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.

Illustrated in the outputs of other LAWs work strands and other National Projects.

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

Controlled Lists

www.esd.org.uk/standards/

Resources for each controlled list

XML Resources

Interactive Viewer

Objectives of LGCL

• Controlled vocabulary for metadata

(important for portals)

• Enhanced searching

• Web site navigation structure

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

LGCL and mappings to other lists

LGCL in APLAWS+ - Assigning categories

LGCL in APLAWS+ - Automated Mappings

LGCL in esd-toolkit

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

Starter Kit Content

Content Structure

http://www.esd.org.uk/standards/LAWsContentTypesDraftSpecification.doc

#TypeName : String+Title : String+Name : String+Body : MarkedupText+ImageURL : ContactType+WebLink : WebLink+FAQ : FAQ

«type»BaseContent Metadata

WebMetadata

1

*

+LGSLService : ItemReference+DirectoryLevel1 : ItemReference+DirectoryLevel2 : ItemReference+ServiceTimes : MarkedupText+RelatedService : ItemReference+Contact : Contact

ServiceContent

«extends»

Restricts

Por273.vsd

+Title : String+Hint : String+InternetURL : ContactType+IntranetURL : ContactType+TargetName : String+ResourceSize : Integer+SortOrder : Integer

WebLink

ContactType

1

*

+Number : PhoneNumber+Type : PhoneType

Phone

PhoneTypePhoneNumber

MarkedupTextItemReference

+ContactType : ContactType+Description : MarkedupText+OrganisationName : Integer+Department : String+Role : String+Person : Person+Address : BS7666Address+Phone : Phone+EMail : EMail+Weblink : WebLink

Contact

1

*

+Title : String+GivenName : String+FamilyName : String+Suffix : String

Person

1*

BS7666Address

1

*

+Name : String+Section : String+Question : MarkedupText+Answer : MarkedupText+SortOrder : Integer+WebLink : WebLink

FAQ

1

*

1

*

1

*

basecontent.xsd

servicecontent.xsd

contact.xsd

weblink.xsdBS7666-v1.xsd

faq.xsd

metadata.xsd

Service Content Type and Associated Types

EMail

markeduptext.xsd itemreference.xsd

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.

Support from here

LAWs forum: 44 topics, 299 posts, 4794 views at 22 March 2004

Further Work

• Extension of content for mediated service

• Extension of metadata representations for

records management

• Live syndication of content

• ….

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