System Improvements: WebLearn v11-ox5

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn was upgraded on 27th April 2017 to version 11-ox5. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the disruption. Here is a list of some of the major improvements: Peer-to-peer Chat It is now possible to instigate a one to … Continue reading →

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WebLearn upgraded to Version 2.10-ox10 during w/c 7 March 2016

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Adam Marshall

WebLearn was upgraded  to version 2.10-ox10 during the week commencing 8th March 2016. If you would like more details then please contact the Service Desk.  If you would like to suggest further improvements then please do so by contributing to the WebLearn User … Continue reading →

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ORLiMS – On-line Reading Lists Success Story

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Adam Marshall

Thanks to Craig Finlay and Helen Worrell from the Bodleian Social Sciences Library for many of the words and figures in this post. Developed by staff at the Bodleian SSL (Social Science Library) in collaboration with the WebLearn team, ORLiMS … Continue reading →

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WebLearn: ORLiMS Project Seminar – An overview of enhanced reading lists in WebLearn – 8 Feb 2pm IT Services

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Adam Marshall

Where and when: Monday 8 February in IT Services, Banbury Road. Book: http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/detail/OWX   The WebLearn Team and the ORLiMS Project Team would like to invite you to this event to help us reflect on the achievements of the recent Reading Lists … Continue reading →

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ORLiMS launch – try our new Online Reading List Management System

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Adam Marshall

Guest post by Tom Dale (Social Sciences Library) edited by Adam Marshall ORLiMS – the new Social Sciences Online Reading List Management System – is going live this week. Work undertaken during the University’s  Innovation Fund ORLiMS project means new-look … Continue reading →

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Proposed Reading List Tool Improvements

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Adam Marshall

This post has been made on behalf of the Social Sciences Library Developing an Online Reading List Management System [ORLiMS] at the Bodleian Social Science Library The Bodleian Social Science Library [SSL] has applied for and received an award from … Continue reading →

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Google Scholar removes ‘Import into WebLearn’ functionality

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Adam Marshall

We knew it was going to happen, but we didn’t know when! As hinted at in a previous blog post about Google Scholar, Google have finally removed the ‘Import into WebLearn’ link from their scholarly search results page. This facility … Continue reading →

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Problems with Reading Lists in sites created from a Template

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Adam Marshall

We have just discovered a problem with Reading Lists in the 3 site templates: Template for content Template for tutors Template for lecturers It would appear that when a site is copied (duplicated) any Reading List contained within that site … Continue reading →

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Problem with Google Scholar import

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Adam Marshall

Monday 21st May 2012: the ‘Import into WebLearn’ link from Google Scholar has vanished from the new-look interface. It turns out that this was intentional and Google do not plan to rectify the matter. This affects the ability to search … Continue reading →

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WebLearn upgraded to version 2.6-ox9.1 on 18 October 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Adam Marshall

Detailed Release Notes – WebLearn – Version 2.6-ox9.1 – 18 October 2011 New WebLearn was upgraded on 18th October 2011 to version 2.6-ox9.1. Improvements Introduction of Private Calendar URLs so one can subscribe to non-public site calendars within MS Outlook … Continue reading →

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