Becta

We have undertaken a number of consultancy projects for Becta including:

• Learning Platform Guidelines (2006)

We were part of a diverse team which produced the the technical specification for Becta's Learning Platform procurement framework.

• A Comparative Review of Federated Resource Discovery Systems (2007)

Produced by a team led by k-int, this internal report details standards and current practice in five areas: metadata; exposing content; search infrastructures; presentation of results; managing location and identity: resolution systems and discovery services. It describes an overall strategic context and an inclusive overall architecture for federated resource discovery and recommends best practice for different actors based on the research undertaken. A public version of the report is available as a PDF, please use the contact form to request a copy

• Good Practice Guidelines for Repository Owners (2008)

Again a collaborative effort by a team led by k-int, this document surveys issues raised by current work on repositories for learning materials and makes recommendations for guidelines across eight areas: Standards and specifications, Sharing mechanisms, Marketing to users, User interface, E-safety, Accessibility, Quality, IPRs and copyright. The team surveyed 70 primary sources, including internal documents supplied by Becta, key published documents and web-based resources including several learning repositories. A public version of the report is available as a PDF, please use the contact form to request a copy

• Secure Repository Harvesting (2008)

A specialist technical report into issues concerned with ingesting content into repositories in a secure manner.

• Resource Discover & Delivery (2009)

We provided consultancy input, along with colleagues, to Becta in the production of the strategy paper Promoting an ecosystem that enables the discovery, delivery and sharing of digital learning resources.