Repositories and the Open Web




 * Date 19 April 2010,

About
The theme of this meeting was how repositories fit in with the web, and how do web 2.0 / social sharing sites compare to repositories when used for the management and dissemination of learning materials. We discussed experiences of projects that have used social sharing sites to disseminate resources and the benefits of doing so. We also looked at whether these beneficial features can be incorporated into conventional repository software. We hope to identify whether these approaches help address the technical, cultural and policy barriers to successful management and dissemination of learning materials.

The aims of the meeting were to:
 * discuss the issues outlined above;
 * identify areas where further support or investigation are required;
 * help develop CETIS policy in this area;
 * identify tangible outputs that will be of benefit to the community.

The meeting picked up on issues raised by the UKOER programme and other initiatives which have used repositories to place materials on the open web or used web sites and tools such as Flickr, YouTube, iTunesU, WordPress to fulfill the role normally played by repository software.

Position papers and presentations
Position papers were submitted before the event. Some of these were sumamrised and discussed during presentations on the day.


 * Phil Barker, JISC CETIS.
 * Position paper: Repositories and the Open Web some personal thoughts on the background to this meeting.
 * Presentation: Repositories on the Open Web


 * David Davies, University of Warwick and MeDeV Organising OERs project.
 * Position paper What do people look for when they search online for learning resources
 * David Millard et al, EdShare
 * Position paper [[Media:PositionPaperEdShare.doc | The EdShare Approach: Web 2.0 from the Ground Up]] (MS Doc)


 * Joss Winn, University of Lincoln
 * Position Paper Feeding the beast. Repositories and the Open Web


 * Patrick Lockley Xpert / Xerte Univeristy of Nottingham
 * Position paper [[Media:PositionPaperXpert_.doc‎ | The Xpert repository]]
 * Presentation paper [[Media:PresentationXpert.ppt‎ | Methodologies and approaches for repository aggregation]]


 * Lisa Rogers. Core Materials OER / Engineering OER pilot / ICBL, Heriot-Watt University
 * Position Paper Reflections from Materials and Engineering UKOER projects
 * Presentation Reflections from the Core-Materials and OER Pilot Projects


 * Roger Greenhalgh Open Fields the land based library online.
 * Position paper A space for all reasons


 * Sarah Currier Sarah Currier consultancy and Sheen Sharing project.
 * Position paper: Flying under the radar: lessons learned from a fun faux-pository project
 * Presentation: | Flying under the radar ...


 * Jenny Gray OpenLearn The Open University
 * Position paper [[Media:PositionPaperJennyGrayOU.doc | OpenLearn repositories choices]]


 * Dan Rehak ADL
 * Presentation | Summary of ADL Registries and Repositories summit, 13 & 14 April
 * See also: position papers and other resources from the ADL Repositories and Registries meeting

Reports and reflections

 * Phil Barker Repositories and the Open Web: report
 * Tracey Madden summary

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