1 Scope
The primary purpose of ISO/IEC 19788is to specify metadata elements and their attributes for the description of learning resources . This includes the rules governing the identification of data elements and the specification of their attributes .
NOTE All concepts are defined in Clause 3.
ISO/IEC 19788
provides data elements for the description of learning resources and resources directly related to learning resources .
This part of ISO/IEC 19788provides principles, rules and structures for the specification of the description of a learning resource ; it identifies and specifies the attributes of a data element as well as the rules governing their use. The key principles stated in this part of ISO/IEC 19788are informed by a user requirements-driven context with the aim of supporting multilingual
and cultural adaptability requirements from a global perspective.
This part of ISO/IEC 19788is information-technology-neutral and defines a set of common approaches, i.e. methodologies
and constructs, which apply to the development of the subsequent parts of ISO/IEC 19788.