METS Awareness Training

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METS Awareness Training

• METS and Learning Objects

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What are learning objects?
a reusable unit of instruction for teaching,
typically in e-learning. Wikipedia small
electronic units of educational information that
are flexible, reusable, customizable,
interoperable, retrievable, facilitate
competency-based learning, and increase the value
of content Univ. of Wisconsin
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Learning objects
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IMS Content Packaging (IMS-CP)
A specification for sending learning objects
from one program to another, facilitating easier
delivery, reuse and sharing of materials CETIS
standards briefing

• Transmit content from one VLE to another
• Import content into a VLE from a resource
  network, repository or publisher
• Export content so that it can be reused by other
  departments or institutions
• Assemble or aggregate existing content into a
  single package for delivery
• Transfer content from an authoring tool to a VLE
  or repository

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METS/IMS-CP convergence

• mets
• metsHdr
• dmdSec
• amdSec
• fileSec
• fileGrp
• file
• structMap
• div
• structLink
• behaviorSec

• manifest
• metadata
• organizations
• organization
• metadata
• item
• metadata
• resources
• resource
• metadata
• file

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Some divergence in approach

• Content vs. Presentation
• METS tends to make strong distinction between
  content and presentation
• IMS-CP presentation is content
• METS segregates presentation in optional
  ltbehaviorSecgt, IMS-CP includes it in ltmanifestgt
• Nonetheless
• There are assigned places for content and
  presentation in each so they can be mapped to
  each other

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Some possible approaches

• Embed IMS-CP ltmanifestgt within METS

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file inventory descriptive metadata
administrative metadata behaviour
metadata structural map
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Some possible approaches
Store learning objects as METS generate IMS
files when needed

• Store learning objects as IMS generate METS
  files when needed

XSLT
IMS-CP
METS
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Thank you!

• Project website
• http//www.odl.ox.ac.uk/projects/projects_mets.htm
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• METS Home page
• http//www.loc.gov/standards/mets/
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