Create template for landscape analysis

[mellybelly]

This should include information about:

• [x] the platform or source
• [x] content types
• [x] metadata requirements or use
• [x] Ontology requirements or use
• [x] Search functionality
• [x] curation functionality
• [x] ability to keep resources current
• [x] connectivity to other systems, such as institutional student systems
• [x] Attribution
• [x] licensing

[mellybelly]

@kristiholmes has some good ideas on this, please reassign as needed.

[kristiholmes]

adding @Bioscibrarian @lmkw @carsonicator @saragon02 & @pitviper6

Pamela and Laura on the NU team contributed a similar effort for research networking systems at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_research_networking_tools_and_research_profiling_systems which would be helpful perspective.

Matt’s similar assessment of repositories is here: https://github.com/data2health/repository-and-index-software (links out to collaborative spreadsheet)

It would be useful to take a similar approach to examine all of the EDU platforms/efforts.

How about if the Northwestern site takes a first run at defining the different fields/facets (and sub-facets) we want to assess (technology, data models, pathways/competencies, etc. – see Matt’s spreadsheet). We can send out to this group for comments and then reach out to the different platforrrms (N-Lighten, DIAMOND, CLIC, etc.)

[kristiholmes]

@saragon02 and @Bioscibrarian would you be able to start a Google Sheet and start organizing potential fields? You can send it out to the rest of us and we can collaborate on it. THANK YOU

[Bioscibrarian]

I've started the spreadsheet. You can tell I'm uncertain as to how to break up the features, so it's open for editing. When it's in a state that is more presentable, I can add it to the markdown doc, but I don't think it's ready yet.

Link allows you to edit: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/172IA-7TmmLNOQNMyinbAv1A0rswfAz8rE15q-yvSb-o/edit?usp=sharing

[kristiholmes]

hi! I made a couple of small edits to the table (added columns for URL and platform/technology details)

[kristiholmes]

from the CLIC site (https://clic-ctsa.org/resources/education) which do we want to include in our assessment? I would suggest being more inclusive than less...

[williamhersh]

Hi all, re the spreadsheet, are we cataloging ontologies or educational resources (jewels)? I thought we were collecting educational resources, but the spreadsheet looks more focused on ontologies.

Also, does anyone still use Dublin Core Metadata? I always found DCM as a nice general approach to metadata, and it seems like it could be a starting point for the metadata we want to collect on educational resources. But maybe there are newer frameworks that might work better?