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Information technology - Learning, education and training - Metadata for learning
resources - Part 1: Framework (ISO/IEC 19788-1:2011)
Informationstechnik - Lernen, Ausbilden und Weiterbilden - Metadaten für
Lernressourcen - Teil 1: Das Rahmenwerk (ISO/IEC 19788-1:2011)
Technologies de l'information - Apprentissage, éducation et formation - Métadonnées
pour ressources d'apprentissage - Partie 1: Charpente (ISO/IEC 19788-1:2011)
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO/IEC 19788-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2012
ICS 03.100.30; 35.240.99
English Version
Information technology - Learning, education and training -
Metadata for learning resources - Part 1: Framework (ISO/IEC
19788-1:2011)
Technologies de l'information - Apprentissage, éducation et Informationstechnik - Lernen, Ausbilden und Weiterbilden -
formation - Métadonnées pour ressources d'apprentissage Metadaten für Lernressourcen - Teil 1: Das Rahmenwerk
- Partie 1: Charpente (ISO/IEC 19788-1:2011) (ISO/IEC 19788-1:2011)
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Foreword
The text of ISO/IEC 19788-1:2011 has been prepared by Technical Committee JTC 1 “Information
technology” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC) and has been taken over as EN ISO/IEC 19788-1:2012 by Technical Committee
CEN/TC 353 “Information and Communication Technologies for Learning, Education and Training” the
secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by June 2013.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO/IEC 19788-1:2011 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO/IEC 19788-1:2012 without any
modification.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 19788-1
First edition
2011-01-15


Information technology — Learning,
education and training — Metadata for
learning resources —
Part 1:
Framework
Technologies de l'information — Apprentissage, éducation et
formation — Métadonnées pour ressources d'apprentissage —
Partie 1: Charpente




Reference number
ISO/IEC 19788-1:2011(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction.vi
1 Scope.1
2 Normative references.1
3 Terms and definitions .2
4 Abbreviated terms.6
5 Principles governing the development of ISO/IEC 19788 .6
5.1 A multipart standard .6
5.2 Development driven by user requirements .6
5.3 Multilingual equivalencies and multicultural requirements support .7
5.4 Support for various levels of granularity.7
5.5 Re-use of international standards and specifications.7
5.6 User extensions.7
6 Specification of MLR data elements.7
6.1 Introduction.7
6.2 Data element specification attributes.7
6.3 Data element specification: Matrix template .12
6.4 A “Data element specification” example .12
7 MLR data elements.13
7.1 Data element .13
8 Resource class .14
8.1 Definition of a Resource class .14
8.2 Attributes of a Resource class.14
8.3 Example of the definition of a Resource class.15
8.4 Predefined Resource classes .15
9 Predefined rule sets .16
9.1 Introduction.16
9.2 MLR string.16
9.3 Date.17
9.4 Date & Time.17
9.5 Duration.18
10 Metadata learning resource record .18
10.1 Definition of a MLR record.18
10.2 Attributes of a MLR record .18
11 Data element groups.19
11.1 Introduction.19
11.2 Data element group.19
11.3 Data element group specification attributes .19
11.4 Specification of a data element group .21
11.5 Tree notation for data element group specifications .24
12 Specification of application profiles.24
12.1 Introduction.24
12.2 Application profile attributes .25
12.3 Data element specification in an application profile specification .26
12.4 Issues related to vocabularies .26
12.5 Specification of an application profile .26
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13 Rules governing the management and addition of new parts of the multipart MLR. 27
13.1 Introduction. 27
13.2 Categorization of ISO/IEC 19788 Parts . 27
13.3 Content of parts specifying data elements . 27
13.4 Content of parts specifying MLR application profiles . 29
13.5 Other rules. 30
Annex A (informative) Clause 3 terms and definitions: ISO French and Chinese. 31
Annex B (normative) MLR Identifiers. 46
Annex C (informative) Concept Maps for the MLR-1 . 49
Bibliography. 53
Index of Clause 3 terms and definitions. 54

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical
Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of
ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees
established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC
technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental
and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work. In the field of information
technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of the joint technical committee is to prepare International Standards. Draft International
Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting. Publication as
an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO/IEC 19788-1 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee 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
The following parts are under preparation:
⎯ Part 3: Basic application profile
⎯ Part 5: Educational elements
⎯ Part 6: Availability, distribution, and intellectual property elements
Technical elements will form the subject of a future Part 4.

