Meta-data XML Binding

The SCORM Meta-data XML Binding is a definition for how to represent, or bind, the elements of the
Meta-data Information Model in XML.
An XML file is a standardized way of representing information within a text file so it can be interchanged between systems.

XML is the only currently defined way of binding the
Meta-data Information Model in the SCORM. Although other methods may emerge over time, the underlying information model will persist.


The XML binding takes the form of an XML Schema Definition (XSD). Just as an ice cube tray helps to create regularly shaped ice cubes, a schema ensures that regular, valid instances of meta-data are created. A schema also ensures that metadata elements appear in the correct places and are indeed the correct elements.