ISO/IEC 19788-8:2015提供了描述MLR记录的数据元素:描述学习资源的数据元素集[以及与该学习资源直接相关的资源，例如人员（作者、贡献者）、注释、学习活动、元数据记录等]。它还可以用于跟踪记录编辑过程，包括全局元数据作者标识、上次记录更新，以及用于描述学习资源的应用程序配置文件。 这些元素随后可以与ISO/IEC 19788或其他标准的其他部分中的其他描述元素相结合，以提供学习资源以及该描述所需的相关实体的描述。 ISO/IEC 19788-8:2015允许在传统数据库方法中存储学习资源描述，并通过获取机制交换描述。

ISO/IEC 19788-8:2015 provides data elements for the description of MLR records: sets of data elements describing a learning resource [and resources directly related to that learning resource, e.g. persons (authors, contributors), annotations, learning activities, metadata records, etc.]. It can also be used to keep track of the record editing process including global metadata author identification, last record update, and application profile used for the description of a learning resource. These elements can later be combined with other descriptive elements from other parts of ISO/IEC 19788 or other standards to provide the description of a learning resource and of related entities needed for that description. ISO/IEC 19788-8:2015 enables the storage of learning resource description in the traditional database approach and the exchange of descriptions through harvesting mechanisms.