Metadata

“Learning Object Metadata (LOM) is a data model, usually encoded in XML, used to describe a learning object and similar digital resources used to support learning. The purpose of learning object metadata is to support the reusability of learning objects, to aid discoverability, and to facilitate their interoperability, usually in the context of online learning [...]

I’m a librarian by training but my professional experience is mostly in repository and e-learning related stuff. As a result I’m fascinated by the intersection of the e-learning, repository, and library communities, particularly when it comes to managing learning materials as the three groups often have different perspectives on how to describe and manage stuff. [...]

During the second half the JISC Persistent Identifiers Meeting participants split into five groups to discuss identifier requirements for the following resource types: research papers, research data, learning materials, cultural heritage, administrative information. Phil Barker, Matt Jukes, Chris Awre and I composed the small group that discussed teaching and learning materials and these were our [...]

Last week I attended a very productive and unusually amicable meeting on identifiers run by JISC and ably facilitated by Chris Awre. Besides their obvious critical relevance, my interest in identifiers goes back to an international symposium on the topic that CETIS hosted way back in 2003. That particular event generated a voluminous [...]

Following on from part 1 which reviewed Jorum’s requirements for RSS-based deposit, this section synthesises the comments and feedback emerging in response to it. Community views In response to the requirements and position papers a number of feeds where submitted for testing and there has been some thoughtful reflection on the issues in the blogs and by [...]