CSUN eCommons
Submitting Learning Objects to CSUN eCommons:A Preliminary Guide
February 7, 2008
CSUN eCommons: A Brief Overview
• A digital repository for the scholarly output of CSUN community
• Repository structure:
COMMUNITIES Learning Object Repository contain
COLLECTIONS Learning Objects are composed of
ITEMS Submitted Items
consist ofFILE(S)
Individual File(s)
CSUN eCommons: http://dspace.calstate.edu
Preliminary Step: Registration1. Register at CSUN eCommons (enter e-mail & password; create profile) 2. Notification e-mail will be sent to user to complete registration process3. Once registration is completed, user will be added as SUBMITTER (EPeople)
to the collection and will have logon and authorization to add items to the collection
Submission Process1. Login to My eCommons
To Start Submissions & workflow tasks
1. Click Submissions2. Click Start a new submission
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Item Submission1. Select collection: Learning Objects (Make sure to select appropriate collection)
Item Submission & Workflow Tasks: STEPS
Item Submission Process: INITIAL QUESTIONS1. For Multiple titles (e.g., alternative title), select box, if appropriate2. For this collection, select “Published” to add default Publisher (California State University, Northridge) 3. Click Next
Item Submission: DESCRIBE (Page 1)Follow Learning Objects Metadata Guidelines
• Enter AUTHOR• For Personal Authors, enter Last Name,
First Name• For departments, offices, input name in
the Last Name box • Click Add to input additional authors
• Enter TITLE• If Multiple Titles selected in Initial
Questions step, input additional title in “Other Titles” box
• Enter DATE OF ISSUE• Enter year (leave month and day blank,
if unknown)
• IDENTIFIERS (Optional)• Select “Other” • Input course number (e.g., Astronomy
152)
• Select TYPE(S) • Select AUDIENCE
• Select LANGUAGE as appropriate (e.g., English (United States))
Item Submission: DESCRIBE (Page 2)
• Add SUBJECT KEYWORDS Enter subject keywords or
phrases. Click Add to input additional
subject keywords/phrases. Note: Use one box for each
subject keyword or phrase.
• Provide DESCRIPTION
• Click Next
Item Submission: UPLOAD1. Click Browse to upload file(s)2. Leave file Description blank3. For multiple files, click Upload file & add another4. Click Next
Item Submission: REVIEW
• Review submission (e.g., metadata elements)
• To make corrections, click “Correct one of these”
Note: This is the only step in the submission process where submitter can make changes to the record.
Item Submission: CREATIVE COMMONS1. Option to select a Creative Commons license (under
construction)2. Skip this step3. Click Next
“...Creative Commons allows you to identify the license to be used with the item you are submitting, so people can know what they're allowed to do with your work. This form is optional, and you can skip it if you wish to retain your full copyright.” (DSpace MIT FAQ)
Item Submission: LICENSE1. Review and accept Deposit License 2. Check “I Grant the License” box
3. Click Complete submission • Deposit License to be
reviewed and accepted by submitter.
• Deposit License allows CSUN eCommons to store, distribute and preserve your work. No copyright transfer is involved.
• CSUN eCommons does not require you to give up your copyright. It only requires that you agree to the Deposit License.
Item Submission: SUBMISSION COMPLETESubmission completed. E-mail notification sent when submission becomes part of the collection, including permanent URL identifier (e.g., http://hdl.handle.net/10211.2/153)
1. Logout
Future Actions
• Hands-on training on SUBMISSION process (metadata creation)
• Development of POLICIES (content contribution, access)
• Testing & Development of WORKFLOWS (submission, metadata review and editing, management of collection)
• Development of “Best Practices for Learning Objects Creators” (e.g., title, date, author in object; types of required files for uploading, file name conventions)
• Others?
For Questions
Contact:
CSUN eCommons Administrator Elizabeth Altman, Project Manager, [email protected]
CSUN Learning Object Repository Collection & MetadataLuiz Mendes [email protected] Helen Heinrich [email protected]