Application of Metadata

While metadata is optional, SCORM highly recommends using metadata based on the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Learning Object Metadata (LOM) Standard (http://www.ieeeltsc.org/standards/1484-12-1-2002/). Each organization should work to define their own metadata requirements that best suit the needs of their organization.

The Manifest provides a means for descibing various aspects of the Content Package. The Manifest contains five "locations" within the XML to provide metadata to describe the various aspects of the Manifest. The various levels in a Content Package that metadata can exist in are as follows, click each level to learn more.

  • Content Aggregation Metadata
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    Content Aggregation Metadata describes the Content Aggregation (i.e., the Content Package) as a whole. The purpose of applying Content Aggregation Metadata is to enable discoverability of the Content Aggregation and to provide descriptive information about the Content Aggregation as a whole.

  • Content Organization Metadata
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    Content Organization Metadata describes the Content Organization. The purpose of applying Content Organization Metadata is to enable discoverability within, for example, a content repository and to provide descriptive information about the content structure, as a whole, defined by the Content Organization.

  • Activity Metadata
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    Activity Metadata describes an individual Activity. The purpose of applying Activity Metadata is to make the Activity accessible (enabling discovery) within a content repository. The metadata should describe the Activity as a whole.

  • Sharable Content Object (SCO) Metadata
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    Metadata can be applied to SCOs to provide descriptive information about the content in the SCO independent of use. This metadata is used to facilitate reuse and discoverability of content.

  • Asset Metadata.
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    Metadata can be applied to Assets to provide descriptive information about the Assets independent of any usage or potential usage within courseware content. This metadata is used to facilitate reuse and discoverability, within, for example, a content repository during content creation.