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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We are considering using DSpace as a Learning Object
Repository and have a few questions primarily aimed at academic institutions
since there is no DSpace representative that we can call for a product
demo. Thank you in advance for whatever information you can provide.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font>How
do instructors/users submit content?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Is there are
Blackboard Building Block?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Does it require a
separate login?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Can you utilize an
LDAP datasource?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Do you have workflows
associated with submitted content?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>How do you handle
copyrighted content?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Can DSpace store
SCORM objects?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Does DSpace have a
Cross Domain Solution for SCORM objects to communicate with LMS gradebooks?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Can separate
organizations be created with their own repositories, users, workflows and
permissions?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Can one
organizations search another organization’s content?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Can each
organization have their own “front end” web page?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Can DSpace
federate searches i.e. search across several repositories?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>How long have you
used DSpace?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>How much hard
drive space are you using?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Have do you done
any custom programming for DSpace?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If so, what
additional functionality did you create<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>What language was
utilized?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Approximately how
much time did it take?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=normalbulleted style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Approximately how
many people (manhours) are supporting DSpace on campus? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Louis Algaze<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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