OCW Course Information Model
IEEE LOM XML Element |
Common Name |
Cardinality |
Datatype |
Definition |
Usage Notes |
Example |
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lom:lom/general/identifier/entry |
Identifier |
1 and only 1 |
URI |
A globally unique, persistent expression associated with the Course. |
The use of absolute, dereferenceable URIs are recommended for this element. This element should always be used in conjunction with the lom:lom/general/identifier/catalog element whose value is “URI”. |
http://ocw.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/OcwWeb/Biology/7-88JFall-2007 |
lom:lom/general/title/string |
Title |
1 and only 1 |
String |
The name given to the Course. |
These titles are candidates for autopopulation. |
Protein Folding Problem |
lom:lom/general/description/string |
Description |
1 and only 1 |
String |
A textual description of the content of the Course. |
Use the same description as that provided on the course home page. |
This course focuses on the mechanisms by which the amino acid sequence of polypeptide chains (proteins), determine their three-dimensional conformation. Topics in this course include sequence determinants of secondary structure, the folding of newly synthesized polypeptide chains within cells, folding intermediates aggregation and competing off-pathway reactions, and the unfolding and refolding of proteins in vitro. Additional topics covered are the role of helper proteins such as chaperonins and isomerases, protein recovery problems in the biotechnology industry, and diseases found associated with protein folding defects. |
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 Course. |
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 Course. |
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 Course. |
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 Course. |
MIT OpenCourseWare |
lom:lom/lifeCycle/contribute/date/dateTime |
Publication Date |
For each Publisher 1 and only 1 |
DateTime |
The publication date for the Course. |
This element accompanies every Publisher element. Its value is the date the Course 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 in which the Course 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 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 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 Course 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 Course 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 Courses will always be “4”. The element should always be used in conjunction with a lom:lom/general/aggregationLevel/source element whose value is “LOMv1.0”. |
4 |
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 course 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 Course. |
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 Courses is “Todd Rautenberg”. He should be assigned to every metadata record for the Course 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 Course 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/CourseHome/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 Course. |
If applicable, one field should aggregate all requirements that may apply to the various resources in the Course. The requirement declarations should conform to the vocabulary of such statements. |
Scheme software is required to run the .scm files found on this course site. File decompression software, such as Winzip® or StuffIt®, is required to open .gz and .zip files found on this course site. The .exe files found on this course site are executable programs. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations. |
lom:lom/educational/context/value |
Educational Context |
1 or more |
Controlled Vocabulary |
The MIT level of study at which the Course is taught. |
This element is governed by a controlled vocabulary. MIT courses are taught at either the “Undergraduate” or “Graduate” levels, or both. If the Course is taught at both levels, this element should be repeated for each value. 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 Course. |
The OCW copyright statement should be standard for all Courses 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/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/replaces (for older version of the Course) |
lom:lom/relation/resource/identifier/entry |
Relation (to other Course) |
0 or more |
URI |
The URI for the related Course. |
The primary use of this element is to relate different versions of the same course. Other reasons to relate courses may identify themselves. 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 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/7-88JProtein-Folding-ProblemFall2003 |
lom:lom/rights/description/string |
License |
1 or more |
CC License (URI) |
The URI for the Creative Commons license associated with the Course. |
This value should always be ""http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/"" |
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lom:lom/classification/taxonPath/taxon/entry/string |
Classification |
1 or more |
Controlled Vocabulary |
The topic of the Course as taken from a classification scheme. |
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 Course. |
Keywords are unrestricted by any taxonomy. |
chemical bonding |