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IEEE 1484 Learning Objects Metadata (IEEE LOM)
*IEEE 1484 LOM mappings to Dublin Core: Learning Object Metadata: Draft Document v3.6, IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC), 5 September 1999 <http://ltsc.ieee.org/doc/wg12/LOM3.6.html>

**Mappings by Stuart A. Sutton.

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        <b><font size="-1">Dublin Core<br>

        Element Label</font></b>

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        <b><font size="2">IEEE 1484<br>Element</font></b>

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        <b><font size="2">Scheme</font></b>

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        <b><font size="2">Description</font></b>

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        <font size="2"><b>Contributor</b></font>

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        <font size="-1">Lifecycle.Contributor.Entity*<br>[IEEE 2.3.2]</font>

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	<td width="134" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">vCard</font>

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        <font size="-1">Persons or organisations contributing to the resource (includes creation, edits and publication). If [Lifecycle.Contribute.]Role (2.3.1) is not equal to Author or Publisher, then this element corresponds with the Dublin Core&#8482; element DC.Contributor. If the entity is an organisation, then it is typically a university department, company, agency, institute, etc. under whose responsibility the contribution was made.</font>     

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        <font size="2"><b>Coverage</b></font>

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        <font size="-1">General.Coverage*<br>[IEEE 1.7]</font>

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        <font size="2">

         </font>

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        <font size="-1">The spatial or temporal characteristics of the intellectual content of the resource.

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">Creator</font></b>

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        <font size="-1">Lifecycle.Contributor.Entity*<br>[IEEE 2.3.2]</font> </td>

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	<td width="134" valign="top">

       <font size="-1">vCard</font>

	</td>

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        <font size="-1">Persons or organisations contributing to the resource (includes creation, edits and publication). If [Lifecycle.Contribute.]Role (2.3.1) is Author, then the entity is typically a person and this element corresponds with the Dublin Core&#8482; element DC.Creator. If the entity is an organisation, then it is typically a university department, company, agency, institute, etc. under whose responsibility the contribution was made.</font>

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">Date</font></b>

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        <font size="-1">Lifecycle.Contribute.Date*<br>[IEEE 2.3.3]</font>

	</td>

	<td width="134" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">ISO 8601

	<td width="461" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">The date of the contribution. [NOTE: IEEE dates consist of two components: (1) DateTime expressed as per ISO8601 standard and (2) Description expressed as a textual [d]escription of the date ... [e.g.,] circa 1300 BC, Fall Semester 1999]</font> </td>

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">Description</font></b>

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	<td width="102" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Gereral.Description*<br>[IEEE 1.5]</font>

	</td>

	<td width="134" valign="top">

       <font size="-1">

	<td width="461" valign="top">

       <font size="-1">A textual description of the content of the resource.</font> </td>

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        <b>

       <font size="-1"> Format</font></b>

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	<td width="102" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Technical.Format*<br>[IEEE 4.1]</font>

	</td>

	<td width="134" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">MIME type or non-digital</font> </td>

	<td width="461" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Technical data type of the resource.</font><br>

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        <b>

       <font size="-1"> Identifier</font></b>

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	<td width="102" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">General.Identifier*<br>[IEEE 1.1]<br><strong>and/or</strong><br>Technical.Location**<br>[IEEE 4.3]</font>

	</td>

	<td width="134" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">  </font>

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	<td width="461" valign="top">

        <font size="-1"><strong>General.Identifier:</strong> A unique label for the resource. [NOTE: This is a reserved element that cannot be used.]<p><strong>Technical.Location:</strong> A location or a method that resolves to a location of the resource. Preferable Location first.</p></font> </td>

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">Language</font></b>

	</td>

	<td width="102" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">General.Language*<br>[IEEE 1.4]</font>

	</td>

	<td width="134" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">ISO639 &amp; ISO3166</font>

	</td>

	<td width="461" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">The human language of the resource. LanguageID =Langcode('-'Subcode)*, with Langcode a two-letter language code as defined by ISO639 and Subcode a country code from ISO3166.</font> </td>

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">Publisher</font></b>

	</td>

	<td width="102" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Lifecycle.Contribute.Entity*<br>[IEEE 2.3.2]</font> </td>

	<td width="134" valign="top">

       <font size="-1">vCard</font> </td>

	<td width="461" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Persons or organisations contributing to the resource (includes creation, edits and publication). If [Lifecycle.Contribute.]Role equals Publisher, then the entity is typically an organisation and this element corresponds with the Dublin Core&#8482; element DC.Publisher. If the entity is an organisation, then it is typically a university department, company, agency, institute, etc. under whose responsibility the contribution was made.

