ISO/IEC 19788-9:2015

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 19788-9
First edition
2015-11-15
Information technology — Learning,
education and training — Metadata
for learning resources —
Part 9:
Data elements for persons
Technologie de l’information — Apprentissage, éducation et
formation — Métadonnées pour ressources d’apprentissage —
Partie 9: Éléments de données pour les personnes
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
1.1 Scope of MLR International Standard . 1
1.2 Scope of this part of ISO/IEC 19788 — Data elements for persons . 1
1.3 Exclusions . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 2
5 Data element specifications . 2
5.1 Identifier (DES0100) . 2
5.2 Name (DES0200) . 3
5.3 Family Name (DES0300) . 3
5.4 Given Name (DES0400) . 4
5.5 Contact Information (DES0500) . 4
5.6 vCard Text (DES0600) . 5
5.7 Email Address (DES0700) . 5
5.8 Affiliation (DES0800) . 6
5.9 Geolocation (DES0900) . 6
5.10 Latitude (DES1000) . 6
5.11 Longitude (DES1100) . 7
5.12 Has Communication Account (DES1200) . 8
5.13 Service Provided (DES1300) . 8
5.14 VoIP ID (DES1400) . 9
5.15 Social Network Name (DES1500) . 9
5.16 Social Network ID (DES1600) .10
5.17 Phone Type (DES1700) .10
5.18 Phone Number (DES1800) .11
6 Resource Classes .11
6.1 Resource classes from ISO/IEC 19788-1 and other parts .11
6.2 Resource classes defined in this part of ISO/IEC 19788 .11
6.2.1 Resource class “Natural Person” .11
6.2.2 Resource class “Organization” .11
6.2.3 Resource class “Geographic Point” .12
6.2.4 Resource class “Communication Account” .12
6.2.5 Resource class “VoIP Account” .12
6.2.6 Resource class “Social Network Account” .12
6.2.7 Resource class “Telephone Account” .12
6.2.8 Resource class “VCard” .13
7 Predefined rule sets .13
7.1 Predefined rule sets from ISO/IEC 19788-1 and other parts .13
7.2 Rule sets defined in this part of ISO/IEC 19788 .13
8 Predefined Data Element Group Specifications (DEGS) .13
8.1 Location Data Element Group Specification .13
Annex A (normative) MLR vocabularies .14
Annex B (normative) Language equivalents: English, French and Russian .15
Annex C (normative) XML Names: English, French and Russian .17
Annex D (normative) Data Element Specification (DES) diagram .19
Annex E (informative) Crosswalk to MLR .20
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Bibliography .23
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Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee
SC 36, Information technology for learning, education and training.
ISO/IEC 19788 consists of the following parts, under the general title Information technology —
Learning, education and training — Metadata for learning resources:
— Part 1: Framework
— Part 2: Dublin Core elements
— Part 3: Basic application profile
— Part 4: Technical elements
— Part 5: Educational elements
— Part 8: Data elements for MLR records
The following parts are under preparation:
— Part 7: Bindings
— Part 9: Data elements for persons
— Part 11: Migration from the LOM to MLR
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Introduction
The primary purpose of ISO/IEC 19788 is to facilitate (1) the description of a learning resource by
providing a standards-based approach to the identification and specification of the metadata elements
required to describe a learning resource, e.g. as a metadata learning resource (MLR) record, and (2)
the search, discovery, acquisition, evaluation, and use of learning resources, for instance, by learners,
instructors or automated software processes.
This International Standard is modularly structured with all subsequent parts corresponding to a
specified set of user requirements for the identification and specification of metadata elements having
a particular focus and intended use in the description of a learning resource. This includes categories of
metadata elements focused on technical perspectives, pedagogical aspects, availability and intellectual
property aspects, bindings, etc.
This part of ISO/IEC 19788 uses the data element specification model and framework provided in
ISO/IEC 19788-1 to specify data elements for the description of persons (individual or organization).
Persons here are entities that need description because they are related to a learning resource (e.g. they
created or contributed to the learning resource). Data elements specified in this part of ISO/IEC 19788
can provide, for example, the given name, family name and email address of such a person contributing
to the learning resource under description.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 19788-9:2015(E)
Information technology — Learning, education and
training — Metadata for learning resources —
Part 9:
Data elements for persons
1 Scope
1.1 Scope of MLR International Standard
The primary purpose of this International Standard is to specify metadata elements and their attributes
for the description of learning resources. This includes the rules governing the identification of data
elements and the specification of their attributes.
This International Standard provides data elements for the description of learning resources and
resources directly related to learning resources.
This International Standard provides principles, rules and structures for the specification of the
description of a learning resource; it identifies and specifies the attributes of a data element, as well
as the rules governing their use. The key principles stated in ISO/IEC 19788-1 are informed by a
user requirements-driven context with the aim of supporting multilingual and cultural adaptability
requirements from a global perspective.
ISO/IEC 19788-1 is information technology neutral and defines a set of common approaches, i.e.
methodologies and constructs, which apply to the development of the subsequent parts of ISO/IEC 19788.
1.2 Scope of this part of ISO/IEC 19788 — Data elements for persons
This part of ISO/IEC 19788 provides data elements for the description of persons (individual or
organization) that are related to the description of a learning resource.
These elements can later be combined with other descriptive elements from other type 1 parts of
ISO/IEC 19788 or other standards to provide the description of a learning resource and of related
entities needed for that description.
1.3 Exclusions
Excluded from the scope of this part of ISO/IEC 19788 are descriptive elements of a person as a learning
resource. The provision of descriptive elements of a person as a learning resource might be addressed
in another (future) part of ISO/IEC 19788.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 6709:2008, Standard representation of geographic point location by coordinates
ISO/IEC 19788-1, Information technology — Learning, education and training — Metadata for learning
resources — Part 1: Framework
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 19788-1 and the
following apply.
