SearchLT

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SearchLT

• Phil Barker,
• LTSN Engineering
• ICBL, MACS, Heriot-Watt University.

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What?

• Database of descriptions of electronic learning
  resources.
• Aimed at Engineering lecturers.
• Developed by a project based at Heriot-Watt and
  Loughborough.
• Now a joint service between EEVL and LTSN
  Engineering.

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What more?

• URL checking
• Links to support material
• User registration
• Saved preferences
• Saved searches
• Alerts (flakey)

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Where?

• SearchLT.engineering.ac.uk (all options)
• Cross search and cross links from EEVL
  Engineering,www.eevl.ac.uk/engineering

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So, how is it different to EEVL?

• Scope
• Granularity
• Metadata schema

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EEVL and SearchLT Scope

• Both cover engineering
• EEVL covers UK HE and FE, SearchLT covers UK HE.
• Both are selective for quality.

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EEVL and SearchLT Scope

• SearchLT includes only resources designed for
  learning (or widely used in teaching and
  learning).
• No patents, no research papers, no
  company/project websites...
• Typically expect some indication of learning
  objective, or an element of assessment...

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EEVL and SearchLT Scope

• SearchLT covers electronic resources
• EEVL covers Internet site
• SearchLT will include CD-ROMs, DVDs etc. if there
  is a URL for them.
• There is no assumption that SearchLT resources
  are free.

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EEVL and SearchLT Granularity

• EEVL practice is to catalogue large lumps (whole
  sites)
• SearchLT aim is to catalogue at level used by
  lecturer
• make use of isPartOf and hasPart relationships

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EEVL and SearchLT metadata schemas

• EEVL dublin core
• SearchLT IEEE LOM / IMS MDmore on
• educational level
• educational resource type, interactivity type,
  educational description
• typical learning time
• contacts (for rights etc.)

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Conclusion

• SearchLT.engineering.ac.uk
• phil_at_ltsneng.ac.uk