1. Course Level Metadata
1a. General / Language
1b. General / Course Owner
1c. Metadata / Metadata Contributors
1d. Additional Features / Course Topic
2. Section Level Metadata
2a. General / Description
3. Resource Level Metadata
3a. General / Title
3b. General / Description
3c. General / IP Contributors
3d. Metadata / Learning Resource Type
3e. Metadata / Other Platform Requirements
3f. Metadata / Duration
Instructions:
MIT OpenCourseWare content management system: https://mv-ezproxy-com.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/
Note:
- When entering metadata, always remember to Save (at bottom of page) before leaving the Metadata entry page or your metadata changes will not be saved.
- Only edit the metadata fields referenced in these instructions. Be careful not to make any changes to the content of the course pages.
1. Course-level Metadata
Navigate to the Course-level Metadata tab. The first sub-tab you will see is called General.
Course-level metadata applies to the course as a whole. Much of the Course Metadata is automatically generated by the system based on information captured during course setup. Some metadata elements will have default values. The following elements should be checked and metadata added if needed.
1a. Course-level Metadata / General / Course Owner
A Course Owner will usually already be assigned to the course. If no owner has been assigned then add the OCW production manager, Joe Pickett (jpickett), as the Course Owner. Course-level metadata cannot be added in the CMS unless the course has an owner assigned.
1b. Course-level Metadata / General / Language
This field is used to indicate the primary human language or languages used within this learning object to communicate to the intended user.
If the course is taught primarily in a language other than English, assign the appropriate IETF language code. Examples: "en-US" for American English, "es" for Spanish, "fr" for French, "de" for German, "ja" for Japanse, "pt" for Portuguese, "zh" for Chinese, "ru" for Russian.
References:
http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes
1c. Course-level Metadata / Metadata / Metadata Contributors
Navigate to the Metadata sub-tab of the the Course-level Metadata tab.
If you are adding metadata to a course, add your name with the role of Creator.
If you are are validating the metadata before archiving to DSpace, also add your name with the role of Validator.
1d. Course-level Metadata / Additional Features / Course Topic
Navigate to the Additional Features sub-tab of the the Course-level Metadata tab.
This field is used to indicate the primary subject matter of the course. The course topics are used to organize the courses on the site and to make them more easily found by users who may not be familiar with the MIT course numbers.
Course topics may already have been assigned by the OCW team. Double-check that the topics are appropriate. Add or remove topics if necessary. Be as specific wit Topic/Sub-topic/Specialty as possible. If you are tempted to add several specialties under the same Sub-topic, it may be appropriate to just use the more general term.
When deciding which course topics to assign, consider the department that offers the course, the course title, and the course description. It may also be helpful to check the syllabus and other sections of the course as well when the primary topics are not obvious. See Course Topics for the controlled vocabulary currently being used to categorize OCW course topics.
Click Save to save your changes.
Module Resources
2. Section-level Metadata
Section-level metadata applies to a Section of the course and all Resources contained in that Section.
Navigate to the View Module Resources tab. This tab displays all the Sections and Resources that are part of the course.
For each Section of the course click (Edit) to add metadata.
2a. General / Description
Add a short summary of the content of the section. A description may be found in the section itself, which can be copied and pasted but may need to be generalized. For example, a reference to the content "below" becomes nonsensical when moved from the page.
Click Save to save your changes.
3. Resource-level Metadata
Navigate to the View Module Resources tab. This tab displays all the Sections and Resources that are part of the course.
For each Resource of the course click (Edit) to add metadata.
3a. General / Title
Add an appropriate title for the resource.
3b. General / Description
Add a short description of the resource.
3c. General / IP Contributors
Add the name of each person or entity that contributed IP to the resource.
Course Instructors are added at the Course-level and do not need to be added at the Resource-level.
MIT-affiliated Contributors should be entered as they appear in the MIT People Directory.
Where appropriate, the Library of Congress Name Authority File (NAF) should be consulted.
Usernames from online sites may be used if the real name of the contributor is not available. Indicate which site the username is associated with. Example: JSmith22 on Flickr
3d. Metadata / Learning Resource Type
Assign the Learning Resource Type (LRT) that best describes the resource. More than one LRT may be assigned, but the norm is to assign one.
See Learning Resource Types for the controlled vocabulary currently being used to categorize OCW course topics.
3e. Metadata / Other Platform Requirements
Copy and paste the appropriate usage statement (see Platform Requirements) for the file type of the resource. For new file types you may need to craft a new usage statement.
3f. Metadata / Duration
For audio and video files only, add the duration in HH:MM:SS format.
Click Save to save your changes.