3.1
document
piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information
[SOURCE: Adapted from the Oxford English Dictionary]
3.2
vCard
document (3.1) that provides contact information about a person (individual or organization) and
that is conformant with the vCard 4.0 specification (IETF RFC6350) or earlier vCard 3.0 or vCard 2.1
specifications
Note 1 to entry: IETF RFC 6350 is available as http://tools.ietf.org/pdf/rfc6350.pdf.
Note 2 to entry: All conformant vCards contains a value for the VERSION property.
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
DEGS Data Element Group Specification
DES Data Element Specification
FOAF Friend of a Friend
GPS Global Positioning System
IRM International Reference Meridian
PRS Predefined Rule Set
RC Resource Class
URI Uniform Resource Identifier
WGS World Geodetic System
5 Data element specifications
5.1 Identifier (DES0100)
Data element specification
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::DES0100
Data element specification attributes
Property name identifier
alphanumeric string uniquely associated with a person
(individual or organization) that serves to differentiate that
Definition
person from other persons within a referenced identification
schema
Linguistic indicator linguistic
Person
Domain
(ISO_IEC_19788-1:2011::RC0003)
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Data element specification
Codomain literal
MLR STRING
Content value rules
(ISO_IEC_19788-1:2011::PRS0001)
Refines —
1) Union List of Artist Names ID: 500208005 (English)
Example(s)
2) Union List of Artist Names ID: 500218573 (English)
1. Precede the identifier with the name of the entity
responsible for assigning the identifier.
Note(s)
2. See examples in Reference [2], sections 9.18
and 11.11.
5.2 Name (DES0200)
Data element specification
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::DES0200
Data element specification attributes
Property name name
word, phrase, character, or group of characters by which a
Definition
person (individual or organization) is known
Linguistic indicator linguistic
Person
Domain
(ISO_IEC_19788-1:2011::RC0003)
Codomain literal
MLR STRING
Content value rules
(ISO_IEC_19788-1:2011::PRS0001)
Refines —
ﻦﺑﺍﺎﻨﻴ ﺳ
1) (Arabic)
2) Hong Gil-dong (English)
Example(s)
䞁Ὤ┍
(Korean)
3) Université du Québec à Montréal (French)
1. Refines http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name
Note(s)
2. See examples in Reference [2], sections 9.2 and 11.2.
5.3 Family Name (DES0300)
Data element specification
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::DES0300
Data element specification attributes
Property name family name
name common to all members of the individual’s family (as
Definition
distinguished from each member’s given name)
Linguistic indicator linguistic
Natural Person
Domain
(ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::RC0001)
Codomain literal
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Data element specification
MLR STRING
Content value rules
(ISO_IEC_19788-1:2011::PRS0001)
Refines —
Example(s) 䞁
(Korean)
1. Synonym for “family name”: surname
2. In some societies or culture, there are no “family names”
as such or the full name of the individual consists of
Note(s)
a single name (a single character string). In such
cases, use DES0200 instead of DES0300.
3. Refines http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/familyName
5.4 Given Name (DES0400)
Data element specification
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::DES0400
Data element specification attributes
Property name given name
personal name that specifies and differentiates between
Definition members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all
of whose members usually share the same family name
Linguistic indicator linguistic
Natural Person
Domain
(ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::RC0001)
Codomain literal
MLR STRING
Content value rules
(ISO_IEC_19788-1:2011::PRS0001)
Refines —
Example(s) Ὤ┍
(Korean)
Note(s) Refines http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/givenName
5.5 Contact Information (DES0500)
Data element specification
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::DES0500
Data element specification attributes
Property name contact information
Definition contact information related to the person, as a vCard
Linguistic indicator non-linguistic
Person
Domain
(ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::RC0003)
VCard
Codomain
(ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::RC0008)
Content value rules N/A
Refines —
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Data element specification
1) Resource denoted by http://example.com/v314159.vcf
Example(s)
2) Resource denoted by
urn:uuid:690e54c0-c37e-11e4-8135-0002a5d5c51b
Note(s) —
5.6 vCard Text (DES0600)
Data element specification
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::DES0600
Data element specification attributes
Property name vCard text
Definition text content of the vCard
Linguistic indicator non-linguistic
VCard
Domain
(ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::RC0008)
Codomain literal
Content value rules RS_DES0600
Refines —
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:4.0
UID:urn:uuid:ed7e0980-c2ca-11e4-bd82-0002a5d5c51b
KIND:org
Example(s)
FN;LANGUAGE=en:International Organization for Standardization
FN;LANGUAGE=fr:Organisation internationale de normalisation
FN;LANGUAGE=ru:Международная организация по стандартизации
END:VCARD
The vCard example is the value of ‘vCard text’ for the vCard
Note(s)
denoted by urn:uuid:690e54c0-c37e-11e4-8135-0002a5d5c51b.
ID: RS_DES0600
Rule_ID Rule statement/Example(s) & Note(s)
01 A MLR STRING (ISO_IEC_19788-1:2011::PRS0001)
02 Shall be conformant with the vCard 4.0 specification (IETF RFC6350) or earlier vCard 3.0 or
vCard 2.1 specifications
5.7 Email Address (DES0700)
Data element specification
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::DES0700
Data element specification attributes
Property name email address
Definition an Internet mailbox associated with the individual
Linguistic indicator non-linguistic
Natural Person
Domain
(ISO_IEC_19788-9:2015::RC0001)
Codomain literal
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Data element specification
MLR STRING
Content value rules
(ISO_IEC_19788-1:2011::PRS0001)
Refines —
Example(s) —
Note(s) —
5.8 Affiliation (DES0800)
Data element sp
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