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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. The interoperability of these functions can be achieved through harvesting or
federated search processes, among other technologies and solutions. ISO/IEC 19788 is based on identified
user requirements.
This part of ISO/IEC 19788 includes rules for the assignment and management of identifiers, and the
development of subsequent parts fulfilling specific user needs.
Additionally, this part of ISO/IEC 19788 specifies how to define application profiles.
At the same time, ISO/IEC 19788 takes into account the diversity of cultural and linguistic contexts in which
learning resources and their metadata are likely to be created and exploited. ISO/IEC 19788 also facilitates
the sharing and reuse of learning resource descriptions by providing specific elements to support metadata
harvesting.
ISO/IEC 19788 aims to specify data elements relating to learning resources to be expressed in a range of
established formats, providing optimal compatibility with IEEE 1484.12.1-2002 and ISO 15836:2009
(see Bibliography), while also addressing user-driven requirements and uses not explicitly addressed in those
two standards. These data elements are used to form the description of a learning resource.
In addition to this part of ISO/IEC 19788, ISO/IEC 19788-2 and ISO/IEC 19788-3, ISO/IEC 19788 is modularly
structured with all subsequent parts having a distinct scope. Each of these parts represents a specified set of
user requirements for the identification and specification of data elements having a particular focus and
intended use in the description of a learning resource. This includes categories of data elements focused on
technical perspectives, educational (pedagogical) aspects, availability and intellectual property aspects,
classification schemes, life cycle management, registration, etc. This also includes the use of application
profiles stating the rules for combining metadata elements from various parts of ISO/IEC 19788 and other
specifications to support the description of a learning resource, e.g. a MLR record, in a particular context, as
well as that of a particular jurisdictional domain, organization, public administration, etc.
The identification and specification of particular metadata elements are not included in this part of
ISO/IEC 19788 but in subsequent parts. Also excluded from this part of ISO/IEC 19788 are the specification of
bindings for data elements (e.g. XML bindings) and the description of particular application profiles. These will
be considered in subsequent parts. Nevertheless, XML snippets can be used in an informal way in examples.
The following aspects might be addressed in a subsequent edition of ISO/IEC 19788-1 or in another part of
ISO/IEC 19788:
• additional data element specification attributes;
• registration of MLR records (see 3.23) and assignment of their unique identifiers;
• detailed rules governing coded domains;
• Person as a learning resource.

