Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Federated Content Search and Content Rights Management Föderierte Content Suche und Content Rechtemanagement Bernd Simon Wirtschaftsuniversität.

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Federated Content Search and Federated Content Search and

Content Rights ManagementContent Rights Management

FöFöderierte Content Suche und derierte Content Suche und

Content RechtemanagementContent Rechtemanagement

Bernd SimonWirtschaftsuniversität WienKnowledge Markets Consulting Ges.m.b.H.

2007-10-05

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When we think about technology-enhanced learning in schools, many of us think that we drive in a bus like this …

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But, most likely our bus looks more like this … „Come on and

Moodle | DotLRN | … with me!“

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What brings us from here …

… to there?(*) Research

=> Critical Thinking, Ambition for Improvement,

Methodology

(*) Infrastructure, e.g. Content, Supplies,

Hardware, Support, Structural Capital

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Methodology: Action Research

1. Design a Content Broker

2. Involve users early up-front

3. Prototype

4. Reflect current implementations

5. Implement & Improve

Lindgren, R., Henfridsson, O., and Schultze, U. "Design Principles for Competence Management Systems: A Synthesis of an Action Research Study," MIS Quarterly (28:3) 2004, pp 435-472.

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New DotLRN Component: Share!

Mediator Component for the exchange of learning resources

Configurable Metadata Model: LOM, Dublin Core

Configureable License Management

Interfaces: SQI, OAI-PMH, Web Services, HTTP Post

Open Source based Software Framework OpenACS / DotLRN

Future: Social Software Features

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Bildungspool with 2007-10-05:

35.000 Learning Resources Online

Interoperable Systems:- AEIOU- Institut für Realienkunde- Bildungsserver Burgenland- EUN Learning Resource Exchange

Soon to come:- Bitmedia SBX- Mediathek

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Preliminary finding: Balanced Metadata

Model for Learning Resource

Descriptions Simon, B., et al. 2007.

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Our Recipe

1. Starting points: LOM application profile of EducaNext LOM application profile of Bildungspool (Generation 1)

2. Design use case

3. Include elements required for use case

4. Exclude elements not required for use case

5. Exclude elements not used by users

6. Include elements required for interoperability

(e.g. EUN LRE LOM Application Profile)

Simon, B., Oberhuemer, P., and Kristöfl, R. "The Everlasting Dawn of Educational Brokers: A Search for Key Design Principles," in: Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Learning Object Discovery & Exchange (LODE'07), D. Massart and J.-N. Colin (eds.), European Schoolnet, Brussels, Belgium, http://fire.eun.org/lode2007/lode03.pdf, 2007.

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Austrian Metadata Model for Schools

Mandatory Fields:

• Identifier• Title• Language• Author• Publisher• Location• Learning Resource Type• Level of Education *)

• Type of School *)

• Stage of Education*)

• Discipline*)

• Copyright and Other Restrictions

*) Not mandatory for Assetts

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Preliminary Finding: Users Want Their

‘Home System’ Connected

A Content Broker should not necessarily become an extra tool teachers need to register with

Instead: Connect their ‚Home System‘

Simon, B., et al. 2007.

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Open Source AJAX Component for

Sharing LRs - Architecture

LRR Learning Resource RepositoryUIP/C User Interface Provider / ConsumerAP/C Agent Provider / Consumer (= Mediator)

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Open Source AJAX Component for Sharing LRs

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Open Source AJAX Component for

Submitting a Federated Search for LRs

Source (objectspot):Fridolin Wild,Gustaf Neumann,Robert Koblischke, Stefan Sobernig, Steinn Sigurdarson, (all Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)

Target Implementers: Andrej Afonin

Anna Danielewska-TułeckaAntonio Tapiador

Dariusz GórkaGürol Erdogan

Jiří VojtěšekMilda Ridikaitė

Petr DoleželRadek MatušůSandra Aguirre

Tomáš DulíkVahur Rebas

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Live Demo

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Preliminary finding: Support Collaboration!

No Need for Rights Management

Not needed in that form!Not needed in that form!

Simon, B., et al. 2007.

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„Rights Management for Open Content“ =

Open Content License + Usage Tracking

Providers don’t care where their material goes, but would like to know who is using it

Tracking is required in order to: report on the effectiveness of the brokerage

infrastructure potential investigation of the correct application

of the open content license attached to the material

providing a first contact point for future collaboration

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How can you contribute?

Research Issues? Content Maintenance

Strategies From Content to

Collaboration Simple Publishing

Interface

Infrastructure Connect Home

Systems to Mediators Share Content Fund Infrastructure and

create structural capital

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Thanks! Questions? Remarks?

This research was

actively supported by …

•iCAMP Team (see Slide 14)•Michael Aram

(Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)

•Michael Totschnig. PhdDr. Franz Penz(Knowledge Markets)

•Dr. Robert Kristöfl (BM:UKK)•Petra Oberhuemer

(Universität Wien)