Metadata standards



Acronym

Full Name

Purpose

Description

Reference

RDF

Resource Description Framework

Describing metadata

The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a foundation for processing metadata; it provides interoperability between applications that exchange machine-understandable information on the Web. RDF emphasizes facilities to enable automated processing of Web resources.

www.w3.org/TR/REC-rdf-syntax/

www.w3.org/TR/rdf-schema

DCMI

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

Development of interoperable online metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models.

The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) is an organization dedicated to promoting the widespread adoption of interoperable metadata standards and developing specialized metadata vocabularies for describing resources that enable more intelligent information discovery systems.

http://dublincore.org/

IEEE LOM

IEEE Learning Object Metadata

To facilitate search, evaluation, acquisition and use of learning objects, e.g. by learners, instructors or automated software processes

IEEE LOM facilitates the sharing and exchange of learning objects, by enabling the development of catalogues and inventories while taking into account the diversity of cultural and lingual contexts in which the learning objects and their metadata will be exploited.

http://ieeeltsc.org/