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guides to metadata
This page contains links to introductory guides to metadata in general, to the LOM in particular and to the use of the LOM.
Please note that unless stated otherwise either here or in the
resource, CETIS has not been involved in the development of these
resources. Also, these resources represent guidance or best practice,
they are informative and should not be taken as authoritative
replacements for the specifications and standards they describe.
contents
general introductory guides (metadata for beginners)
Metadata demystified: a guide for publishers
This publication from NISO -- the US National Information
Standards Organization -- is an introduction to metadata (what metadata
is, and isn't) and explains why metadata is important. The focus is on
bibliographic metadata, primarily books and journals. This is a free
pdf version of a sixteen page booklet, ISBN 1-880124-59-9.
Creators: Amy Brand, Frank Daly, Barbara Meyers
Date: July 2003
URL: http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/Metadata_Demystified.pdf (42KB)
Understanding metadata
A general introduction to metadata, from NISO -- the US
National Information Standards Organization, that includes an overview
of leading metadata contenders (but not specifically educational
metadata) andexamples of practical applications. This is a free pdf version of an eighteen page booklet, ISBN 1-880124-62-9.
Creator: National Information Standards Organization
Date: 2004
URL: http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/UnderstandingMetadata.pdf (159KB)
DCMI Glossary
This glossary, produced by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative's User Guide
Committee, defines terms used in DCMI documents, presentations and discussions.
The scope is not limited to terms with a specific DCMI interpretation, and so
covers a wide range of metadata-related vocabulary.
Creators: DCMI User Guide Committee, based on work by Gail Clement and Pete Winn
Date: 23 April 2004
URL: http://www.cetis.ac.uk/metadatafaq/FrontPage
Metadata for education - an FAQ
This
FAQ comprises answers to questions anyone dealing with
educational metadata for the first time might ask, (starting with "what
is metadata"). This guide has been written by members of IMS, Dublin
Core and IEEE LTSC, three organizations that have taken a lead in the
development of educational metadata standards, and includes
contributions from members of CETIS, CanCore,ADL, and JES and Co. The
intention is to continue this work and encourage participation from
the wider community with the assistance of a Wiki hosted by CETIS.
Creators: several
Date: 2005
URL: http://www.cetis.ac.uk/metadatafaq/FrontPage
guides to the IEEE Standard for Learning Object Metadata (LOM)
What is...
IEEE Learning Object Metadata (the LOM) / IMS Learning Resource Meta-data
This CETIS briefing paper presents a short (four pages)
overview of the LOM and its structure. It is aimed at people who know a
little about metadata in general but are new to the LOM data model.
Creator: Phil Barker
Date: April 2005
URL: http://metadata.cetis.ac.uk/guides/WhatIsLOM.pdf
IMS Learning Resource Meta-data Specification
Version 1.3 (public draft) of the IMS metadata specification
includes the "IMS Meta-data Best Practice Guide for IEEE 1484.12.1-2002
Standard for Learning Object Metadata", the purpose of which is "to
provide users and implementers of the IMS Learning Resource Meta-data
v1.3 Specification with a narrative description of the data model along
with guidelines on its use, including the creation of application
profiles".
Creators: Phil Barker, Lorna M. Campbell, Anthony Roberts (Eds)
Date: 20 May 2004
URL: http://www.imsglobal.org/metadata/mdv1p3pd/imsmd_bestv1p3pd.html
CanCore guidelines for the implementation of learning object metadata
CanCore have provided an element-by-element guide to
interpreting the semantics and syntax of all elements in the LOM. The
aim is "to simplify and interpret this standard in order to help implementers and record creators with design,
development,and indexing work .... If CanCore's recommendations are
used as a basis for LOM interpretations and implementations generally,the
potential for the interoperability of LOM implementations will be greatly
increased".
Creators: Norm Friesen, Sue Fisher, Anthony Roberts
Date: April 2004
URL: http://www.cancore.ca/en/guidelines.html
UK LOM Core
The UK LOM Core is an
application profile of the LOM that is optimised for use by educational
communities within the UK. It includes implementation guidelines for
all LOM.
Creator: Lorna M. Campbell
Date: May 2004
URL: http://www.cetis.ac.uk/profiles/uklomcore
guides to vocabularies
Tomatoes are not the only fruit - a guide to controlled vocabularies
A short (four page) guide that describes the differences between simples lists, taxonomies, polyhierarchical taxonomies, thesauri and ontologies. Available in PDF and MS Word DOC from the UK Gov Talk site.
Creators: Maewyn Cumming
Date: 29 April 2005
URL: http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/schemasstandards/gcl_document.asp?docnum=681
What is...
IMS Vocabulary Definition Exchange
This (draft) CETIS briefing paper presents a short (four pages)
overview of VDEX and its structure. It is aimed at people who know a
little about vocabularies in general but are new to the VDEX data model.
Creator: Neil Fegen
Date: 6 March 2006 (revised)
URL: http://metadata.cetis.ac.uk/guides/WhatIsVDEX.pdf
IMS Vocabulary Definition Exchange Specification
Version 1.0 of the IMS vocabulary specification
includes the "IMS Vocabulary Definition Exchange Best
Practice and Implementation Guide", which provides "non-normative
guidance on application of the Information Model and XML Binding.".
Creator: Adam Cooper
Date: 23 February 2004
URL: http://www.imsglobal.org/vdex/vdexv1p0/imsvdex_bestv1p0.html
Pedagogical Vocabularies Review
Final Draft of the first report from the
JISC Pedagogical Vocabularies Project, which "was a short study scoping the potential
for identification, development and use of pedagogical vocabularies
for the UK post-16 and HE communities."
Creators: Sarah Currier, Lorna M. Campbell, Helen Beetham
Date: 23 December 2005
URL: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elp_vocabularies.html
Cataloguing guidelines (for specific repositories/projects)
Cataloguing with RLLOMAP : a beginner’s handbook (second edition)
The RLLOMAP is an application profile of the LOM, compatible with the UK LOM Core, used by the UK RDN-HE Academy interoperability project.
The handbook includes a general introduction for metadata-novices, and
detailed guidelines for entering data into specific fields, for example
rules for entering names and subjects.
Creator: Jane Read
Date: May 2005
URL: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/Cataloguers_handbook2.doc (MS Word, 212KB)
ENCdl Indexing Guidelines
ENCdl is
a portal to all of the digital resources that have been cataloged in
association with Eisenhower National Clearinghouse. These guidelines,
which draw on CanCore and cross reference to Dublin Core and USMARC,
describe in detail how the ENC catalogues digital resources.
Creators: Judith S. Ridgway et al.
Date: Nov 2004
URL: http://www.encdl.org/ (follow link at bottom of page)
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