	</font>

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">Relation</font></b>

	</td>

	<td width="102" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Relation*<br>[IEEE 7]<br>[IEEE 7.1 &amp; IEEE 7.2.2]</font>		

	</td>

	<td width="134" valign="top">

        <font size="-1"> </font>

	</td>

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        <font size="-1">Features of the resource in relationship to other resources. [NOTE: Relation in IEEE 1484 LOM is a <em>category</em> or <em>group</em> of metadata elements and does not directly map to DC. An unqualified mapping would probably be Relation.Resource.Description [7.2.2] with Relation.Kind [7.1] added for a qualified mapping with a scheme taken from a controlled vocabulary.]</font> </td>

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">Rights</font></b>

	</td>

	<td width="102" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Rights*<br>[IEEE 6]</font> </td>

	<td width="134" valign="top">

       <font size="-1"> </font>

	</td>

	<td width="461" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Conditions of use of the resource. Intent is to reuse results of ongoing work in the Intellectual Property Right and e-commerce communities. This category currently provides the absolute minimum level of detail only. [NOTE: Rights in IEEE 1484 LOM is a <em>category</em> or <em>group</em> of metadata elements and does not directly map to DC. An unqualified mapping would probably be Rights.Description.]</font>

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">Source</font></b>

	</td>

	<td width="102" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Relation*<br>[IEEE 7]</font>		

	</td>

	<td width="134" valign="top">

        <font size="-1"> </font>

	</td>

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       <font size="-1">Features of the resource in relationship to other resources. [NOTE: Relation in IEEE 1484 LOM is a <em>category</em> or <em>group</em> of metadata elements and does not directly map to DC. A mapping for DC.Source would probably be Relation.Description with a Relation.Kind of <em>IsBasedOn</em> added for a qualified element (term selected from the Dublin Core&#8482; best practices list as enumerated in the IEEE documentation).]</font>

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">Subject</font></b>

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        <font size="-1">General.Keywords*<br>[IEEE 1.6]<br><strong>and/or</strong><br>Classification.Keywords**<br>[IEEE 9.4]<br><strong>and/or</strong><br>Classification*<br> [IEEE 9]<br>[IEEE 9.1, IEEE 9.2.1, &amp; IEEE 9.2.2.2]</font>

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	<td width="134" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Free text,<br>Various Schemes

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       <font size="-1"><strong>General.Keywords:</strong> Keywords describing the resource. It is <em>strongly</em> recommended not to use this element for characteristics that can be described by other elements [e.g., a <em>subject</em> Purpose in Classification].<p>

Classification.Keywords: Keywords describing the characteristics, most relevant first.

Classification: Description of a characteristic of the resource by entries in classifications. [NOTE: IEEE1484 LOM Classification group can support mapping to DC.Subject when Classification.Purpose [9.1] is subject. Classification supports identification of a subject scheme by means of the Classification.TaxonPath.Source [9.2.1 A specific classification] and the content itself in Classification.TaxonPath.Taxon.Entry [9.2.2.2 The textual label of the taxon].]

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">Title</font></b>

	</td>

	<td width="102" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">General.Title*<br>[IEEE 1.2]</font>		

	</td>

	<td width="134" valign="top">

        <font size="-1"> </font>

	</td>

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        <font size="-1">Name given to the resource. The title can be an already existing one or it may be created by the indexer ad hoc.</font>

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">Type</font></b>

	</td>

	<td width="102" valign="top">

         <font size="-1">Educational.LearningResourceType*<br>[IEEE 5.2]</font>

	</td>

	<td width="134" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">IEEE</font>

	</td>

	<td width="461" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Specific kind of resource, most dominant kind first. [O]pen vocabulary with best practice {Exercise, Simulation, Questionnaire, Diagram, Figure, Graph, Index, Slide, Table, Narrative Text, Exam, Experiment, ProblemStatement, SelfAssesment}.</font>

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NOTE: IEEE 1484 LOM elements have a category and hierarchy-sequence numbering system (see the IEEE numbers in the table above). Missing numbers from the following table are elements that can be found in the Dublin Core™ mapping table above.

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        <b><font size="-1"></font></b><center>IEEE Group/Category</center>

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        <b><font size="-1"></font></b><center>IEEE Element<br>

        Label</center>

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	<td bgcolor="#ff0000" width="20">

        <b><font size="-1"></font></b><center>Scheme</center>

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        <b></b><center><font size="2">Description</font></center>

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        <font size="-1"><b>General1</b></font>

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        <font size="-1"> </font>

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        <font size="2"> </font>

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        <font size="-1">Context-independent features of the resource</font>	</td>

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">1.3.1</font></b>

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	<td width="104" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">CatalogEntry.Catalogue</font>		
	</td>

	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1"> </font>

	</td>

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        <font size="-1">[CatalogEntry Definition: Designation given to the resource.]

Indication of the source of the following string value.

