| GENERAL |
| Repository Name | Merlot-CATS: Community of Academic Technology Staff |
| URL | http://cats.merlot.org/Home.po |
| Sponsor(s) | California State University Center for Distributed Learning |
| Summary | MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments. |
| CONTENT |
| Brief Description of Repository Contents | Reference, technical, and some educational materials of use to those implementing or administrating academic technology systems and networks |
| Subject Matter(s) | Academic Technology |
| Age Range(s) | Professional |
| Number of Objects | 232 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Other | |
| CONTENT QUALITY CONTROL |
| Policy Regarding Resource Submission | Users may suggest resources |
| Quality Control Policy | Contents are approved by staff |
| Resource Ratings or Review Policy | User may comment on and rate resources |
| SECURITY & ACCESS |
| Copyright Protection Policy | MERLOT claims copyright to metadata |
| Digital Rights Management | No |
| Authentication | No log in required |
| Access Method(s) | WWW |
| Interface Language(s) | English |
| Other | |
| TECHNICAL |
| Interoperibility Standards and Specifications | OAI-PMH |
| Unique Identifiers | No |
| Versioning | No |
| P2P | No |
| RSS | Yes |
| End User Asset Delivery Method | Other system |
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| METADATA |
| Assignment of Metadata | Metadata produced by users |
| Metadata Standard(s) | IEEE LOM |
| Classification System(s) | Materials classified by subject |