SIST EN ISO/IEC 19788-2:2026

• Abstract:

  This document provides a set of properties for the description of learning resources from ISO 15836-1 and ISO 15836-2 using the framework provided in ISO/IEC 19788-1. This document specifies properties whose codomain is "literal" (as considered in early Dublin Core) and properties whose codomain is a resource class; the ISO 15836 series implicitly allowing both. This provides full interoperability at the time of expressing existing Dublin Core records with MLR, while allowing a linked data approach for the description of learning resources.

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Sep-2025
• ICS: 03.100.30 - Management of human resources
• ICS: 03.180 - Education
• ICS: 35.240.90 - IT applications in education
• Technical Committee: I09 - Imaginarni 09
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 22-Sep-2026
• Due Date: 27-Nov-2026
• Ref Project: EN ISO/IEC 19788-2:2026 - Information technology for learning, education and training - Metadata for learning resources - Part 2: Dublin Core properties (ISO/IEC 19788-2:2026)

• Replaces: SIST EN ISO/IEC 19788-2:2014 - Information technology - Learning, education and training - Metadata for learning resources - Part 2: Dublin Core elements (ISO/IEC 19788-2:2011)
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2026

Overview

SIST EN ISO/IEC 19788-2:2026 is an international standard developed for the systematic description of metadata for learning resources in the context of information technology for learning, education, and training (ITLET). This second part of the ISO/IEC 19788 series specifically aligns learning resource metadata with the widely adopted Dublin Core standard (ISO 15836-1 and ISO 15836-2), ensuring interoperability and compatibility across various educational technology systems.

By providing formal rules and properties for describing learning resources, this standard supports rich metadata records that can be easily exchanged and understood by different platforms and stakeholders in the e-learning ecosystem. It enables both the use of literal values (such as those in early Dublin Core specifications) and structured resource classes, paving the way for linked data approaches to resource description.

Key Topics

• Dublin Core Properties: Defines a comprehensive set of metadata properties such as Title, Creator, Subject, Description, Publisher, Contributor, Date, Type, Format, Identifier, Source, Language, Relation, Coverage, and Rights.
• Interoperability: Facilitates compatibility between existing Dublin Core records and the Metadata for Learning Resources (MLR) framework, supporting seamless record migration and integration.
• Literal and Resource Class Values: Supports both simple literal values and references to structured resource classes, allowing for greater flexibility and future-proofing metadata structures.
• Rule-Based Framework: Builds on ISO/IEC 19788-1 by enforcing clear rules and attribute structures for all metadata elements, ensuring consistency and clarity in resource descriptions.
• Extensions and Refinements: Provides pathways for combining core Dublin Core elements with additional descriptive properties from other standards, enabling refined and detailed metadata expressions tailored to diverse educational needs.

Applications

SIST EN ISO/IEC 19788-2:2026 is essential for organizations involved in the creation, management, or dissemination of digital learning resources, including:

• Learning Management Systems (LMS): Enables standardized metadata descriptions, improving search, retrieval, and integration of learning materials across platforms.
• Digital Libraries and Repositories: Facilitates resource discovery and sharing by leveraging interoperable metadata aligned with the Dublin Core model.
• Educational Content Providers: Helps ensure resources are discoverable and accessible through consistent and robust metadata.
• Linked Data and Semantic Web: Lays the groundwork for the adoption of linked data principles by allowing resource-centric metadata, enhancing the visibility and connectivity of educational content.
• National and International Education Portals: Supports compliance with global standards, contributing to the harmonization of metadata practices in education and training sectors.

Related Standards

To maximize the effectiveness of learning resource metadata, SIST EN ISO/IEC 19788-2:2026 closely interacts with several related standards:

• ISO 15836-1:2017 (Dublin Core metadata element set - Core elements)
• ISO 15836-2:2019 (Dublin Core metadata element set - DCMI Properties and classes)
• ISO/IEC 19788-1:2024 (Metadata for learning resources - Framework)
• IEEE 1484.12.1-2002 (Lom - Learning Object Metadata)
• ISO 639-3 (Language codes)
• ISO 8601 (Date and time representation)
• ISO/IEC 10646 (Universal coded character set)

These standards collectively provide a solid infrastructure for the consistent, interoperable, and future-ready description of learning resources across the global ITLET landscape.

