We (= me and Pete) did a thorough rereading of the PARs on the call, and
here is the current proposal. 

I will leave this open for comments and revisions during this week, and
will submit to Wayne & IEEE on Friday evening unless any major issues
come up needing a new call.

/Mikael



Title: Standard for Resource Description Framework (RDF) vocabulary for
IEEE Learning Object Metadata (LOM) Data Elements

Purpose:
There is an increasing demand for definitions of IEEE LOM data element
semantics which allow the expression of IEEE LOM instances
in applications using Semantic Web technologies such as the Resource
Description Framework (RDF). For some data elements, this expression can be 
achieved using existing, stable RDF vocabularies. The purpose of this Standard
is to define the semantics of data elements not covered by such vocabularies.
This Standard forms an important basis for making
IEEE LOM useful in this larger metadata context. 

Scope:
This Standard defines a Resource Description Framework (RDF) vocabulary to
express the semantics of data elements of IEEE LTSC P1484.12.1 Learning Object
Metadata (LOM) standard. The Standard makes use of modeling primitives
from the RDF Vocabulary Description Language (RDF Schema) and the Dublin
Core Abstract Model (DCAM). The Standard includes the specification of
RDF terms, including properties, classes, vocabularies, syntax encoding
schemes and vocabulary encoding schemes, covering the semantics of 
data elements defined in IEEE LOM. The
Standard includes the specification of URIs to
use to identify the terms. The Standard does not define new terms for data
elements that can be appropriately expressed using sufficiently stable,
existing RDF vocabularies (notably Dublin Core). This Standard does not
address the construction of conforming IEEE LOM instances using
RDF technology.



Title: Recommended Practice for Expressing IEEE Learning Object Metadata
Instances Using the Dublin Core Abstract Model

Purpose:
There is an increasing demand for interoperable definitions of DCMI metadata terms
and IEEE LOM data elements which allow these to be
used together in metadata instances. This Recommended Practice addresses
this requirement by describing how to use the
definitions of metadata terms defined by the IEEE LTSC P1484.12.x
"Standard for Resource Description Framework (RDF) vocabulary for IEEE
LOM Data Elements" and DCMI metadata terms
together in Dublin Core metadata instances. This represents a partial
and short-term solution to the overall issue of metadata
interoperability in learning, education, and training contexts. The
Recommended Practice also aims to inform the longer-term process of
trying to align the abstract models of IEEE LOM and DCAM, as it will
provide an analysis of fundamental incompatibilities between the two
models.

Scope:
This Recommended Practice describes how to construct IEEE LTSC P1484.12.1 Learning Object
Metadata (LOM) instances using the Dublin Core
Abstract Model (DCAM). It describes how to use the
definitions of metadata terms defined by the IEEE LTSC P1484.12.x
"Standard for Resource Description Framework (RDF) vocabulary for IEEE
LOM Data Elements" together with DCMI metadata terms for expressing
IEEE LOM conforming instances as DCAM description sets. This Recommended Practice
does not address the issue of expressing DCAM description sets
or DCMI metadata terms using LOM data elements.

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