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 of
FILE(S)
Individual File(s)
CSUN eCommons:
http://dspace.calstate.edu
Preliminary Step: Registration
1. Register at CSUN eCommons (enter e-mail & password; create profile)
2. Notification e-mail will be sent to user to complete registration process
3. 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 Process
1. Login to My eCommons
To Start Submissions & workflow tasks
1. Click Submissions
2. Click Start a new submission
2
1
Item Submission
1. Select collection: Learning Objects
(Make sure to select appropriate collection)
Item Submission & Workflow Tasks: STEPS
Item Submission Process: INITIAL QUESTIONS
1. For Multiple titles (e.g., alternative title), select box, if appropriate
2. 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: UPLOAD
1. Click Browse to upload file(s)
2. Leave file Description blank
3. For multiple files, click Upload file & add another
4. 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 COMMONS
1. Option to select a Creative Commons license (under construction)
2. Skip this step
3. 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: LICENSE
1. 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 COMPLETE
Submission 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, elizabeth.altman@csun.edu
CSUN Learning Object Repository Collection & Metadata
Luiz Mendes luiz.mendes@csun.edu
Helen Heinrich helen.heinrich@csun.edu