Ah, I see! I don't mention any aggregators other than in my opening para explaining my interest in aggregators! You know I know about xpert. It's not a blog post about the models or usage of particular aggregators, it's about the models behind them. I'd be very interested to see how any aggregator would describe itself in the terms I suggested in the post. I'm also keen to hear of established ways of describing what aggregators do. Cheers Amber Amber Thomas Programme Manager, Information Environment Team, JISC Innovation Group JISC Executive, University of Bristol 2nd Floor, Beacon House, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1QU Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.jisc.ac.uk Skype: amber_thomas Mobile: +44(0)7920 534933 -----Original Message----- From: Open Educational Resources [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley Sent: 30 March 2011 11:18 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: OER and aggregation Xpert doesn't get a mention, and we sort of are *the* aggregator I'd have thought. We also support secondary aggregation via API calls across existing collections (searching one feed), and user-defined collections (searching multiple feeds). And I think 2 of the thematic projects (Oxford and Loughborough) are both using Xpert powered systems as part of their sites? -----Original Message----- From: Open Educational Resources [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amber THOMAS Sent: 29 March 2011 20:11 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: OER and aggregation Xpert is definitely an aggregator! Why do you ask that? Amber Amber Thomas Programme Manager, Information Environment Team, JISC Innovation Group JISC Executive, University of Bristol 2nd Floor, Beacon House, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1QU Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.jisc.ac.uk Skype: amber_thomas Mobile: +44(0)7920 534933 -----Original Message----- From: Open Educational Resources [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley Sent: 29 March 2011 17:19 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: OER and aggregation Is Xpert not an aggregator - or is this the aggregation as curation argument again? From: Open Educational Resources [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amber THOMAS Sent: 29 March 2011 13:46 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: OER and aggregation Hi As a contribution to the OER Hackday happening this week, I share my current thoughts on OER and aggregation http://infteam.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2011/03/29/oeragg/ Amber Amber Thomas Programme Manager, Information Environment Team, JISC Innovation Group JISC Executive, University of Bristol 2nd Floor, Beacon House, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1QU Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Website: www.jisc.ac.uk<http://www.jisc.ac.uk/> Skype: amber_thomas Mobile: +44(0)7920 534933 This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.