Virtual European School (VES)

Virtual European School (VES)

Dublin Core Element Label [VES Attribute]	DC Sub-element [VES Attribute]	Scheme	Description
Contributor
Coverage
Creator [VES: Author; VES Category: Bibliographic]			“Author or creator of the content unit.”
Date
[VES Category: Bibliographic]	Last update		“Date of creation or last update of content unit (this is not the date when the content unit is put or updated on the VES system).”
[VES Category: Technical]	Date update on system		“Date when the content unit was last updated on the VES system.”
[VES Category: Meta-metadata]	Meta-creation date		“Date of creation of metadata.”
[VES Category: Meta-metadata]	Meta-last modified date		“Date of last [metadata] modification.”
[VES Category: Meta-metadata]	Validation date		“Date of release by the supervisor.”
[VES Category: Meta-metadata]	Check date		“Date when next check of indexed content unit is due.”
Description [VES: Abstract VES Category: General]			“Short description of the content unit (maximum 1000 characters).”
Format [VES: File format VES Category: Technical]			“Ordered list of file extensions and their descriptions, used by the content unit.”
[VES Category: Technical]	Size		“Size of content unit in kiloBytes.”
Identifier [VES Category: Bibliographic]		VES	“Unique identifier for the content unit.” [NOTE: VES has developed a mechanism for constructing unique identifiers that is close to DOI logic.]
[VES Category: Technical]	Document handle		“Depending on the content type, the document handle can either be a reference to file (online, downloadable), an ordering number (external) or a URL (Web-reference).”
Language [VES Category: Bibliographic]			“In which language is the content unit available–the mother tongue of the publisher.”
Publisher [VES Category: Bibliographic]			“Publisher under whose responsibility the content unit was released.”
Relation
Rights [VES: Reserved rights VES Category: Economic]			“Which rights are reserved, and in which extent.”
[VES Category: Economic]	Price		“Information concerning the price of a not free content unit (in Euro).”
Source [VES: Sources VES Category: Bibliographic]			“Source document on which content unit is based.”
Subject
[VES Category: General]	Keywords		“Significant words to find content unit.”
[VES Category: Didactic]	Discipline / Subject		“Scholastic or scientific discipline.”
Title [VES Category: Bibliographic]			“Meaningful title of content unjit.”
Type [VES: Content type VES Category: Technical]			“Decides between the different kinds of content.”

VES Category VES Attribute Scheme Description

Bibliographic Data [NOTE: Category all included in the qualified DC mapping above.]

General Description [NOTE: Category all included in the qualified DC mapping above.]

Didactic Data

Kind of material “Material type from a didactic viewpoint.”

Pupils age range minimum & maximum “Age level at which education is to be provided. The publisher enters the minimum and maximum age estimated for the proposed materials (Standard range is 0-99).”

Kind of use “Type of use in the scholastic milieu.”

Level “Difficulty level of content unit.”

School type “Description of the school type, starting from a national classification.”

Curriculum references “Free text description of references to the national and/or international curricula.”

Applied use “Classification of main usage of material in school.”

Target group “Target group the material is aimed for.”

Technical Information

Time of download “Estimated time of download in minutes for 28.8k models and ISDN.”

Other requirements “What is required to run the downloadable software, or which plug-ins are necessary to view the content unit on-line.”

Economic Date [NOTE: Category all included in the qualified DC mapping above.]

Meta-metadata

Meta–Author name “Name of creator of metadata.”

Meta–Language “Language in which metadata is created.”

Meta–Validator name “Name of supervisor that authorised metadata.”

Automatic expiring data “Specific content units may be taken from database.”

VES Category	VES Attribute	Scheme	Description
Bibliographic Data			[NOTE: Category all included in the qualified DC mapping above.]
General Description			[NOTE: Category all included in the qualified DC mapping above.]
Didactic Data
	Kind of material		“Material type from a didactic viewpoint.”
	Pupils age range minimum & maximum		“Age level at which education is to be provided. The publisher enters the minimum and maximum age estimated for the proposed materials (Standard range is 0-99).”
	Kind of use		“Type of use in the scholastic milieu.”
	Level		“Difficulty level of content unit.”
	School type		“Description of the school type, starting from a national classification.”
	Curriculum references		“Free text description of references to the national and/or international curricula.”
	Applied use		“Classification of main usage of material in school.”
	Target group		“Target group the material is aimed for.”
Technical Information
	Time of download		“Estimated time of download in minutes for 28.8k models and ISDN.”
	Other requirements		“What is required to run the downloadable software, or which plug-ins are necessary to view the content unit on-line.”
Economic Date			[NOTE: Category all included in the qualified DC mapping above.]
Meta-metadata
	Meta–Author name		“Name of creator of metadata.”
	Meta–Language		“Language in which metadata is created.”
	Meta–Validator name		“Name of supervisor that authorised metadata.”
	Automatic expiring data		“Specific content units may be taken from database.”