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***	Author:		Colin Smythe
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***	Version:	1.0.1
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***	DATE:		15th December, 2004
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***						VERSION		DATE			AUTHOR			COMMENTS
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***						1.0			9th March 2001	Colin Smythe	Original release of the IMS LIP XML binding was as a DTD only.
***						1.0.1		15th Dec 2004	Colin Smythe	The changes are:
***																	(a) Use the dataTime data type for the 'datetime' element;
***																	(b) Change the 'description' element cardinality of 'short', 'long' and 'full' to relect the Information Model;
***																	(c) The data type for 'countrycode' has been changed from integer to string;
***																	(d) The data type for 'areacode' has been changed from integer to string;
***																	(e) The data type for 'indnumber' has been changed from integer to string;
***																	(f) The data type for 'extnumber' has been changed from integer to string;
***																	(g) The ambiguity under 'referential' has been removed.  The 'sourceid' and 'indexid' co-ordination is not enforced by the parser;
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Hi,

This Readme file describes the 'XML' example files that accompany
the IMS Learner Information Packaging (LIP) specifications. 
All of the files are contained in the same directory as this 'Readme' 
file.

Each 'XML' example directory contains the files necessary to support an
example Assessment, Section and/or Item.  The XML files are denote by 
an '.xml' extension.

The following table lists the name of each example directory, the nature of
the example in terms of data structures i.e. Assessment (A), Section (S) and/or 
Item (I) and a brief description of the example.

The examples are classed accordingly:

Basic			- simple examples of the core LIP data structures 
Advanced		- advanced examples with multiple LIP core data structure 
instances  

Directory Name		Nature			Description
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Advanced examples (IMS_LIPv1/Valid/Advanced/...)
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engresume		Mixed				Engineering resume.		
isrmapv1		Mixed				UK FEFC Individualised Student Record (ISR) to IMS LIP mapping version 1.	

Basic examples (IMS_LIPv1/Valid/Basic/...)
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accs_001		Accessibility
accs_lang_001	Accessibility.Language		Creating a language proficiency entry for a learner.
accs_pref_001	Accessibility.Preference	Creating a preferences entry for a learner.		
actv_001		Activity					Creating an activity record for a learner.
actv_defn_001	Activity.Definition			Creating an activity definition record for a learner.
actv_eval_001	Activity.Evaluation			Creating an activity evaluation record for a learner.
actv_lref_001	Activity.LearningActRef		Creating an activity learneractivityref record for a learner.
actv_prod_001	Activity.Product			Creating an activity product record for a learner.
actv_test_001	Activity.Testimonial		Creating an activity testimonial record for a learner.
affl_001		Affiliation					Creating an affiliation record for a learner.
comp_001		Competency					Creating a competency record for a learner.
goal_001		Goal						Creating a goal record for a userfor a learner record.
iden_001		Identification				Creating an identification record for a learner.
iden_addr_001	Identification.Address		Creating an identification address record for a learner.
iden_agnt_001	Identification.Agent		Creating an identification agent record for a learner.
iden_cinf_001	Identification.ContactInfo	Creating an identification contact information record for a learner.
iden_demo_001	Identification.Demographics	Creating an identification demographics record for a learner.
iden_fnme_001	Identification.Formname		Creating an identification formatted name record for a learner.
iden_name_001	Identification.Name			Creating an identification name record for a learner.
intt_001		Interests					Creating an interests record for a learner.
qcln_001		QCL							Creating a qualification record for a learner.
rltp_001		Relationship				Creating a relationship for a learner.
skey_001		SecurityKey					Creating a password record for a learner.
trns_001		Transcript					Creating a transcript record for a learner.



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If you have any comments on the examples then please contact:

Colin Smythe
E-mail: csmythe@imsglobal.org
21st December, 2004