Overview: News-Opps version May 2002

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 vocabulary information
• Sample records
• Tool support for required metadata
• Features and constraints

Required metadata

• Type - of news or opportunity (e.g. conference, grant, etc.)
• Title - name of the news or opportunity
• 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
• Event dates - start and stop dates of the announcement
• Posting dates - start and stop dates for posting the announcement
• Target audience - the appropriate educational group for the announcement
• Grade range - the appropriate grade range for the announcement
• Contact person - contact information for the author or publisher of the announcement
• Location - location of the announcement
• Sponsoring or funding information - who supports the announcement

XML information

• XML schema-based with no data typing. There is one schema plus some metatag HTML documents, metatags example and metatags generic.
• Posting is the root element

Vocabularies

• There are some controlled vocabularies but there is no controlled vocabulary support.

Sample records

There are no sample records available for this framework.

Tool support to create required metadata

• Announcements can be cataloged directly on the DLESE web site. Please see the News and Opportunities banner button above and choose post an item.

Features and constraints

• Has event start and stop dates
• Has post and archive dates
• No data typing means arbitrary values may become part of the metadata records
• HTML tags are currently intermingled with metadata content

Last updated: 12-13-04
Maintained by: Katy Ginger (support@dlese.org), DLESE Metadata

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