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On 17 Jan 2006, at 14:32, Simon Grant wrote: > My interest is in e-portfolio repositories, and it does seem to me > that > there are issues in storing possibly sensitive personal information, > reflections, etc., not to mention material for high-stakes or > summative > assessment, that are not the same as many other basic repository > considerations. Obviously this includes Data Protection Act > considerations. > > Are these considerations relevant to other uses or variants of > "repositories"? If so, has anyone described or built a framework > encompassing e-portfolio needs? Are these terribly different from the need to control full-text downloads in a research repository? Those may have legal and contractual considerations. The bigger issue may be who controls each e-portfolio? Who deposits material into it? Under what circumstances can it be updated? How are the elements of a portfolio used? How is the porfolio used itself as a complex object? If a portfolio is used and controlled by "the author" then it might fit quite well into the repository model. On the other hand, if a portfolio is maintained by a trusted accrediting authority on behalf of "the author" , then a repository might be a bad fit. -- Les Carr