LRE - Learning Resource Exchange for Schools

The LRE Metadata Application profile supports the use of multilingual vocabularies. Multilingual controlled vocabularies make it possible to automate translation work for learning resources that have been indexed in one language. Therefore, the use of multilingual vocabularies enhances interoperability.

The most extensive of these multilingual vocabularies is the LRE Thesaurus (formerly known as ETB Thesaurus). This vocabulary describes the subject of a learning resource and is continuously used in the European Schoolnet’s services.

The scope of the LRE Thesaurus is:

• Content of multimedia educational materials
• Content of teaching, guidance, evaluation and administration supporting materials

The LRE Thesaurus is managed in the Vocabulary Bank for Education (VBE). The VBE provides both a browsable and searchable web application for users to locate, view and download terminology, as well as standards-based machine to machine interfaces. In the VBE, the LRE Thesaurus is available in Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Dutch and Swedish.

All changes and correction requests should be sent to Elena Shulman (elena.shulman[AT]eun.org)

© Copyright EUN Consortium 2007. The thesaurus may be freely distributed for non-commercial educational purposes provided the source is acknowledged. For further information please contact Elena Shulman elena.shulman[AT]eun.org