ISO/IEC 19788-9:2015

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 19788-9
First edition
2015-11-15
Information technology — Learning,
education and training — Metadata
for learning resources —
Part 9:
Data elements for persons
Technologie de l’information — Apprentissage, éducation et
formation — Métadonnées pour ressources d’apprentissage —
Partie 9: Éléments de données pour les personnes
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
1.1 Scope of MLR International Standard . 1
1.2 Scope of this part of ISO/IEC 19788 — Data elements for persons . 1
1.3 Exclusions . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 2
5 Data element specifications . 2
5.1 Identifier (DES0100) . 2
5.2 Name (DES0200) . 3
5.3 Family Name (DES0300) . 3
5.4 Given Name (DES0400) . 4
5.5 Contact Information (DES0500) . 4
5.6 vCard Text (DES0600) . 5
5.7 Email Address (DES0700) . 5
5.8 Affiliation (DES0800) . 6
5.9 Geolocation (DES0900) . 6
5.10 Latitude (DES1000) . 6
5.11 Longitude (DES1100) . 7
5.12 Has Communication Account (DES1200) . 8
5.13 Service Provided (DES1300) . 8
5.14 VoIP ID (DES1400) . 9
5.15 Social Network Name (DES1500) . 9
5.16 Social Network ID (DES1600) .10
5.17 Phone Type (DES1700) .10
5.18 Phone Number (DES1800) .11
6 Resource Classes .11
6.1 Resource classes from ISO/IEC 19788-1 and other parts .11
6.2 Resource classes defined in this part of ISO/IEC 19788 .11
6.2.1 Resource class “Natural Person” .11
6.2.2 Resource class “Organization” .11
6.2.3 Resource class “Geographic Point” .12
6.2.4 Resource class “Communication Account” .12
6.2.5 Resource class “VoIP Account” .12
6.2.6 Resource class “Social Network Account” .12
6.2.7 Resource class “Telephone Account” .12
6.2.8 Resource class “VCard” .13
7 Predefined rule sets .13
7.1 Predefined rule sets from ISO/IEC 19788-1 and other parts .13
7.2 Rule sets defined in this part of ISO/IEC 19788 .13
8 Predefined Data Element Group Specifications (DEGS) .13
8.1 Location Data Element Group Specification .13
Annex A (normative) MLR vocabularies .14
Annex B (normative) Language equivalents: English, French and Russian .15
Annex C (normative) XML Names: English, French and Russian .17
Annex D (normative) Data Element Specification (DES) diagram .19
Annex E (informative) Crosswalk to MLR .20
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Bibliography .23
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Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee
SC 36, Information technology for learning, education and training.
ISO/IEC 19788 consists of the following parts, under the general title Information technology —
Learning, education and training — Metadata for learning resources:
— Part 1: Framework
— Part 2: Dublin Core elements
— Part 3: Basic application profile
— Part 4: Technical elements
— Part 5: Educational elements
— Part 8: Data elements for MLR records
The following parts are under preparation:
— Part 7: Bindings
— Part 9: Data elements for persons
— Part 11: Migration from the LOM to MLR
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Introduction
The primary purpose of ISO/IEC 19788 is to facilitate (1) the description of a learning resource by
providing a standards-based approach to the identification and specification of the metadata elements
required to describe a learning resource, e.g. as a metadata learning resource (MLR) record, and (2)
the search, discovery, acquisition, evaluation, and use of learning resources, for instance, by learners,
instructors or automated software processes.
This International Standard is modularly structured with all subsequent parts corresponding to a
specified set of user requirements for the identification and specification of metadata elements having
a particular focus and intended use in the description of a learning resource. This includes categories of
metadata elements focused on technical perspectives, pedagogical aspects, availability and intellectual
property aspects, bindings, etc.
This part of ISO/IEC 19788 uses the data element specification model and framework provided in
ISO/IEC 19788-1 to specify data elements for the description of persons (individual or organization).
Persons here are entities that need description because they are related to a learning resource (e.g. they
created or contributed to the learning resource). Data elements specified in this part of ISO/IEC 19788
can provide, for example, the given name, family name and email address of such a person contributing
to the learning resource under description.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 19788-9:2015(E)
Information technology — Learning, education and
training — Metadata for learning resources —
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