Local Authority Websites National Project LAWs Information Architecture

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Local Authority Websites National
Project(LAWs)Information Architecture
Standards

• Mike Thacker
• mthacker_at_porism.com

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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.

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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

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Controlled Lists
www.esd.org.uk/standards/
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Resources for each controlled list
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XML Resources
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Interactive Viewer
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Objectives of LGCL

• Controlled vocabulary for metadata
• (important for portals)
• Enhanced searching
• Web site navigation structure

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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

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LGCL and mappings to other lists
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LGCL in APLAWS - Assigning categories
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LGCL in APLAWS - Automated Mappings
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LGCL in esd-toolkit
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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

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Starter Kit Content
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Content Structure

• http//www.esd.org.uk/standards/LAWsContentTypesDr
  aftSpecification.doc

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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.

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Support from here
LAWs forum 44 topics, 299 posts, 4794 views at
22 March 2004
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Further Work

• Extension of content for mediated service
• Extension of metadata representations for
  records management
• Live syndication of content
• .

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Reference and Support

• LAWs IAS resources www.esd-toolkit.org/laws
• Controlled lists www.esd.org.uk/standards/
• Online forum www.esd-toolkit/lawsforum
• E-mail
• Mike Thacker mthacker_at_porism.com
• Sheila Apicella sheila.apicella_at_camden.gov.uk
• General standards_at_esd-toolkit.org