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The DLNET Resources section provides access to reports, publications and working documents such as XML schemas and standards adopted by the DLNET. A list of various Digital Library Resources can also be found in the Links of Interest area.

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DLNET Final Report (pdf format)


Publications
    Conference and Journal Publications
  • Shankar Mahadevan, Saifur Rahman, Peter Wiesner, An Online Process for Posting and Meta-tagging Learning Objects and Integrating Contents into Digital Libraries, 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, US, Nov 2002 (pdf format)
  • Vara Prashanth Pushpagiri, Saifur Rahman, DLNET: A Digital Library Architecture for Lifelong Learning, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, Kazan, Russia, Sept 2002 (pdf format)
  • Saifur Rahman, Yonael Teklu, Peter Wiesner, DLNET: Creating a Digital Library for Learning Objects in Engineering, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montréal, Canada, Jun 2002 (pdf format)
  • Kevin M. Oliver, John F. Moore, Gap Analysis of Educational and Web Tools in Engineering and Technology, American Education Research Association Annual meeting, New Orleans, US, Apr 2002 (pdf format)
  • Kevin M. Oliver, John F. Moore, Gap Analysis of Educational and Web Tools in Engineering, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Atlanta, US, 2001 (pdf format)

    Presentations

  • Saifur Rahman, Vara Prashanth Pushpagiri, Yonael Teklu, An Introduction to SCORM compliant Smart Objects, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, US, Mar 2003 (PPT format)
  • Saifur Rahman, Digital Library Network for Engineering and Technology: An NSDL Project, Alexandria Research Institute, Alexandria, US, Mar 2003 (PPT format)
  • Saifur Rahman, Shankar Mahadevan, Peter Wiesner, An Online Process for Posting and Meta-tagging Learning Objects and Integrating Contents into Digital Libraries, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, US, Nov 2002 (PPT format)
  • Saifur Rahman, Yonael Teklu, Peter Wiesner, DLNET: Learning Objects for Practicing Engineering, ASEE/IEEE Conference, Boston, US, 2002 (PPT format)

Project Reports

Working Documents


Learning Object Definition
(pdf format)
The document gives DLNET's definition of a Learning Object citing examples for creating Learning Objects.

DLNET Collection Scope Document (pdf format)
The document provides the collections scope (type, format, quality, rights, etc.) of learning resources accepted at DLNET.

Schemas used by DLNET to represent Learning Object Metadata.
(Based on the IMS Learning Object Metadata Standard version 1.2.1 and IMS Content Packaging Standard version 1.1.1)

Note: To view schema, first download it to disk. Right click on schema and use the "save target as" option to download.
For best viewing, use an appropriate XML editor.

DLNET Schema for Learning Object (imsmd_rootv1p2p1.xsd)
This is the schema used by DLNET to represent Metadata of Learning Objects.
(Note: This is the IMS Learning Object Metadata Schema version 1.2.1)

DLNET Extension Schema (dlnmd_extv1p2p1.xsd)
This schema is DLNETs extension of the IMS Metadata Schema.
(Note: Updated 13th Nov 2001)

DLNET Content Packaging Schema (imscp_rootv1p1p2.xsd)
This is DLNETs Content Packaging Schema.

DLNET VCard Schema (vCardv1p0.xsd)
This is the VCard schema used in DLNET.
(Note: This is version 1.0 of the VCard schema)

DLNET Sample Metadata Instance (imsmanifest.xml)
This is a sample metadata instance based on the DLNET Learning Object schema, DLNET extension schema and the DLNET vcard schema.

DLNET Engineering and Technology Taxonomy Schema and Instance
(dlnetTaxon.xsd, dlnetTaxon.xml)
This is the taxonomy used within DLNET for subject classification.
(Note: This is version 1.0 of the schema)

 

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