Sunday, May 13, 2007

Repositories

Resources for use in teaching may be located in the repositories listed below.

General
MERLOT - peer reviewed materials arranged by subject category.
JORUM - range of materials arranged by categories (access restricted to UK FE and HE only).

Subject based
INTUTE - science, engineering and technology resources.
Higher Education Academy - Engineering Subject Centre - engineering resources for learning and teaching.
UK Centre for Materials Education - science and materials education resources.

Regional
Yourkshire and Humberside - YH Learning - educational resources for subject specialists (username and password required).
SCRAN - educational material and digital resources from cultural institutions in Scotland. Free access to the database of thumbnails and titles. Teachers in Scotland have full access to a range of copyright cleared resources and learning packs.

Others
British Universities Film and Video Council - Moving Image Gateway - catalogue of moving image websites reviewed by BUFVC's Information Service. Four broad subject areas are covered: Arts & Humanities, Bio-Medical, Social Sciences and Science & Technology.
TRILT - Television and Radio Index for Teaching and Learning - this resource is only available to BUFVC member institutions. A list of these can be found via the TRILT home page. Resources include UK tv and radio data on the web.
BBC Motion Gallery - BBC footage collection, production-ready footage to view and purchase.

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