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www. medra. org Piero Attanasio - m. EDRA ELe. ONet: a joint initiative of m. EDRA, Nielsen Book Data and TIB Bologna, 14 June 2005 IDF Annual Meeting

www. medra. org Summary • What is the Eleonet project • The context • The expected output • The consortium • A picture of the final system

www. medra. org What is the Eleonet project • Eleonet stands for: “European Learning Object Network” • Is a project co-funded by the European Commission within the e. TEN programme • It is described in a single phrase as follow: Eleonet aims at creating a technological system, based on appropriate DOI application profile(s), to facilitate the exchange of educational content within the e. Learning value chain at European level

www. medra. org The context: the e. Learning value chain Collective rights org. and DRM Service providers e. Learning platforms vendors Learning community Publishers Rights negotiation Other LO producers e. Learning providers Content provision Content providers (created ad hoc)

www. medra. org The role of Eleonet in the e. Learning value chain Collective rights org. and DRM Service providers e. Learning platforms vendors Learning community Publishers Other LO producers Eleonet e. Learning providers Search Content providers (created ad hoc) DOI assignment and metadata provision

www. medra. org The expected output • A DOI registration system for European Learning Objects (based on m. EDRA technology)… • …including complete metadata schema (based on existing ones, LOM in particular)… • …possibly mapped within the i. DD system • A database of metadata on LOs • A search engine to explore and query the DB • A resolution system, based on DOI technology, to reach multiple repositories

www. medra. org The consortium • AIE (co-ordinator) and Cineca, id est the two parent organisations of m. EDRA • Editrain in Spain, a m. EDRA partner since 2002 • Nielsen Book. Data in UK • L 3 S / TIB in Germany, the most recently appointed DOIRA • INDIRE: an Italian public organisation specialised in metadata for educational content

www. medra. org The consortium • Three Registration Agencies involved (m. EDRA, Nielsen Book. Data and TIB) • Very involved in the publishing industry (AIE, NBD, Editrain)… • … and in the educational environment (Cineca, TIB, Indire, Editrain) • Metadata expert (Indire in the educational environment, NDB and AIE in publishing trade) • High technological experience (Cineca, in particular)

www. medra. org The importance for the DOI community • Collaboration within the community is seen as key factor to the outreach of the DOI in a new field • Common strategic development and possible independent business models • One key aspect is metadata collection and service provision using such metadata Business A DOI registration enables Metadata enables collection Services provision Business B Public service

www. medra. org Description of the system Users Search facilities Administration Local Handle Server Billing Metadata DB Handl server + web proxy + access log LHS database Registration and validation service LOR Administrative DB m. EDRA Applications LOR Relation tracking LOR Registrants (LO producers) Persisten t citation Voluntary deposit Accounting Statistics Metadata

www. medra. org Overview of the workplan • The funded project will last in 18 months, starting on 1 st July 2005 • At the beginning of 2006 we planned a first pilot release, to be validated in the market • End of 2006 first commercial release of the system

www. medra. org Conclusion • Eleonet is a project trying to demonstrate that collaboration within the DOI community is a key factor for our future. • We are also starting collaboration with the CORDRA project in the US and, in parallel, with the CAL coursepack system

www. medra. org Thank you for your attention • Contacts: • piero. attanasio@aie. it • maria. loi@aie. it