I've been doing quite a bit of research into the semantic and syntactic interoperability of learning object metadata and asked Judy Tribble, the SMWC Library Director, if she could get the actual standard 1484.12.1-2002. I am actually able to access the draft standard which came out July 15, 2002 (the final standard was published in September 2002). Judy was able to get the standard for me. When I received it, the notice on the standard makes me concerned that I should even quote it!! I'm going to check other articles on the same subject and see if anyone is actually quoting the FINAL standard or if they are using the draft standard. The FINAL standard costs money, but it may be more of an issue of making sure a rule isn't violated than the cost of purchasing the standard. I have until June 15 to get this done, but my goal is to get this chapter done by June 7 so that Nicholas and I can check each others work. I love teaching summer school, but it has certainly dipped into my writing time.
And this is not an easy write. I want to write in non-technical language in a way that conveys the information in enough depth that the students "get it" without overwhelming them. Oh well, the same old question we all face.
More to come soon.
