November 2008
Also available in PDF format
NOTE: The following list provides the maximum character limits and media formats and sizes required of content for use with the Learning Object Input Tool. Any field which is not present in the list below does not have a limitation.
Institutional Profile |
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Maximum Limit |
Institution Logo |
file size |
80Kb |
Learning Object Collection |
|
Maximum Limit |
Collection Name |
text box |
200 characters |
Description |
text box |
200 characters |
Introduction |
text box |
1250 characters |
Homepage Image |
|
Maximum Limit |
Title |
text box |
200 characters |
Homepage Image |
file size |
400Kb |
Short Description (Alt Text) |
text box |
125 characters |
Caption |
text box |
500 characters |
Creator |
text box |
100 characters |
Relevant Location(s) |
text box |
See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Learning Object |
|
Maximum Limit |
Title |
text box |
200 characters |
Description |
text box |
200 characters |
Learning Objective |
text box |
1250 characters |
Relevant Location(s) |
text box |
See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Text Asset |
|
Maximum Limit |
Title |
text box |
200 characters |
Text |
text box |
See NOTES (3) |
Footnotes |
text box |
See NOTES (3) |
Creator |
text box |
100 characters |
Description |
text box |
200 characters |
Relevant Location(s) |
text box |
See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Audio Asset |
|
Maximum Limit |
Title |
text box |
200 characters |
Audio File |
file size |
2Mb |
Caption |
text box |
500 characters |
Creator |
text box |
100 characters |
Short Description (Alt Text) |
text box |
125 characters |
Relevant Location(s) |
text box |
See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Video Asset |
|
Maximum Limit |
Title |
text box |
200 characters |
WMV Video File |
file size |
2Mb |
MOV Video File |
file size |
2Mb |
Thumbnail File |
file size |
80Kb |
Caption |
text box |
500 characters |
Creator |
text box |
100 characters |
Short Description (Alt Text) |
text box |
125 characters |
Relevant Location(s) |
text box |
See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Image Asset |
|
Maximum Limit |
Title |
text box |
200 characters |
Image File |
file size |
400Kb |
Thumbnail File |
file size |
80Kb |
Short Description (Alt Text) |
text box |
125 characters |
Caption |
text box |
500 characters |
Creator |
text box |
100 characters |
Relevant Location(s) |
text box |
See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Flash Asset |
|
Maximum Limit |
Title |
text box |
200 characters |
Flash File |
file size |
2Mb |
Thumbnail File |
file size |
80Kb |
Caption |
text box |
500 characters |
Creator |
text box |
100 characters |
Short Description (Alt Text) |
text box |
125 characters |
Relevant Location(s) |
text box |
See NOTES (1) & (2) |
(1) Canadian locations must conform to the NRCAN list of official names. To view the list of official names, click on the NRCAN GEOGRAPHIC NAMES link on the 'Add Relevant Locations' page which appears when you select 'CANADA' in the 'Country' drop-down list.
(2) International locations must conform to the international standard of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN). You may access the TGN here: http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/ .
(3) Only the first 1000 characters will be displayed when previewing the text on its Learning Object page.