Discussion document: Metadata for Learning Resources (MLR): As a simplified Kernel and a Complex Schema
Posted on | October 25, 2005 | Comments Off
Ipsety contributes to the discussion on metadata for learing with a discussion document.
An important and valuable characteristic of MLR (see ISO/IEC Project 19788-1) would be for this metadata model to present a highly simplified, “kernel” element set for those wishing to work with only very basic metadata records. RSS, folksonomies and social bookmarking practices have all recently and powerfully demonstrated the utility and traction that can be gained by these kinds of very simple metadata models. More importantly, the economies of scale for many educational institutions and processes frequently demand it. Equally important for this metadata model is that it also accommodate the kind of complexity that is currently available, for example, in the IEEE LOM –but that it enable, but not impose, this complexity. The categories and element arrangements, below, attempt to address both of these divergent requirements simultaneously.