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SCORM Metadata

Metadata can be used to describe elements of a content package in its manifest file. Metadata allows learning resources to be found when stored in a content package or in a repository. When a learning resource is intended to be reusable, it is a best practice to describe it with metadata. Describing learning objects with metadata facilitates their search and discover across systems.

Metadata can be context-independent or context-dependent. Context-independent metadata usually refers to immutable metadata that describes digital assets, content objects, etc. Context-dependent metadata usually refers to metadata that makes sense only in the context of a particular context organization.

Metadata (LOM) XML

LOM stands for Learning Object Metadata.

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Code Example

  <resource identifier="RES-D2D28CCE" type="webcontent" adlcp:scormType="sco" href="dd_sepsis.html">
    <metadata>
      <lom:lom>
        <lom:general>
          <lom:title>
            <lom:string language="en">Sepsis</lom:string>
          </lom:title>
          <lom:language>en</lom:language>
          <lom:description>
            <lom:string language="en">An introduction to Sepsis...</lom:string>
          </lom:description>
          <lom:keyword>
            <lom:string language="en">intro, sepsis</lom:string>
          </lom:keyword>
          <lom:structure>
            <lom:source>LOMv1.0</lom:source>
            <lom:value>hierarchical</lom:value>
          </lom:structure>
         </lom:general>
      </lom:lom>
    </metadata>
    <file href="dd_sepsis.html"></file>
    <file href="dd_sepsis.mov"></file>
    <file href="AC_QuickTime.js"></file>
    <file href="SCOHelper.js"></file>
  </resource>

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