Eddie Byrne Irish Public Service Metadata Project Co-ordinator Comhairle, 7th Floor, Hume House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Tel. + 353 (0) 1 6059027 E-mail: Eddie.Byrne@comhairle.ie
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
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].
In an environment of... Government website developments Publishing Processes Content Management Solutions Accessibility and Standards Search Engine
Metadata - Process to Date Research on Standards Examination of experiences elsewhere Consultation Draft Document
Decisions Purpose and Scope Which Standard? Qualified or Unqualified? Mandate Support Structure Deployment Issues
Purpose and Scope Resource Discovery Records Management Archiving Public Service Definition
Why Dublin Core? Simple Supports minimum requirement Widespread support Organisation Use in interdisciplinary environments
Elements and Qualifiers Use of Qualifiers recommended Date Mandatory Elements recommended Title Creator Subject Publisher Identifier Type Date
Mandate and Support Mandatory or Optional? How to mandate? Lead Agency
Deployment Issues Tools Syntax Search software Display Thesaurus Level of creation Retrofitting Responsibility Quality control Creation Process
Current Metadata Initiatives Phase One Deployment Document types Elements in use OASIS
Irish e-Government Initiatives Irish Government Action Plan... Implementing the Information Society in Ireland: an Action Plan January 1999 Initiatives by government to reform the Irish Public Service… REACH OASIS BASIS
Irish e-Government Initiatives REACH is charged with developing the framework for electronic delivery and integration of public services in Ireland Public Service Broker One-Stop Shop www.reach.ie OASIS Project - frontline information on public services for use by the general public. User-focused Life Events www.oasis.gov.ie BASIS Project - serving the business community www.basis.ie