JorumOpen Help Guides
If you are new to Jorum, we hope the guides below will assist you. If you do not find the information you need please contact the helpdesk via e-mail support@jorum.ac.uk or use our feedback form.
- Licence Guide for JorumOpen
- User Guides for JorumOpen
- Considerations prior to Deposit
- Contributor Guides for JorumOpen
- Useful Links
Licence Guide for JorumOpen
The licence guide below provides more detailed information on the licences available within JorumOpen.
REFERENCE HELPSHEET
JorumOpen Licencing Guide: PDF 1.1MB
An overview of the difference licenses available in the new JorumOpen collection.
User Guides for JorumOpen
The materials below will guide you in how to search for, preview and download resources from the JorumOpen collections
REFERENCE HELPSHEET
Discovering Resources: A Quick Reference: PDF 146KB
Looking at different ways of searching Jorum, creating Jorum based RSS feeds and download options available for resources.
Considerations prior to Deposit
What can I contribute to Jorum?
Resources that have been contributed to Jorum include:
- Images
- Video Clips - at present Jorum does not support video streaming therefore users should be aware of large video files (see below).
- Documents (Word or PDF files)
- Presentations
- Flash Objects
- More complex learning objects in the form of IMS or SCORM packages
- Web links to an existing resource on your project or other website
Do I have to do anything to the materials before Depositing them?
If you are Depositing single files such as text documents or presentations or a collection of files then you are not required to do anything before uploading them to JorumOpen.
Back to TopDepositor Guides for JorumOpen
The following support resources relate to depositing in the JorumOpen collection:
REFERENCE HELPSHEET
Depositing: Quick reference guide - PDF 264KB
Describes the contribution process in a series of simple steps; from uploading to making your resource live within the repository.
Useful Links
- Read the Jorum Queries, Alerts and Complaints Procedure (including Notice and Takedown)
- Legal complaints about resources can be made using this template.
- Depositor Terms of Service
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