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What is new in edu-sharing?

      • better usability,

      • Suggestion function for collection contents,

      • rich text description fields,

      • content rating,

      • relationships between content

      • Embedding

      We would like to thank edu-sharing network and metaVentis GmbH for funding the update.


      Adapted, low-barrier layouts



      We are constantly working on providing barrier-free access to our tools for all users. Version 8.0 offers numerous improvements in this area:

      - optimised contrasts,
      - better descriptions
      - a revised keyboard navigation
      - all layouts have been optimised for use with screen readers

      We have thus achieved BITV compliance for all public views of Search & Collections.
      All interfaces have been optimised for use on devices with small screens.




      Suggestion function for collections


      Users without editing rights can suggest content for collections for which they have reading rights.

      The suggestions appear to the editors of the collection for review and acceptance or rejection.

      The right to suggest content can be withdrawn individually for groups and users via the tool rights.




      Rich edit for metadata



      Selected metadata fields can now be defined as WYSIWYG editor fields (TinyMCE). Options for formatting tools are configurable per field.




      Ratings / Likes



      As of version 8.0, materials can be recommended or rated.

      The rating mode is selectable (system-wide):

      - Recommendations: Thumbs up only

      - Rating: 1-5 star scale (a recommendation corresponds to 5 stars)



      Relationships



      Materials can now be related to each other. The following relations are supported:

      is part of / has part of
      is based on / is based on
      references

      The relations are automatically linked bidirectionally and persisted in MongoDB (NoSQL).




      Embedding



      Objects can now be embedded externally. The display of the objects is configurable.



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