Eddie Byrne Irish Public Service Metadata Project Co-ordinator Comhairle, 7 th Floor, Hume House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Tel. + 353 (0) 1 6059027 E-mail: Eddie. Byrne@comhairle. ie 1
Irish Public Service Metadata Project The Brief: · Recommend and document a metadata standard · Produce a basic thesaurus · Pilot and test the recommended metadata standard · Produce a metadata manual and training specification · Market the benefits of metadata · Outline the effort required in complying with the standard 2
Irish Public Service Metadata Project - Background • Recommended Guidelines for Public Sector Organisations – Web Publication Report of the Interdepartmental Group, October 1999; – It is recommended that all new documents be described using metadata tags and, in so far as is possible, existing information should also be tagged [extract]. – The standard set of metadata elements recommended by the Group is based on a widely accepted standard known as the Dublin (Ohio) Core Metadata element set [extract]. 3
In an environment of. . . • Government website developments – Publishing Processes – Content Management Solutions – Accessibility and Standards – Search Engine 4
Metadata - Process to Date • Research on Standards • Examination of experiences elsewhere • Consultation • Draft Document 5
Decisions • • • Purpose and Scope Which Standard? Qualified or Unqualified? Mandate Support Structure Deployment Issues 6
Purpose and Scope • Resource Discovery • Records Management • Archiving • Public Service – Definition 7
Why Dublin Core? • • • Simple Supports minimum requirement Widespread support Organisation Use in interdisciplinary environments 8
Elements and Qualifiers • Mandatory Elements – recommended • • Title Creator Subject Publisher Identifier Type Date • Use of Qualifiers – recommended • Date 9
Mandate and Support • Mandatory or Optional? • How to mandate? • Lead Agency 10
Deployment Issues • • • Level of creation Retrofitting Responsibility Quality control Creation Process • • • Tools Syntax Search software Display Thesaurus 11
Current Metadata Initiatives • Phase One Deployment – Document types – Elements in use • OASIS 12
Irish e-Government Initiatives Irish Government Action Plan. . . Initiatives by government to reform the Irish Public Service… Implementing the Information Society in Ireland: an Action Plan – January 1999 • REACH • OASIS • BASIS 13
Irish e-Government Initiatives • REACH is charged with developing the framework for electronic delivery and integration of public services in Ireland – Public Service Broker • OASIS Project - frontline information on public services for use by the general public. – User-focused – Life Events • www. oasis. gov. ie – One-Stop Shop • www. reach. ie • BASIS Project - serving the business community • www. basis. ie 14
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