Overview                                                       

• The purpose of meta-data (data about data) is to provide a common nomenclature enabling learning resources to be described in a common way.

• Meta-data can be collected in catalogs, as well as directly packaged with the learning resource it describes. 

• Learning resources that are described with meta-data can be systematically searched for and retrieved for use and reuse.

The nine categories of meta-data elements are

1.      The General category groups the general information that describes the resource as a whole.

2.      The Lifecycle category groups the features related to the history and current state of this resource and those who have affected this resource during its evolution.

3.      The Meta-metadata category groups information about the meta-data record itself (rather than the resource that the record describes).

4.      The Technical category groups the technical requirements and characteristics of the resource.

5.      The Educational category groups the educational and pedagogic characteristics of the resource.

6.      The Rights category groups the intellectual property rights and conditions of use for the resource.

7.      The Relation category groups features that define the relationship between this resource and other targeted resources.

8.      The Annotation category provides comments on the educational use of the resource and information on when and by whom the comments were created.

9.     The Classification category describes where this resource falls within a particular classification system

The SCORM Meta-data Information Model table lists the meta-data elements and how they are organized hierarchically.