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        <b>

        <font size="-1">1.3.2</font></b>

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	<td width="104" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">CatalogEntry.Entry</font>

	</td>

	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1"> </font>

	</td>

	<td width="462" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Actual string value<p>[NOTE: This element may be used as a functional replacement for the currently reserved element Identifier (1.1).]</p></font>

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	<td width="107" valign="top">

        <b>

       <font size="-1">1.8</font></b>

	</td>

	<td width="104" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Structure

	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">IEEE</font>

	</td>

	<td width="462" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Underlying organizational structure of the resource. [R]estricted vocabulary: {Collection, Mixed, Linear, Hierarchical, Networked, Branched, Parceled, Atomic}.</font>

	</td>

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	<td width="107" valign="top">

        <b>

        <font size="-1">1.9</font></b>

	</td>

	<td width="104" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">AggregationLevel</font>

	</td>

	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">IEEE</font>

	</td>

	<td width="462" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">The functional size of the resource. [A single value] 0..3

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	<td width="107" valign="top">

        <b>

        <font size="-1">LifeCycle2</font></b>

	</td>

	<td width="104" valign="top">

        <font size="-1"> </font> </td>

	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1"> </font>

	</td>

	<td width="462" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Features related to the life cycle of the resource.</font>

	</td>

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	<td width="107" valign="top">

        <b>

        <font size="-1">2.1</font></b>

	</td>

	<td width="104" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">Version</font>

	</td>

	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1"> </font> </td>

	<td width="462" valign="top">

       <font size="-1">The edition of the resource.</font> </td>

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	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Contribute.Role</font>
	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">IEEE</font> </td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
       <font size="-1">[NOTE: See Dublin Core&#8482; Creator, Contributor &amp; Publisher in the first table above. This IEEE element contains Role information for instances of Contributor to the resource.] Kind of contribution. [B]est practice list: {Author, Publisher, Unknown, Initiator, Terminator, Validator, Editor, Graphical Designer, Technical Implementer, Content Provider, Technical Validator, Educational Validator, Script Writer, Instructional Designer}. It is clear that the IEEE Contributor.Role could be expressed in a Role qualified Agent element in DC.</font> </td>

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        <b>
        <font size="-1">MetaMetaData3</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font> </td>

	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Features of the description rather then the resource.</font>
	</td>
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	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">CatalogEntry.Entry</font>
	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Actual string value</font>

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	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">3.3.1</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Contribute.Role</font>

	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Kind of contribution [NOTE: Designation of the role of the persons or organisations contributing to the metadata.]</font>

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	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">3.3.2</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Contribute.Entity</font>
	</td>

	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">vCard</font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Entity or entities involved [in contributing to the metadata] </font>

	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">3.3.3</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Contribute.Date</font>
	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">ISO8601</font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">The date of the contribution [to the metadata] [NOTE: IEEE dates consist of two components: (1) DateTime expressed as per ISO8601 standard and (2) Description expressed as a textual [d]escription of the date ... [e.g.,] circa 1300 BC, Fall Semester 1999]</font>

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	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">3.4</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">MetadataScheme</font>

	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Names the structure of the metadata (this includes version).</font>

	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">3.5</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Language</font>
	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">ISO639 &amp; ISO3166</font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Language of the metadata instance. This is the default language for all LangString values. [NOTE: Languages are expressed as LanguageID =Langcode('-'Subcode)*, with Langcode a two-letter language code as defined by ISO639 and Subcode a country code from ISO3166.</font>

	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">Technical4</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font> </td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1"> </font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Technical Features of the Resource</font>
	</td>
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	<td width="107" valign="top">

        <b>
        <font size="-1">4.2</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Size</font>
	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font>

	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">The size of the digital resource in bytes. Only the digits 0..9 should be used; the unit is bytes, not MBytes, GB, etc. This refers to the actual size of the resource, and not to the size of a compressed version of the resource.</font>

	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">4.4.3</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Requirements.MinimumVersion</font>
	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1"> </font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Lowest version of the required item.

	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">OtherPlatformRequirements</font>
	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Information about other software and hardware requirements.

	</font>

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	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">Educational5</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font> </td>

	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Educational or pedagogic features of the resource.</font>
	</td>
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	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">5.1</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">InteractivityType</font>
	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">IEEE</font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">The type of interactivity supported by the resouce. [R]estricted vocabulary: {Active, Expositive, Mixed, Undefined}.
	</font>

	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">TypicalLearningTime</font>
	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Approximate or typical time it takes to work with the resource.

