Hi Howard,
I think you're right that we need to provide clearer guidelines on the
use of vCard. As I mentioned in my response to Ed's mail, I'm currently
revising the Framework and am trying to clarify the implementation
guidelines. The Framework previously stated :
"The mandatory minimum set of vCard elements is "name" and "organisation
name". Practitioners may choose to use further vCard elements but it is
recommended that the total number of elements used should be kept to a
minimum for the sake of simplicity."
However I've now also added the implementation notes from Andy Powell's
RDN/LTSN Application Profile so the guidelines now read:
"The mandatory minimum set of vCard elements is "name" and "organisation
name". Use this element to provide information about the author and/or
publisher of the learning object by setting '2.3.1 role' to 'author' or
'publisher' as appropriate. Structure the value according to vCard. Use
the 'FN' and 'ORG' vCard elements for "name" and "organisation name",
enclosed between 'BEGIN:VCARD' and 'END:VCARD'. Additional vCard
elements may be used but it is recommended that the total number of
elements used should be kept to a minimum for the sake of simplicity.
Separate vCard components with '\n' and escape ';' and ',' using '\;'
and '\,' where these characters appear in a component value."
I'll look back over your previous posts on this topic to see if I can
also add some of your suggestions.
Thanks again.
Bye
Lorna
Noble Howard wrote:
>>From the perspective of the OLIVE project where we are looking at ways to
>generate OpenURL s to 'useful resources' using an OpenURL Resolver we've
>found the Author of a LO is the most important entity. This is what prompted
>me to suggest previously we should be careful what kind of vCard we use to
>describe LO in the Learning Object Metadata. One where name is free text
>will not work when we are trying to query LOM in any manner (i.e. held in a
>repository). Further information on vCARDs can be found at:
>
>http://www.imc.org/pdi/
>
>Howard
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ed Barker [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: 24 April 2003 14:54
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Metadata and the Law
>
>I have just attended a conference on E-copyright and was having a think
>about the implications for metadata. Maybe I am being a bit pedantic
>but, for people implementing the UKCMF, I was wondering if guidelines
>should be given to explain the following:
>
>1) The author of a piece of work has the moral right to be identified as
>the author so that it may be important to try and include the author in
>the 2.3.contribute where possible.
>
>2) Since all materials that have been created on a tangible medium are
>copyright protected (unless that right has been waived) then 6.2
>copyrightandotherrestrictions should have "yes" as a default setting and
>6.3 should say "This resource is copyright protected" by default.
>
>Ed Barker
>
>.
>
>
>
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Lorna M. Campbell
Assistant Director
Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards (CETIS)
Centre for Academic Practice, University of Strathclyde
+44 (0)141 548 3072
http://www.cetis.ac.uk/
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