This document summarizes findings from the LILAC 2009 symposium on reusing information literacy learning materials. Key findings included a need to agree on high-quality learning objects for all to use, a single repository for materials, clear licensing, and preventing duplication of efforts. It describes the IL RLO Share wiki created after the symposium to list repositories and foster discussion. It also discusses JISC OER projects testing sharing models, the JorumOpen repository allowing downloads and uploads, and plans for future community events like workshops to facilitate sharing materials.

1. Open up and share: finding
and re-using information
literacy learning material
Nancy Graham
March 2010

2. Outline
 LILAC 2009
symposium findings
 IL RLO Share wiki
 JISC OER projects
 JorumOpen
 Community of
Practice

3. LILAC 2009 symposium findings

4. Discussion topic Overall finding
Design/
Development
We are still creating learning material that is
already available. Need to agree on generic, good
quality learning objects for all to use.
Storage/
preservation
Currently no single point of access to high
quality IL learning material. Standards of storage
should be agreed by us all.
Sharing Clear licensing was a big issue for all. Need to
agree how we want to share material.
Quality control No consensus on how to control quality – need to
revisit this.
Re-purposing Little re-purposing going on. Need an audit of
currently available material to stop duplication of
effort.
Community of
Practice
Huge demand for face to face events and online
support, advice, information.

5. IL RLO Share wiki
 http://ilrloshare.wetpaint.com
 Set up after symposium
 A-Z list of IL RLO repositories etc.
 Discussion forum
 Online community of practice
 …so please join us!

6. JISC OER Projects
 Testing out real sharing models
 JISC Good Intentions report – sharing best with
shared goals (librarians)
 What can we learn from the OER projects?
 Check if there’s a project at your institution:
 http://www.jisc.ac.uk/oer

7. JorumOpen
 New version of Jorum opened Jan 2010
 Allows anyone to download learning objects
 Allows anyone in UK HEI to upload objects easily
with Easy Deposit tool
 www.jorum.ac.uk

8. Community of practice
 Use the wiki to share resources, ideas
 Also add resources to JorumOpen, IRs,
websites etc.
 Events
– OER 10
– IL RLO workshop at UoB
– Hands-on workshop at UC&R
conference
 http://ilrloshare.wetpaint.com

9. IL RLO workshop at Birmingham
 Guest expert speakers in creating and re-
purposing RLOs
 Hands-on sessions to try out new software
etc.
 Look out on wiki, JISC mailing lists etc. for
booking information

10. Useful URLs
 http://ilrloshare.wetpaint.com
 www.jorum.ac.uk
 www.jisc.ac.uk/oer
 http://www.informationliteracy.org.uk/Res
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11. Nancy Graham
n.graham.1@bham.ac.uk