ISO_IEC_12785-1_2009.pdf

Reference numberISO/IEC 12785-1:2009(E)ISO/IEC 2009 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC12785-1First edition2009-12-15Information technology Learning,education,and training Content packaging Part 1:Information model Technologies de linformation Apprentissage,ducation et formation Paquetage du contenu Partie 1:Modle de linformation ISO/IEC 12785-1:2009(E)PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces.In accordance with Adobes licensing policy,this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing.In downloading this file,parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobes licensing policy.The ISO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area.Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file;the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing.Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies.In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found,please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below.COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT ISO/IEC 2009 All rights reserved.Unless otherwise specified,no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and microfilm,without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or ISOs member body in the country of the requester.ISO copyright office Case postale 56 CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyrightiso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii ISO/IEC 2009 All rights reserved ISO/IEC 12785-1:2009(E)ISO/IEC 2009 All rights reserved iii Contents Page Foreword.iv 0 Introduction.v 1 Scope.1 2 Normative references.1 3 Terms and definitions.2 4 Acronyms and abbreviations.6 5 The Content Packaging conceptual model(CPCM).7 6 Class description and relationship requirements.8 7 Conformance.53 Bibliography.59 ISO/IEC 12785-1:2009(E)iv ISO/IEC 2009 All rights reserved Foreword ISO(the International Organization for Standardization)and IEC(the International Electrotechnical Commission)form the specialized system for worldwide standardization.National bodies that are members of ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity.ISO and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest.Other international organizations,governmental and non-governmental,in liaison with ISO and IEC,also take part in the work.In the field of information technology,ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee,ISO/IEC JTC 1.International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives,Part 2.The main task of the joint technical committee is to prepare International Standards.Draft International Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting.Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75%of the national bodies casting a vote.Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights.ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.ISO/IEC 12785-1 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1,Information technology,Subcommittee SC 36,Information technology for learning,education and training.ISO/IEC 12785 consists of the following parts,under the general title Information technology Learning,education and training Content packaging:Part 1:Information model The Extensible Markup Language(XML)Schema binding for Content Packaging Information Model and associated namespace identifiers will be declared in Part 2.Practices related to the interpretation and implementation of the Information Model will be addressed in Part 3.ISO/IEC 12785-1:2009(E)ISO/IEC 2009 All rights reserved v 0 Introduction 0.1 Purpose and overview ISO/IEC 12785 is derived from the IMS Global Learning Consortium(IMS GLC)Content Packaging version 1.2 Specification.IMS Content Packaging is probably the most widely used specification in support of learning technology around the world.IMS Content Packaging has been an integral foundation of Sharable Content Object Reference Model(SCORM)from its inception to the current version.But,most importantly,IMS Content Packaging has also been used widely outside of SCORM on a standalone basis.IMS Content Packaging is also used in many other high profile educational uses,such as archiving for MIT OpenCourseWare,distributing content packages that exclude runtime and metadata for the Learning Federation of Australia,and nationwide e-learning services for the Cyber Home Learning System