extent is
> the link system-specific (e.g. a blackboard building block or repository
> plugin) or generic (e.g. uses SRU, RSS)
>
> - what specifications / standards are being used? (I'm not so interested
> right now in hearing about systems which provide, say, an SRU service
> that could be used to integrate with a search in a VLE--I have a fair
> idea which standards are in use: I'm after actual implementations)
>
> - any reflections on what has worked well. Or not.
>
> I've sent this message to the [log in to unmask] and will
> send it to the [log in to unmask] If anyone thinks there might be
> people on other lists (e.g. lists specific to a particular VLE or
> repository) then please let me know or feel free to forward it yourself
> (asking for replies to be sent to me!).
>
> All the best, Phil
>
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