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OCW Section Metadata Elements

IEEE LOM XML Element

Common Name

Cardinality

Datatype

Definition

Usage Notes

Example

lom:lom/general/identifier/entry

Identifier

1 and only 1

URI

A globally unique, persistent expression associated with the Section.

The use of absolute, dereferenceable URIs are recommended for this element. This element should always be used in conjunction with a lom:lom/general/identifier/catalog element. The value of that element should always be “URI”.

http://ocw.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/OcwWeb/Biology/7-88JFall-2007/Readings

lom:lom/general/title/string

Title

1 and only 1

String

The name given to the Section.

Use the name as assigned from the OCW list of section names.

Readings

lom:lom/general/description/string

Description

1 and only 1

String

A textual description of the content of the Section.

General descriptions for each kind of section will be prepared. These descriptions should be automatically assigned to each section record and later supplemented with information particular to the individual section.

The readings section identifies the course textbook and provides reference lists for Ribonuclease, Folding of Coiled Coils, NMR Refolding of Cytochrome C, and Collagen Conformation and Chain Folding topics.

lom:lom/lifeCycle/contribute/role/value

Contributor Role

For each Contributor and Publisher 1 and only 1

Controlled Vocabulary

A characterization of the role of each contributor to the Section.

This element should accompany every Contributor and Publisher element. The controlled vocabulary for this element is: “Course Instructor” , “Creator”, “Publisher”. This element should always be used in conjunction with a lom:lom/lifeCycle/contribute/role/source element whose value is “MIT OCW Contributor Roles”.

Course Instructor

lom:lom/lifeCycle/contribute/entity

Contributor

1 or more

Agent

The name of a person or organization that has contributed to the preparation of the Section.

Authority Control should be provided in choosing the form of the contributor's name. Each assigned Contributor should be paired with a Contributor Role element that appropriately characterizes the contribution. There are two kinds of Contributors, Creators and Course Instructors. Course Instructors are those members of the MIT faculty listed on the course home page. They should be assigned to the Course and all of its Sections and Resources. Creators are those individuals other than Course Instructors that are primarily responsible for Resource content. They are assigned exclusively to Resources where applicable.

King, Jonathan

lom:lom/lifeCycle/contribute/entity

Publisher

1 and only 1

Agent

The publisher of the Section.

The Publisher is “MIT OpenCourseWare” and should be assigned to the Course and all of its Sections and Resources. This element should be grouped with a Contributor Role element whose value is “Publisher” and a Publication Date element that records when OCW first published the Section.

MIT OpenCourseWare

lom:lom/lifeCycle/contribute/date/dateTime

Publication Date

For each Publisher 1 and only 1

DateTime

The publication date for the Section.

This element accompanies every Publisher element. Its value is the date the Section was first published by MIT OpenCourseWare and should conform to the ISO 8601 date format standard.

2008-08-25

lom:lom/lifeCycle/version/string

Semester

1 and only 1

String

The semester when the Course to which the Section belongs was taught.

The values for this element should conform to the following format: “semester year”. Years should include all four digits. The allowable values for semester are: “Fall”, “Spring”, “January (IAP)”, “Summer”.

Fall 2007

lom:lom/general/identifier/entry

Master Course Number

1 and only 1

Controlled Vocabulary

The primary number assigned to the Course to which the Section belongs according to the MIT Course Numbering System.

This element should always be used in conjunction with the lom:lom/general/identifier/catalog element. The value of that element should always be “OCW Master Course Number”.

7.88J

lom:lom/general/identifier/entry

Cross-Listed Course Number

0 or more

Controlled Vocabulary

Additional number's assigned to the Course to which the Section belongs according to the MIT Course Numbering System.

This element should always be used in conjunction with the lom:lom/general/identifier/catalog element. The value of that element should always be “OCW Linked Course Number”.

10.543J

lom:lom/general/language

Language

1 or more

ISO 639-1

The languages in which the Section is taught.

Values for this element should conform to the ISO 639-1 standard for two letter encoding of languages. Two letter language codes may be supplemented by an additional two letter code for the country of origin. Follow the format used in the example.

en-US

lom:lom/general/aggregationLevel/value

Aggregation Level

1 and only 1

Controlled Vocabulary

The granularity of the Section in the OCW content model.

Use the IEEE LOM defined controlled vocabulary for this element. In that vocabulary there are four allowable values “4”, “3”, “2”, and “1”, where 4 = Course, 3 = Section, 2 = Resource, 1 = Object. The value of this element for Sections will always be “3”. The element should always be used in conjunction with a lom:lom/general/aggregationLevel/source element whose value is “LOMv1.0”.

3

lom:lom/metaMetadata/contribute/role/value

Metadata Contributor Role

For each Metadata Contributor 1 and only 1

Controlled Vocabulary

A characterization of the role of each metadata contributor to the section metadata record.

