Last updated 27th November 2009

This page contains details of initiatives, projects and repositories that have produced IL RLOs. Please use the list to find useful RLOs for your needs. If you know of any further resources please contact Nancy Graham at n.graham.1@bham.ac.uk.

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ANTS
URL: https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/43471
Description: Collaborative repository of IL RLOs from Canadian educational institutions
Type of material: RLOs from different institutions
Licencing: Each item is licenced under a Creative Commons licence

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Birkbeck
URL: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/life/skills/
Description: Web site hosting RLOs including those for IL and Birkbeck library
Type of material: In-house RLOs
Licencing: tbc

BRUM
URL: http://www.is2.bham.ac.uk/blasst/brum.htm
Description: Web page hosting IL RLOs from the Eduserv-funded BRUM project
Type of material: In-house RLOs
Licencing: Educational use only. Acknowledgment required.

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***NEW!!***
CULT
URL: http://www.worc.ac.uk/ils/cult/cult.html
Description: Website from University of Worcester's Creatively Using Learning Technologies project. This website is one stop shop for innovative learning technolgies which librarians can use to create and re-purpose learning objects. Includes examples of how to use technologies in audio and video files.
Type of material: In-house RLOs, examples and links to technology websites.
Licencing: tbc

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***NEW!!*** EdShare
URL: http://www.edshare.soton.ac.uk/
Description: Learning objects repository from the University of Southampton.
Type of material: Mixture of in-house RLOs and learning material from other sources.
Licencing: Each item specifies access rights. Some are shared with 'world' and some with 'university'.


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***NEW!!***
GLO Maker 2
URL: http://www.glomaker.org
Type of material: Free piece of software to support creation and re-purpose of learning material. From the RLO-CETL.
Licencing: Free to download software


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InfoLit Global
URL: http://www.infolitglobal.info/
Description: International Federation of Library Associations hosted database of links to global IL RLOs.
Type of material: Links out to native web sites
Licencing: No restrictions

Information Literacy Resource Bank
URL: http://ilrb.cardiff.ac.uk
Description: Repository of Cardiff University produced learning objects for use by librarians/academics to support information literacy.
Type of material: In-house RLOs
Licencing: Contact for permission https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/terms.html

***NEW!!*** Informs
URL: http://www.informs.intute.ac.uk/about.html
Description: Free tool for creating interactive tutorials. From Intute (www.intute.ac.uk)
Type of material: Tool for creating learning material but also includes examples.
Licencing: Free to register for all staff working in Further and Higher education in the UK.

ISCoP (NDLR)
URL: http://www.ndlr.ie/iscop/
Description: Repository of IL RLOs from institutions across Ireland. Need to register to use and contribute.
Type of material: RLOs from different institutions
Licencing: Each item will have different restrictions. Restrictions are outlined in the object metadata.

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Jorum
URL: http://www.jorum.ac.uk
Description: Repository of RLOs from institutions across the UK, including IL RLOs. Need to register to use and contribute.
Type of material: RLOs from different institutions
Licencing: Each item will have different restrictions. Restrictions are outlined in the object metadata.

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Merlot
URL: http://libraryandinformationservices.merlot.org/
Description: Database of links out ot peer-reviewed RLOs including those to support information literacy and other library-related topics
Type of material: Links out to native web sites
Licencing: Each item is licenced under a Creative Commons licence

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Newcastle Information Literacy Toolkit
URL: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/staff/infolit/toolkit/
Description: Web site hosting IL RLOs and links out to resources
Type of material: Mix of in-house and external IL RLOs
Licencing: Free to use but creators wish to be informed.

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***NEW!!*** OpenLearn
URL: http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/
Description: Open educational resources from the Open University. Includes sections on IT and Study Skills which cover IL subjects.
Type of material: In-house RLOs
Licencing: Material can be used under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial Share Alike 2.0 Licence

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Penfield Virtual Hospital
URL: http://www.hud.ac.uk/hhs/departments/nursing/penfield_site/pages/is_index.html
Description: Web site hosting IL RLOs (Informs, PPT etc.)
Type of material: In-house RLOs
Licencing: tbc

PRIMO
URL: http://www.ala.org/apps/primo/public/search.cfm
Description: American Library Association hosted lists of links to peer-reviewed mainly US IL RLOs
Type of material: Links out to native web sites
Licencing: No restrictions

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RLO CETL
URL: http://www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk/joomla/index.php
Description: Collaborative project between London Met, Cambridge and Nottingham. Web site hosts RLOs from the different institutions including IL RLOs
Type of material: RLOs from different institutions
Licencing: Free for use and repurposing for educational, non-commercial purposes

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SMILE project
URL: www.lilacconference.com/sirlearnalot/login/index.php
Description: Moodle site based at the University of Worcester that came from a JISC project that hosts IL RLOs repurposed from different institutions (Imperial, Worcester and Loughborough).
Type of material: Repurposed IL RLOs
Licencing: tbc

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University of Huddersfield Information Literacy site
URL: http://www.hud.ac.uk/cls/infolit
Description: Web site hosting IL RLOs
Type of material: In-house RLOs
Licencing: tbc