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Information technology — Learning, education and training —
Metadata for learning resources —
Part 1:
Framework
1 Scope
The primary purpose of ISO/IEC 19788 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.
NOTE All concepts are defined in Clause 3.
ISO/IEC 19788 provides data elements for the description of learning resources and resources directly related
to learning resources.
This part of ISO/IEC 19788 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 this part of ISO/IEC 19788 are informed by a user requirements-driven
context with the aim of supporting multilingual and cultural adaptability requirements from a global
perspective.
This part of ISO/IEC 19788 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.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 639-2:1998(E/F), Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 2: Alpha-3 code/Codes
pour la représentation des noms de langue — Partie 2: Code alpha-3
ISO 639-3:2007(E), Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 3: Alpha-3 code for
comprehensive coverage of languages
ISO 8601:2004(E), Data elements and interchange formats — Information interchange — Representation of
dates and times
ISO/IEC 10646:2003(E), Information technology — Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS)
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
application profile
defined structured collection of data element specifications (3.14) chosen to satisfy the particular needs of a
community or communities
NOTE The data element specifications are from the various parts of ISO/IEC 19788 and from other sources.
3.2
application profile record
specified set of data elements (3.11) describing a specific learning resource (3.20) and obeying the
rules (3.32) of a specific application profile (3.1)
3.3
application profile specification
description of an application profile (3.1) by providing its attribute values (3.5) and a description of its
underlying data element group specification (3.13)
3.4
attribute
characteristic of an object or entity (3.17)
[ISO/IEC 11179-1:2004, 3.1.1]
3.5
attribute value
information recorded as the content of an attribute (3.4) in a data element specification (3.14), data
element group specification (3.13) or application profile specification (3.3)
3.6
conditional
required under certain specified conditions
[ISO/IEC 11179-3:2003, 3.2.9]
NOTE One of the obligation statuses applied to the attributes of a data element (in a data element specification),
indicating the conditions under which an attribute value is required.
3.7
conformant data element
data element (3.11) that obeys the rules (3.32) of its data element specification (3.14)
3.8
conforming MLR record
MLR record (3.24) in which all the data elements (3.11) are conformant data elements (3.7)
3.9
conforming MLR record relative to an application profile
conforming MLR record (3.8) for which the additional conditions specified in the application profile
specification (3.3) are satisfied by all the data elements (3.11) in the MLR record
3.10
content value
information recorded as the content of the data element (3.11), in compliance with its data element
specification (3.14)
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3.11
data element
unit of data described in a data element specification (3.14)
[ISO 9735-1:2002, 4.28]
3.12
data element group
identified, named set of related data elements (3.11) and/or data element groups (3.12) as described in a
data element group specification (3.13)
NOTE A data element group is a structured set of data elements.
3.13
data element group specification
description of the data elements (3.11) or data element groups (3.12) constituting the data element group
under consideration
3.14
data element specification
set of attributes (3.4) and attribute value (3.5) rules characterizing a set of data elements (3.11)
NOTE Adapted from the definition of “simple data element specification” in ISO/IEC 9735-1:2002, 4.106.
3.15
definition
representation of a concept by a descriptive statement which serves to differentiate it from related concepts
[ISO 1087-1:2000, 3.3.1]
3.16
domain
〈data element〉 resource class (3.31) whose resources (3.30) are described by the data element (3.11)
under consideration
NOTE A central resource class for ISO/IEC 19788 is Learning Resource (the set of all learning resources).
3.17
entity
any concrete or abstract thing that exists, did exist, or might exist, including associations among these things
NOTE An entity exists whether data about it are available or not.
EXAMPLE Person, object, event, idea, process, etc.
[ISO/IEC 2382-17:1999, 17.02.05]
3.18
extension
〈rule set〉 set of all strings (3.35) satisfying all the lexical rules in the rule set (3.33) under consideration
3.19
identifier
sequence of characters capable of uniquely identifying an entity (3.17)
NOTE 1 An identifier is linguistically neutral, with no translation provided.
NOTE 2 An identifier may be of the nature of a composite identifier, i.e. a unique identifier, consisting of two or more
identifiers and/or other data elements, whose inter-workings are rule-based and which together serve as a “single”
identifier.
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3.20
learning resource
resource (3.30) used for learning, education and training
3.21
literal
string (3.35) representing a value
3.22
mandatory
always required
[ISO/IEC 11179-3:2003, 3.2.17]
NOTE 1 One of the obligation statuses applied to the attributes of a data element (in a data element specification),
indicating the conditions under which an attribute value is required.
3.23
metadata element
data element(s) (3.11) used to describe a learning resource (3.20)
3.24
MLR record
specified set of data elements (3.11) describing a learning resource (3.20) and resources directly related to
that learning resource
NOTE If the data elements are stored as XML elements in a file (XML document), for example, the MLR record
consists of the whole XML document.
3.25
name
designation of an object by a linguistic expression
[ISO/IEC 11179-1:2004, 3.2.21]
3.26
obligation status
〈attribute〉 indication of whether or not a value for the attribute (3.4) is to be provided
NOTE The obligation status is mandatory (3.22), conditional (3.6) or optional (3.27).
3.27
optional
permitted but not required
NOTE 1 One of the obligation statuses applied to the attributes of a data element (in a data element specification),
indicating the conditions under which an attribute value is required.
NOTE 2 Adapted from ISO/IEC 11179-3:2003, 3.2.28].
3.28
range
〈data element〉 resource class (3.31) to which the content values (3.10) of the data element (3.11) belong,
or set of literals (3.21) comprising the string representations of the permissible values of the data element
under considerat
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