This element should accompany every Metadata Contributor element. The controlled vocabulary for this element is: “creator” and “validator”. This element should always be used in conjunction with a lom:lom/metaMetadata/contribute/role/source element whose value is “MIT OCW Metadata Roles”.

validator

lom:lom/metaMetadata/contribute/entity

Metadata Contributor

0 or more

Agent

The name of a person or organization who participated in the preparation of the IEEE LOM metadata record for the Section.

Authority Control should be provided in choosing the form of the metadata contributor's name. Each assigned metadata contributor should be paired with a Metadata Contributor Role element that appropriately characterizes the contribution. There are two kinds of metadata contributors, creators and validators. The validator for all Sections is “Todd Rautenberg”. He should be assigned to every metadata record for the Section and its contents. If there is a single person who is primarily responsible for initial creation of the record, that person should be assigned as the creator of the metadata record.

Rautenberg, Todd

lom:lom/technical/location

Location

1 and only 1

URL

The url at which the Section may be found.

This element should always start with “http://” and contain the full address.

http://ocw.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/OcwWeb/Biology/7-88JFall-2007/Assignments/index.htm

lom:lom/technical/otherPlatformRequirements/string

Technical Requirements

0 or 1

String

A textual description of software and hardware requirements for consuming resources included in the Section.

If applicable, one field should aggregate all requirements that may apply to the various resources in the Section. The requirement declarations should conform to the vocabulary of such statements.

Scheme software is required to run the .scm files in this section.

lom:lom/educational/context/value

Educational Context

1 or more

Controlled Vocabulary

The MIT level of study at which the Section is taught.

This element is governed by a controlled vocabulary. MIT sections are taught at either the “Undergraduate” or “Graduate” levels, or both. If the Section is taught at both levels, this element should be repeated for each value. These elements could be inherited from the Course. This element should always be used in conjunction with a lom:lom/educational/context/source element whose value is “MIT Course Level”.

Undergraduate

lom:lom/rights/description/string

Rights

1 or more

String

The statement of copyright associated with the Section.

The OCW copyright statement should be standard for all Sections and identical with the example provided.

This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2003. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license (""CCPL"" or ""license""). The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions.

lom:lom/rights/description/string

License

1 or more

CC License (URI)

The URI for the Creative Commons license associated with the Section.

This value should always be ""http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/""

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

lom:lom/relation/kind/value

Relation Kind

For each Relation 1 and only 1

Controlled Vocabulary

A characterization of the kind of relationship identified by the Relation element.

This element should accompany every Relation element. Values should conform to the Dublin Core relation element refinements: http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo, http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasFormat, http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart, http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion, http://purl.org/dc/terms/isFormatOf, http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf, http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReferencedBy, http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReplacedBy, http://purl.org/dc/terms/isRequiredBy, http://purl.org/dc/terms/isVersionOf, http://purl.org/dc/terms/references, http://purl.org/dc/terms/replaces, http://purl.org/dc/terms/requires, . This element should always be used in conjunction with a lom:lom/relation/kind/source element whose value is “http://purl.org/dc/terms/”.

http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf (for Course relation); http://purl/org/dc/terms/references (for Relation to Course Textbook)

lom:lom/relation/resource/identifier/entry

Relation (to Course)

1 and only 1

URI

The URI for the Course to which the Section belongs.

Each assigned Relation should be paired with a Relation Kind element that appropriately characterizes the relationship. The use of absolute, dereferenceable URIs are recommended for this element. These URIs should be automatically populated and should be identical to the Identifier element of the pertinent Course. This element should always be used in conjunction with a lom:lom/relation/resource/identifier/catalog element. The value of that element should always be “URI”.

http://ocw.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/OcwWeb/Biology/7-88JFall-2007

lom:lom/relation/resource/identifier/entry

Relation (to other Sections and Resources)

0 or more

URI

The URI for the related Section or Resource.

Each assigned Relation should be paired with a Relation Kind element that appropriately characterizes the relationship. Some possible relationship include, but are not limited to: sections of the same name in updated or archive Sections, Sections in other courses that have content in common, prerequisite Sections or Resources, or Resources outside of OCW upon which the section relies, such as textbooks from which the assignments are taken. The use of absolute, dereferenceable URIs are recommended for this element. URIs within OCW should be automatically populated and should be identical to the Identifier element of the pertinent Section or Resource. This element should always be used in conjunction with a lom:lom/relation/resource/identifier/catalog element. The value of that element should always be “URI”.

urn:ISBN:9780815323051

lom:lom/classification/taxonPath/taxon/entry/string

Classification

1 or more

Controlled Vocabulary

The topic of the Section as taken from a classification scheme.

Sections should inherit their Classifications from the Course to which they belong. A taxonomy needs to be identified or developed for this element. Current use of CIP codes should be abandoned. This element should always be used in conjunction with a lom:lom/classification/taxonPath/source/string element that names the taxonomy.

?

lom:lom/classification/keyword/string

Keywords

0 or more

String

Words and phrases that describe the intellectual content of the Section.

Keywords are unrestricted by any taxonomy. Sections should inherit their Keywords from the Course to which they belong.

chemical bonding