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IEEE LOM XML Element

Common Name

Cardinality

Mandatory / Optional

Inherited

Datatype

Definition

Usage Notes

Example

lom:lom/general/identifier/entry

Identifier

1 and only 1

M

No

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”.

It depends on the state of the Course. 1) Stellar Course – Stelar URI 2) OCW - http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-88JFall-2007 3) Archived Course - Library Link for the course

lom:lom/general/title/string

Title

1 and only 1

M

No

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

M

No

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 synth

lom:lom/lifeCycle/contribute/role/value

Contributor Role

For each Contributor and Publisher 1 and only 1

M

No

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/

Course Instructor

lom:lom/lifeCycle/contribute/entity

Contributor

1 or more

M

No

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, Creator

King, Jonathan

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lom:lom/lifeCycle/publicationDate/dateTime

Publication Date

1 and only 1

M

No

DateTime

The date the course was made available by the [what are we calling these three things again – content management systems?, enterprise systems?, repositories?]

Stellar Course Creation Date For DSpace this is the date the course is deposited in the repository. For OCW this is the date they publish the course.

8/25/2008

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lom:lom/lifeCycle/version/string

Semester

1 and only 1

M

No

String

The semester in which the Course was taught.

This is common but Stellar is source. This may come from Registrar. 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

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lom:lom/general/identifier/entry

Master Course Number

1 and only 1

M

No

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/department

Department

0 or 1

Optional

No

Controlled Vocabulary

The course belongs to this department

Source is Stellar

Physics

lom:lom/general/currentStatus

Current Status

1 and only 1

M

No

Controlled Vocabulary

This represents where the course currently resides and the state

We need to come up with the vocabulary. When the course in Stellar - Created, Being Taught OCW - Unpublished, Staging, Published Library - archived

 

lom:lom/general/identifier/entry

Cross-Listed Course Number

0 or more

Optional

No

Controlled Vocabulary

Additional number's assigned to the Course according to the MIT Course Numbering System.

Stellar is the source of this Info. 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

M

No

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

M

No

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”.

4

lom:lom/technical/location

Location

1 and only 1

M

No

URL

The url at which the Course may be found.

This element should always start with “http://” and contain the full address.

It depends on the state of the Course. 1) Stellar Course - Stellar Link 2) OCW - http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-88JFall-2007/CourseHome/index.htm 3) Archived Course - Library Link for the course

lom:lom/technical/otherPlatformRequirements/string

Technical Requirements

0 or 1

Optional

No

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 executabl

lom:lom/educational/context/value

Educational Context

1 or more

M

No

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

Undergraduate

lom:lom/rights/description/string

Rights

1 or more

M

No

String

The statement of copyright associated with the Course.

 

How can we define and communicate rights in common level? This is more a Policy level question in MIT level.

lom:lom/rights/description/string

License

1 or more

M

No

CC License (URI)

The URI for the Creative Commons license associated with the Course.

 

lom:lom/relation/kind/value

Relation Kind

If relation exists, For each Relation 1 and only 1

Optional

No

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

0 and more

Optional

No

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/OcwWeb/Biology/7-88JProtein-Folding-ProblemFall2003

lom:lom/classification/taxonPath/taxon/entry/string

Classification

1 or more

M

No

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.

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lom:lom/classification/keyword/string

Keywords

0 or more

Optional

No

String

Words and phrases that describe the intellectual content of the Course.

Keywords are unrestricted by any taxonomy.

chemical bonding