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BS 8419-1 Interoperability between metadata systems used for learning, education and training. Code of practice for the development of application profiles By using BS 8419, developers and managers in the UK can benefit from guidance on the use of metadata. The effective creation, structuring and deployment of metadata can maximize opportunities for interoperability with other systems. The standard makes recommendations about data models and XML bindings enabling searches across multiple systems over the internet for application profiles but does not prescribe the use of any particular encoding mechanism. It is intended to optimize, rather than completely remove, human interaction in the transfer of information between systems. Part 1 provides recommendations for any organization creating application profiles of international metadata standards for use in relation to teaching and learning. It gives guidance on the development and reuse of application profiles, and for the use of application profiles where interoperability is a requirement. It focuses on the two application profiles currently in use in the UK: 4The
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