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Annotation framework - all versions

Annotation defined

In the DLESE context, annotations are additional content or metadata that is appropriate to associate with a resource.

Content examples include

  • Graphical layers of weather fronts over weather satellite imagery
  • A diagram to visually depict how to set up lab equipment while the actual resource has a paragraph of text explaining how to do the setup

Metadata examples include:

  • Indicating state educational standards the resource addresses
  • Providing a review of how the resource works in the classroom

Framework purpose

In DLESE, the annotation metadata framework serves any of the following functions:

  1. Create a collection of:
    • Comments, educational standards, teaching tips or ideas for use
    • Reviews or contextual explanations
    • Additional information about resources (the information may or may not be directly in the resource)
    • Graphical layers over web-based resources
    • Annotations or other summary information
  2. Capture comments or feedback by library users when that information cannot be directly added to the metadata record of the resource
  3. Capture information that is not a metadata field in any DLESE metadata framework, e.g. state educational standards
  4. Be the gatekeeper to the DLESE Reviewed Collection (done under certain conditions)
  5. Connect an annotation or comment to a specific web page (URL) of a resource
  6. Provide an overall rating of a resource (only version 1.0.00 or later)

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Current version

Version 1.0.00 is the current version and is the version collection builders should use in order to contribute a collection to DLESE.

Required metadata

Because each version of this framework has different required metadata, please refer to the specific framework version of interest for appropriate information.

Tool support to create required metadata

Because each version of this framework has different tool support for creating required metadata, please refer to the specific version of interest for appropriate information.

Framework features and constraints

Because each version of this framework has different framework features, please refer to the specific version of interest for appropriate information.

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XML and HTML

Because each version of this framework has different framework features, please refer to the specific version of interest for appropriate information.

Vocabularies

Because each version of this framework has different controlled vocabularies, please refer to the specific version of interest for appropriate information.

Milestones

  • June 2006 - final version 1.0.00 release
  • October 2005 - beta version 1.0.00 release
  • April 2003 - version 0.1.01 release
  • January 2003 to April 2003 - development of the annotation metadata framework based on a proposed framework by NSDL (National Science Digital Library)

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Last updated: 2006-07-07
Maintained by: Katy Ginger (support@dlese.org), DLESE Metadata