Definition of a lens

Lenses
A lens is a custom view of Connexions content. You can think of it as a fancy kind of list that will let you see Connexions through the eyes of organizations and people you trust.
What is in a lens?
Lens makers point to Connexions materials (modules and collections), creating a guide that includes their own comments and descriptive tags about the content.
Who can create a lens?
Any individual Connexions member, a community, or a respected organization.
What are tags?

Tags are descriptors added by lens makers to help label content, attaching a vocabulary that is meaningful in the context of the lens.
"This is the "main" book in Kenny Felder's "Advanced Algebra II" series. This text was created with a focus on 'doing' and 'understanding' algebra concepts rather than simply hearing about them in […]"