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Local Authority Websites National Project (LAWs) Information Architecture & Standards

Local Authority Websites National Project (LAWs) Information Architecture & Standards. Mike Thacker mthacker@porism.com. LAWs Information Architecture & Standards. Unambiguous standards for the structured definition of content and metadata, including controlled lists.

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Local Authority Websites National Project (LAWs) Information Architecture & Standards

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  1. Local Authority Websites National Project(LAWs)Information Architecture & Standards Mike Thacker mthacker@porism.com

  2. LAWs Information Architecture & Standards • Unambiguous standards for the structured definition of content and metadata, including controlled lists. • Illustrated in the outputs of other LAWs work strands and other National Projects.

  3. Agenda • Controlled lists – content and structure • LGCL – detail • LGCL in APLAWS+ • LGCL in esd-toolkit • Starter Kit generic pages – structured content • Syndication standards and guidelines • Support and future work

  4. Controlled Lists www.esd.org.uk/standards/

  5. Resources for each controlled list

  6. XML Resources

  7. Interactive Viewer

  8. Objectives of LGCL • Controlled vocabulary for metadata • (important for portals) • Enhanced searching • Web site navigation structure

  9. Structure of LGCL • Top level (preferred) term | Non-preferred terms • Preferred term | Non-preferred terms • RT: Related term • Preferred term | Non-preferred terms • Narrower term | Non-preferred terms • Narrower term | Non-preferred terms • Terms have: • Shortcuts, A-Z flags, Mappings to LGSL (PIDs), GCL and ACL

  10. LGCL and mappings to other lists

  11. LGCL in APLAWS+ - Assigning categories

  12. LGCL in APLAWS+ - Automated Mappings

  13. LGCL in esd-toolkit

  14. LGCL in esd-toolkit • View terms and associated services and their generic content • Update equivalent terms and keywords for a concept • Restructure navigation and update other data • Export a local ‘view’ • Submit new terms/concepts

  15. Starter Kit Content

  16. Content Structure • http://www.esd.org.uk/standards/LAWsContentTypesDraftSpecification.doc

  17. Syndication standards • Documents • Introduction and best practice • Guidelines for use • Technical specification • RDF Resources • RDFS for eGMS elements • RDFS for controlled lists • Sample RSS • Result • A mechanism for syndicating structure content with meaningful metadata for import into a CMS.

  18. Support from here LAWs forum: 44 topics, 299 posts, 4794 views at 22 March 2004

  19. Further Work • Extension of content for mediated service • Extension of metadata representations for records management • Live syndication of content • ….

  20. Reference and Support • LAWs IA&S resources: www.esd-toolkit.org/laws • Controlled lists: www.esd.org.uk/standards/ • Online forum: www.esd-toolkit/lawsforum • E-mail: • Mike Thacker: mthacker@porism.com • Sheila Apicella: sheila.apicella@camden.gov.uk • General: standards@esd-toolkit.org

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