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General Library Classification in Learning Material Metadata: the Application in IMS/LOM and DCMES Metadata Schemas

Slavic, Aida (2003) General Library Classification in Learning Material Metadata: the Application in IMS/LOM and DCMES Metadata Schemas. In McIlwaine, I.C., Eds. Proceedings Subject Retrieval in a Networked Environment: IFLA Satellite Meeting, pages pp. 97-104, Dublin, OH.

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Abstract

This paper analyses the approach to resource discovery in the educational domain and stresses this community's need for a subject approach to information. The use of both general (Dublin Core) and domain specific (IEEE Learning Object Metadata/IMS Metadata) metadata schemas for learning resource discovery suggests that library classification could be used for subject description. There are several reasons why this indexing language might be suitable for the indexing of education resources. The paper will explain the reasoning behind the application of Universal Decimal Classification in the EASEL (Educator's Access to Services in the Electronic Landscape - http://www.fdgroup.com/easel) project. EASEL deploys two Dublin Core and several different application profiles of LOM i.e. IMS Metadata and this paper will explain how these two types of metadata support the use of classification.

EPrint Type:Conference Paper
Keywords:e-learning, metadata, LOM,Learning Object Metadata, UDC, Universal Decimal Classification
Subjects:Metadata
ID Code:650
Deposited On:09 December 2004
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