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Education & Learning

19 standards in this subject area

ACM Computing Classification System

(CCS)

A poly-hierarchical classification system for categorizing computing research literature.

Encoding Scheme / Value Vocabulary active Association for Computing Machinery Est. 1964

Common European Research Information Format

(CERIF)

Models the entities of scientific research for interchange between research information systems.

Conceptual Data Model / Framework active euroCRIS Est. 1991

DCMI Metadata Terms

(DCT)

The full set of properties, classes, and encoding schemes maintained by the Dublin Core community.

Element Set / Metadata Schema active Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Updated January 20, 2020

Dewey Decimal Classification

(DDC)

The world's most widely used library classification, organizing knowledge by decimal notation since 1876.

Encoding Scheme / Value Vocabulary active OCLC Updated July 1, 2011

Dublin Core Metadata Element Set

(DCMES)

Fifteen core properties for describing any resource, from title and creator to date and format.

Element Set / Metadata Schema active Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Updated June 14, 2012

EPUB

(EPUB)

The dominant open format for reflowable digital books, packaging HTML, CSS, and media in one file.

Technical Specification active World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Updated January 13, 2026

ETD-MS: an Interoperability Metadata Standard for Electronic Theses and Dissertations

(ETD-MS)

Extends Dublin Core with degree-specific metadata for electronic theses and dissertations.

Element Set / Metadata Schema active Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Updated September 20, 2023

European Language Social Science Thesaurus

(ELSST)

A multilingual thesaurus of 3,400 social science concepts in 15 European languages.

Vocabulary / Thesaurus active Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives Updated November 1, 2025

European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

(ESCO)

Maps 3,000 occupations and 13,000 skills across 28 languages for the European labour market.

Vocabulary / Thesaurus active European Commission Updated July 25, 2024

Experience API

(xAPI)

Tracks learning experiences across platforms using simple actor-verb-object statements sent to a record store.

Technical Specification active ADL Initiative / IEEE Updated October 10, 2023

IEEE Standard for Learning Object Metadata

(LOM)

An IEEE schema of 76 elements in nine categories for describing learning objects.

Element Set / Metadata Schema active IEEE Updated November 16, 2020

Learning Resource Metadata Initiative

(LRMI)

Schema.org-based markup for making educational resources discoverable on the open web.

Element Set / Metadata Schema active Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Est. 2011

Mathematical Markup Language

(MathML)

A W3C standard for encoding mathematical notation and semantics in XML for the web.

Technical Specification active World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Est. 1998

Open Badges

(OB)

Issues and verifies portable digital badges that represent learning achievements and competencies.

Technical Specification active 1EdTech Consortium Est. 2011

Sharable Content Object Reference Model

(SCORM)

Defines how e-learning content is packaged, launched, and tracked inside learning management systems.

Technical Specification active ADL Initiative (US Department of Defense) Updated March 20, 2009

UNESCO Thesaurus

A multilingual subject vocabulary spanning education, culture, and science in five languages.

Vocabulary / Thesaurus active UNESCO Updated February 27, 2026

Verifiable Credentials Data Model

(VC)

A data model for issuing tamper-evident digital credentials that holders can present and verifiers can trust.

Conceptual Data Model / Framework active World Wide Web Consortium Updated May 4, 2025

VIVO Ontology

(VIVO)

An OWL ontology for representing scholars, their research activities, and institutional relationships as linked data.

Ontology active LYRASIS / DuraSpace Est. 2004

Wikidata

A free, collaborative knowledge base providing structured data to Wikimedia projects and beyond.

Ontology active Wikimedia Foundation Est. 2012