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By adopting SIST EN ISO/IEC 19788-2:2026, organizations ensure alignment with global best practices in learning resource metadata, improve the discoverability of educational content, and support broad interoperability across diverse systems and jurisdictions.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Informacijska tehnologija za učenje, izobraževanje in usposabljanje - Metapodatki
za učne vire - 2. del: Podatkovni elementi za Dublin Core (ISO/IEC DIS 19788-
2:2025)
Information technology for learning, education and training - Metadata for learning
resources - Part 2: Dublin Core elements (ISO/IEC DIS 19788-2:2025)
Informationstechnik für Lernen, Ausbildung und Weiterbildung - Metadaten für
Lernressourcen - Teil 2: Dublin Core Elemente (ISO/IEC DIS 19788-2:2025)
Technologies de l'information pour l'apprentissage, l'éducation et la formation -
Métadonnées pour ressources d'apprentissage - Partie 2: Éléments "Dublin Core"
(ISO/IEC DIS 19788-2:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO/IEC 19788-2
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03.180 Vzgoja in izobraževanje Education
35.240.90 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in education
izobraževanju
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms. 2
5 Resource classes from other standards or locally defined . 2
5.1 General .2
5.2 The resource class “Resource” .3
5.3 The resource class “Representation” .3
5.4 The resource class “Person”.3
5.5 The resource class “Information resource” .3
5.6 The resource class “Right statement” .3
6 Properties whose domain is class Information Resource . 3
6.1 General .3
6.2 Title (P0100) .4
6.3 Creator (P0200) .4
6.4 Subject (P0300) . .5
6.5 Description (P0400) .5
6.6 Publisher (P0500) .6
6.7 Contributor (P0600) .6
6.8 Date (P0700) .7
6.9 Type (P0800).8
6.10 Format (P0900) .8
6.11 Identifier (P1000) .9
6.12 Source (P1100) .9
6.13 Language (P1200) .10
6.14 Relation (P1300) .10
6.15 Coverage (P1400) .11
6.16 Rights (P1500) .11
6.17 Creator (P1600) . 12
6.18 Subject (P1700) . 13
6.19 Description (P1800) . 13
6.20 Publisher (P1900) .14
6.21 Contributor (P2000) .14
6.22 Source (P2100) . 15
6.23 Relation (P2200) .16
6.24 Rights (P2300) .16
7 Generic content value rule sets from other standards or locally defined . 17
7.1 Generic content value rule sets from 19788-1 and other documents (by reference only) .17
7.2 Global content value rule sets introduced in this document .17
Annex A (informative) UML Class Diagram for Part 2 .18
Annex B (informative) UML Class Diagram for Part 2 . 19
Bibliography .20

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Foreword
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This document was prepared by JTC1 ISO/IEC, Subcommittee SC 36, Information technology for learning,
education and training.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 19788-2:2011), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— application of the ISO/IEC 19788-1:2024 framework, namely the use of the term ”property” (P) is used
instead of “data element specification” (DES) which becomes deprecated;
— new domain and property attributes, such as Label and Canonical Identifier, are introduced.
A list of all parts in the ISO 19788 series can be found on the ISO website.
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Introduction
This document uses the property specification model and framework provided in ISO/IEC 19788-1:2024 to
describe the properties of Dublin Core ISO 15836-01:2017Core elements and ISO 15836-2:2019Properties
and classes so that they can be used with other properties of ISO/IEC 19788 series, addressing specific user
communities' needs for extensions, modularization or refinement.

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Information technology for learning, education and
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Part 2:
Dublin Core elements
1 Scope
The ISO/IEC 19788 series specifies, in a rule-based manner, properties and their attributes for the description
of learning resources. This includes the rules governing the identification of properties and the specification
of their attributes. These properties may be used to form the description of a learning resource, i.e. as a
metadata learning resource (MLR) record described in ISO/IEC 19788-8:2015Data elements for MLR records.
This document provides a set of properties for the description of learning resources, from the
ISO 15836-1:2017 Dublin Core metadata element set, using the framework provided in ISO/IEC 19788-1:2024.
This document specifies properties which codomain is « literal » (as considered in early Dublin Core) and
properties which codomain is a resource class; the ISO 15836 series allowing (implicitly) both. This provides
full interoperability at the time of expressing existing Dublin Core records with MLR, while allowing a linked
data approach for the description of learning resources.
These elements can later be combined with other descriptive elements including those from other parts of
[2]
the ISO/IEC 19788 series or other standards, including Dublin Core refinements and IEEE 1484.12.1-2002
in order to address more specific topics such as technical or educational information.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 639-3, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive
1)
coverage of languages
ISO 8601:2019, (E), Data elements and interchange formats — Information interchange — Representation of
dates and times
ISO/IEC 10646, Information technology — Universal coded character set (UCS)
ISO 15836-1:2017, Information and documentation — The Dublin Core metadata element set — Part 1: Core
elements
ISO 15836-2:2019, Information and documentation — The Dublin Core metadata element set — Part 2: DCMI
Properties and classes
ISO/IEC 19788-1:2024, Information technology for learning, education and training — Metadata for learning
resources — Part 1: Framework
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in Clause 3 of ISO/IEC 19788-1:2024 apply.
1) www .sil .org/ iso639 -3/
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ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
BCP Best Current Practice
DC Dublin Core
DCMI Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
DOI Digital Object Identifier
ISAN International Standard Audiovisual Number
ISBN International Standard Book Number
ISIN International Securities Identification Number
ISMN International Standard Music Number
ISSN International Standard Serial Number
P Property
PRS Predefined Rule Set
PURL Persistent Uniform Resource Locator
RC Resource Class
URI Uniform Resource Identifier
URL Uniform Resource Locator
URN Uniform Resource Name
UUID Universally Unique IDentifier
5 Resource classes from other standards or locally defined
5.1 General
In order to promote the dissemination of this document and not overload it with the ontology, classes and
properties defined in this document are available at https:// standards .iso .org/ iso -iec/ 19788/ -2/ ed -2/ en.
The files contain the ontology corresponding to this document, as well as JSON-LD files containing the
linguistic equivalents of labels and names. Language equivalents for names and labels of generic resource
classes, generic properties and generic content value rule sets should be used in conformance with Annex B.
A README.md file containing the list of available files and the choices made is available at
https:// standards .iso .org/ iso -iec/ 19788/ -2/ ed -2/ en
For the purposes of this document, the following predefined resource classes from ISO/IEC 19788-1 are used.

