Overview: News-Opps version 1.0.00

This page describes characteristics of a particular DLESE metadata framework and version number. Topics include:

Required metadata
XML information (root element of the metadata record, framework categories, vocabulary schemas )
Controlled vocabularies (XML view)
Controlled vocabularies and complete documentation (HTML view that includes all fields plus cataloging best practices)
Sample records
Tool support for required metadata
Features and constraints

Type - of news, event or opportunity (e.g. conference, grant, etc.)
Title - name of the news, event or opportunity
Language - the language of the resource and metadata
URL - the url to an online information about the announcement
Description - a narrative describing the content, purpose or goal of the announcement
Topics- general topic areas that the announcement is about or covers
Archive date - the date the announcement should no longer be considered news
Post date - the date the announcement should be made publicly accessible
Record creation date - the date of metadata record creation
Other date information - (actually optional but strongly suggest it to be completed) start, stop, due or apply by dates for the announcement
Target audience - the appropriate educational group for the announcement
Contact person - contact information for the author or publisher of the announcement