	</font>

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	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">5.11</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Language</font>

	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">The human language used by the typical intended user of the resource. LanguageID =Langcode('-'Subcode)*, with Langcode a two-letter language code as defined by ISO639 and Subcode a country code from ISO3166.
	</font>

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	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">Rights6</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font> </td>

	<td width="133" valign="top">
        <font size="-1"> </font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Conditions of use of the resource.</font>
	</td>
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	<td width="107" valign="top">
        <b>
        <font size="-1">6.1</font></b>
	</td>
	<td width="104" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Cost</font>
	</td>
	<td width="133" valign="top">

        <font size="-1">IEEE</font>
	</td>
	<td width="462" valign="top">
        <font size="-1">Whether use of the resource requires payment. [R]estricted vocabulary: {yes, no}.
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        <b>
        <font size="-1">Classification9</font></b>
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        <font size="-1">Description of a characteristic of the resource by entries in classifications.</font>
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        <font size="-1">9.2.2.1</font></b>
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        <font size="-1">TaxonPath.Taxon.ID</font>
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        <font size="-1">The identifier of the taxon in the source classification.
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`<b> <font size="-1">2.2</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Status</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1">IEEE</font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">The condition the resource is in. [R]estricted vocabulary: {Draft, Final, Revised, Unavailable}.</font> </td> </tr> <tr>`	2.3.1	<b> <font size="-1">3.1</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Identifier</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">A unique label for the metadata. <strong>Reserved</strong> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="107" valign="top"> <b> <font size="-1">3.2.1</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">CatalogEntry.Catalogue</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">[CatalogEntry Definition: Designation given to the metadata instance.] Indication of the source of the following string value.
3.2.2
`<b> <font size="-1">4.4.1</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Requirements.Type</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1">IEEE</font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">[Definition of Requirements (4.4): Needs in order to access the resource. If there are multiple requirements, then the logical connector is AND.] Type of requirement. [O]pen vocabulary with best practice: {Operating System, Browser}.</font>`
<font size="-1">4.4.2</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Requirements.Name</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1">IEEE</font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Name of the required item. [I]f Type=Operating System, then best practice list: {PC-DOS, MS-Windows, MacOS, Unix, Multi-OS, Other, None}. [I]f Type=Browser then best practice list: {Any, Netscape Communicator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera}. [I]f other type then open vocabulary.
`<font size="-1">4.4.4</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Requirements.MaximumVersion</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Highest version of the required item. </font>`
4.5 `</td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">InstallationRemarks</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Description on how to install the resource. </font>`
4.6
4.7	`<font size="-1">Duration</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Time a continuous resource takes when played at intended speed, in seconds. </font>`
`<b> <font size="-1">5.3</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">InteractivityLevel</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1">IEEE</font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Level of activity between an end user and a resource. [Levels] 0,1,2,3,4. </font>`
`<font size="-1">5.4</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">SemanticDensity</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1">IEEE</font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Subjective measure of the resources usefulness as compared to its size or duration. [Levels] 0,1,2,3,4. </font>`
<font size="-1">5.5</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">IntendedEndUserRole</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1">IEEE</font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Normal user of the resource, most dominant first. [R]estricted vocabulary: {Teacher, Author, Learner, Manager}. A learner works with a resourcein order to learn something. An author creates or publishes resource. A manager manages the delivery of the resource, e.g., a university or college. The document for a manager is typically a curriculum. </font>
<font size="-1">5.6</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Learning Context</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1">IEEE</font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">The typical kind of learners. Open vocabulary with best practice: {Primary Education, Secondary Education, Higher Education, University First Cycle, University Second Cycle, University Postgrade, Technical School First Cycle, Technical School Second Cycle, Professional Formation, Continuous Formation, Vocational Training, Other}. </font>
`<font size="-1">5.7</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">TypicalAgeRange</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Age of the typical user. </font>`
5.8 `</td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Difficulty</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1">IEEE</font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">How hard it is to work through the resource for the typical target audience. [Difficulty=]0,1,2,3,4. </font>`
5.9
5.10	`<font size="-1">Description</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Comments on how the resource is to be used. </font>`
`<b> <font size="-1">6.2</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">CopyrightAnd<br>OtherRestrictions</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1">IEEE</font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Whether copyright or other restrictions apply to the use of the resource. [R]estricted vocabulary: {yes, no}. </font>`
<b> <font size="-1">Relation7</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Features of the resource in relation to other resources.</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="107" valign="top"> <b> <font size="-1">7.2.1</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Relation.Resource.Identifier</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Unique identifier of the other resource. </font>
Annotation8 </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Comments on the educational use of the resource.</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="107" valign="top"> <b> <font size="-1">8.1</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Person</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1">vCard</font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Annotator </font>
8.2	`<font size="-1">Date</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1">ISO8601</font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Date that the annotation was created. </font>`
8.3	`<font size="-1">Description</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">The content of the annotation. </font>`
`<b> <font size="-1">9.3</font></b> </td> <td width="104" valign="top"> <font size="-1">Description</font> </td> <td width="133" valign="top"> <font size="-1"> </font> </td> <td width="462" valign="top"> <font size="-1">A textual description of the characteristics being described. </font>`