Metadata
These recommendations have been reviewed and ratified by the E-standards Expert Group.
They are valid for use in the Australian VET system in 2008.
Refer to the background info on Metadata for more information on this topic.
Vetadata is the VET system's official metadata application profile, based on the IEEE Learning Object Metadata standard. For more information and support for Vetadata, refer to the Vetadata page.
| Function | Recommended Standard(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Describe the characteristics of the resource, using a metadata application profile. | Vetadata v1.1 |
http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/vetadata/index.htm |
| based on Version 1.0 of the IEEE LOM standard | http://www.ieeeltsc.org/ |
As a minimum, Vetadata requires that you use these elements:
1.1.1 General.Identifier.Catalog
1.1.2 General.Identifier.Entry or 4.3 Technical.Location
1.2 General.Title
1.4 General.Description
1.5 General.Keyword
The Vetadata elements recommended for use in national Australian Flexible Learning Framework projects are shown in the table below.
| Element number and name | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 1. General | |
| 1.1 General.Identifier | Identifier |
| 1.1.1 General.Identifier.Catalog | |
| 1.1.2 General.Identifier.Entry | |
| 1.2 General.Title | Title |
| 1.3 General.Language | Language |
| 1.4 General.Description | Description |
| 1.5 General.Keyword | Keywords |
| 1.8 General.AggregationLevel | Granularity |
| 2. LifeCycle | |
| 2.1 LifeCycle.Version | Version |
| 2.2 LifeCycle.Status | Status |
| 2.3 LifeCycle.Contribute | |
| 2.3.1 LifeCycle.Contribute.Role | Type of contribution, e.g. author, publisher |
| 2.3.2 LifeCycle.Contribute.Entity | Contributor name |
| 2.3.3 LifeCycle.Contribute.Date | Date of contribution |
| 3. Meta-Metadata | |
| 3.3 Meta-Metadata.MetadataSchema | Metadata schema |
| 4. Technical | |
| 4.1 Technical.Format | File format(s) |
| 4.3 Technical.Location | Resource location |
| 5. Educational | |
| 5.2 Educational.LearningResourceType | Resource type |
| 5.6 Educational.Context | Education sector |
| 6. Rights | |
| 6.1 Rights.Cost | Is payment required to use? |
| 6.2 Rights.CopyrightAndOtherRestrictions | Are there copyright or other restrictions on use? |
| 6.3 Rights.Description | Conditions of use |
| 9. Classification | |
| 9.1 Classification.Purpose | (Where applicable) Where the resource fits in the NTIS competency classification system. (Or within another qualification system, where NTIS does not apply). |
| 9.2 Classification.TaxonPath | |
| 9.2.1 Classification.TaxonPath.Source | |
| 9.2.2 Classification.TaxonPath.Taxon | |
| 9.2.2.1 Classification.TaxonPath.Taxon.Id | |
| 9.2.2.2 Classification.TaxonPath.Taxon.Entry | |
| 9.3 Classification.Description | |
| 9.4 Classification.Keyword | |
| 9. Classification | |
| 9.1 Classification.Purpose | (Where applicable) Where the resource fits in the AQF educational level classification system. (Can be mapped to other systems, such as ASCED level of education). |
| 9.2 Classification.TaxonPath | |
| 9.2.1 Classification.TaxonPath.Source | |
| 9.2.2 Classification.TaxonPath.Taxon | |
| 9.2.2.1 Classification.TaxonPath.Taxon.Id | |
| 9.2.2.2 Classification.TaxonPath.Taxon.Entry | |
| 9.3 Classification.Description | |
| 9.4 Classification.Keyword | |
| 9. Classification | |
| 9.1 Classification.Purpose | (Where applicable) Where the resource fits in the MyFuture industry or VOCED subject classification system. (Terms from more specific vocabularies can be paired with values from the myfuture list) |
| 9.2 Classification.TaxonPath | |
| 9.2.1 Classification.TaxonPath.Source | |
| 9.2.2 Classification.TaxonPath.Taxon | |
| 9.2.2.1 Classification.TaxonPath.Taxon.Id | |
| 9.2.2.2 Classification.TaxonPath.Taxon.Entry | |
| 9.3 Classification.Description | |
| 9.4 Classification.Keyword |
