Factors affecting re-usability of learning objects across national boundaries: an exploratory study of information organization and knowledge management

This paper reports an exploratory study of the factors likely to affect the re-usability of lecture slides across different library and information science/studies (LIS) schools. The study was carried out in the context of a collaborative project to develop a regional repository of learning objects in LIS. Existing lecture slides on topics in Information Organization and Knowledge Management from four schools were compared to identify common content that suggest reusability of the content, as well as unusual, innovative or well-developed content that can be reused to enhance another instructor’s lecture presentation.