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5.2 The resource class “Resource”
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-1:2024::RC0001
Canonical identifier ISO_IEC_19788-1::RC0001
Label Resource
5.3 The resource class “Representation”
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-1:2024::RC0006
Canonical identifier ISO_IEC_19788-1::RC0006
Label Representation
5.4 The resource class “Person”
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-1:2024::RC0003
Canonical identifier ISO_IEC_19788-1::RC0003
Label Person
5.5 The resource class “Information resource”
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-1:2024::RC0004
Canonical identifier ISO_IEC_19788-1::RC0004
Label Information Resource
5.6 The resource class “Right statement”
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-2:2024::RC0001
Canonical identifier ISO_IEC_19788-2::RC0001
Label Rights Statement
Name RightsStatement
Instances of this class are statements about the intellectual
property rights (IPR) held in or over a resource, a legal
Definition
document giving official permission to do something with
a resource, or a statement about access rights.
Subclass of ISO_IEC_19788-1::RC0004 (Information Resource)
1.  The source for understanding and application of IPRs
are the treaties and conventions of the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) (see further:
http:// www .wipo .int)
Note
2.  With respect to IPR of a "copyright" nature pertaining
to a learning resource, one should consider making use of
the specifications found in a "Creative Commons" license
(See further: https:// creativecommons .org)
6 Properties whose domain is class Information Resource
6.1 General
These properties are defined in accordance with Annex A.

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6.2 Title (P0100)
Property specification
Essential attributes
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-2:2024::P0100
Canonical identifier ISO_IEC_19788-2::P0100
Label title
Name title
Definition Name given to the information resource.
Domain ISO_IEC_19788-1::RC0004 (Information Resource)
Codomain literal
Linguistic indicator linguistic
Content value rules ISO_IEC_19788-1::PRS0001 (MLR string)
Non-essential attributes
Refines -
Example(s) Example 1 金葉和歌集 (ja)
Example 2 Collection of Golden Leaves (en)
Note(s) 1) Is a subproperty of https:// purl .org/ dc/ elements/ 1 .1/ title (ISO 15836-1:2017).
2) Is a subproperty of https:// purl .org/ dc/ terms/ title (ISO 15836-2:2019).
3) ISO_IEC_19788-2:2011::DES0100 is deprecated.
Best practice(s) -
6.3 Creator (P0200)
Property specification
Essential attributes
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-2:2024::P0200
Canonical identifier ISO_IEC_19788-2::P0200
Label creator
Name creator
Definition Entity primarily responsible for making the information resource.
Domain ISO_IEC_19788-1::RC0004 (Information Resource)
Codomain literal
Linguistic indicator linguistic
Content value rules ISO_IEC_19788-1::PRS0001 (MLR string)
Non-essential attributes
Refines ISO_IEC_19788-2:2024::P0600 (Contributor)
Example(s) John Doe
Note(s) 1. A property (P1600) with the same name (creator), but with non-literal content
value is also provided: see subclause 6.17.
2. Is a subproperty of https:// purl .org/ dc/ elements/ 1 .1/ creator (ISO 15836-1:2017).
3. ISO_IEC_19788-2:2011::DES0200 is deprecated
Best practice(s) -
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6.4 Subject (P0300)
Property specification
Essential attributes
Identifier ISO_IEC_19788-2:2024::P0300
Canonical identifier ISO_IEC_19788-2::P0300
Label subject
Name subject
Definition Topic of the information resource.
Domain ISO_IEC_19788-1::RC0004 (Information Resource)
Codomain literal
Linguistic indicator linguistic
Content value rules ISO_IEC_19788-1::PRS0001 (MLR string)
Non-essential attributes
Refines -
Example(s) Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (en)
Note(s) 1. Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases or
classification codes.
2. A property (P1700) with the same name (subject), but with non-literal content
value is also provided: see subclause 6.18.
3. Is a
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