ISO/IEC 19788 specifies, in a rule-based manner, metadata elements and their attributes for the description of
learning resources. This includes the rules governing the identification of data elements and the specification
of their attributes.
These metadata elements are used to form the description of a learning resource, i.e. as a metadata learning
resource (MLR) record.
This part of ISO/IEC 19788 provides a base-level data element set for the description of learning resources,
from the ISO 15836:2009 Dublin Core metadata element set, using the framework provided in
ISO/IEC 19788-1. This provides interoperability at the time of expressing existing Dublin Core records within
MLR.
These elements can later be combined with other descriptive elements, including those from other type 1
parts of ISO/IEC 19788 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.