Conference Paper: "From Institutional Repositories to Personal Collections of Learning Resources"
Title: “From Institutional Repositories to Personal Collections of Learning Resources” (MS Word Doc)
Authors: Julià Minguillón, and Jordi Conesa (2011)
In: Proceedings of the The PLE Conference 2011
10th – 12th July 2011, Southampton, UK.
Abstract:
Institutional digital repositories are a basic piece to provide preservation and reutilization of learning resources. However, their creation and maintenance is usually performed following a top-down approach, causing limitations in the search and reutilization of learning resources. In order to avoid this problem we propose to use web 2.0 functionalities. In this paper we present how tagging can be used to enhance the search and reusability functionalities of institutional learning repositories as well as promoting their usage. The paper also describes the evaluation process that was performed in a pilot experience involving open educational resources.
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Filed under: Conference Presentations, Journal Articles, Open Access, Preservation, Resources

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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.