1. Template Sections for completion:
Case Study Title:
KELDAmed
Case Study Country:
Germany
Type of organisation described by the case study, address of organisation,
hyperlink to organisation, hyperlink to case study source:
HE
http://www.ma.uni-heidelberg.de/apps/bibl/KELDAmed
Case Study Contributed by:
Ulf Ehlers
Sections 1-10
1. Mandatory - A brief summary of the institution to be used as a case study
About 500 words please on a description of the institution, its OER history
and approach.
KELDAmed is an annotated database registering free medical e-learning
resources on the internet. Its entries range from text-collection to a specific
case simulation. The database is a complementary service of the Library for
the Medical Faculty of Mannheim, designed to simplify immersion into
content. For the searching, several criteria can be chosen from: Type of
media, subject area, keyword and date of publication. Further, users have the
option to comment on material or add new links that may be of interest
(educational material). The service is available both in German and English
language.
2. Quality – OER/OEP
How does the institution approach quality in OER? Is there any current
indication of a quality concept or process? Does the institution perceive
quality from the perspective of the quality of open educational resources or
the quality of open educational practice? How does the institution show
quality through OEP versus quality of OEP? What methods, concepts and
practices are used to enhance the quality of OEP?
Annotations through experts are made which help users to find their way
through the learning materials. Users can not annotate further
3. Innovation
How can OER/OEP innovate educational practices? What current innovative
practices are there in the institution? Please do not regard innovation from
just a technology perspective!

2. • The resources are categorized quite nicely
• They are categorized into podcasts + audio
• Text questions
• Cases studies
• Web portals
• Video
• eBooks
4. Policy
What are the current OER/OEP policy arrangements at institutional and
national level across Europe/the World?
5. Actors
What actors are involved in OER/OEP? Is there any evidence to show that
OER actors do not always promote OEP but “only” access to OER?
• Teachers / experts upload
• Learners use
6. Initiatives
What OER/OEP initiatives can be evidenced? Is there any evidence to show
that OER initiatives do not always promote OEP but “only” access to OER?
Not in this case- only access.
7. Open Educational Practices
Can you identify some case studies/ descriptions which form the illustrative
base for a more general model of OEP?
Not from this case.
8. Tools and Repositories
What tools and repositories are being used to deliver OER/OEP? For example
GLOW, Connexions.
Are there any other special tools for OER/OEP? e.g. Cloudworks, in
which practices can be discussed and validated?
Are there any tools for Visualisation? e.g. CompendiumLD
Are there any tools for Argumentation? e.g. Cohere
The project is a repository.
9. Strategies
Can you identify any strategies for organisations to use OER/OEP? Can you
identify any business models that promote OER/OEP?
Access.

3. 10. Current barriers and enablers
What are the barriers to the use of OER/OEP? Is there any evidence to how
these barriers have been overcome? What are the enablers to the use of OER/
OEP?