Learning Object Metadata
Author: Lorna Campbell, CETIS Assistant Director
Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Enhancement, Strathclyde University
The primary aim of this chapter is to introduce the concept of learning object metadata and to explore its potential for the curation of digital objects used in the context of teaching and learning. The chapter will focus specifically on the IEEE Learning Object Metadata Standard.
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Key Points
- Overview of learning objects
- Structure of the LOM conceptual data schema
- Introduction to application profiles and their role in implementing the LOM standard
- Case study of the UK LOM Core application profile
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In this section
- Briefing Papers
- How-to Guides
- Curation Reference Manual
- Peer review
- Editorial board
- Completed chapters
- Appraisal and Selection
- Archival Metadata
- Archiving Web Resources
- Curating Emails
- File Formats
- Investment in an Intangible Asset
- Learning Object Metadata
- Metadata
- Ontologies
- Open Source for Digital Curation
- Preservation Metadata
- Preservation Strategies
- Principles for Enabling Access to Engineering Design Information Through Life
- Chapters in production
- Curation Lifecycle Model
- Policy and legal
- Data Management Plans
- Case studies
- Tools and applications
- Standards
- Publications
- External resources
- Roles
- Curation journals
- Informatics research
IDCC
IDCC
The 6th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC) took place on 6–8 December 2010 in Chicago. Its theme was ‘Participation & Practice: Growing the curation community through the data decade’. Check out the programme for links to the slides and posters presented at the conference, or catch up with what people have said about it in the event Netvibes page. Last year the conference took place in Bristol, UK, 5-7 December 2011.