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New Zealand Government Locator Service (NZGLS)
The New Zealand Government Locator Service is a method of classifying and categorising New Zealand government agency information and services (both online and offline).
The service is implemented through a metadata standard and thesauri maintained by Archives New Zealand.
Its purpose is to enable more effective communication between agencies and the general public.
The New Zealand standard is based on the Australian government extension of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative—the Australian Government Locator Service (AGLS).
Who it’s for
It is mandatory for New Zealand central government agencies to use the NZGLS standard and recommended for use by:
- State owned enterprises
- Crown entities
- Quasi-government bodies
- Local authorities
NZGLS classification and description elements
The 19 NZGLS metadata elements for describing resources can be grouped into three categories related to their purpose.
| Ownership | Intellectual Content | Other Aspects |
|---|---|---|
Creator (MAN) |
Title (MAN) |
Date (REC) |
Publisher (CON) |
Subject (MAN) |
Type (MAN) |
Contributor (OPT) |
Description (REC) |
Identifier (CON) |
Rights (OPT) |
Source (OPT) |
Availability (CON) |
Language (REC) |
Audience (REC) |
|
Relation (OPT) |
Mandate (REC) |
|
Coverage (OPT) |
Format (OPT) |
|
Function (MAN) |
- Mandatory (MAN) elements must be included in any NZGLS record
- Conditional (CON) elements are mandatory in some circumstances
- Recommended elements (REC) should be included where possible
- Optional (OPT) elements should be included where they will be useful for finding the resource, but for some types of resource they will not be appropriate
Metalogue
Government agencies enter and maintain NZGLS records using the metalogue (metadata-catalogue) tool. The NZGLS records are referenced when locating government information and services using New Zealand Government portal: www.govt.nz [1].
References and further reading
- [1] About www.govt.nz: Behind the scenes
- NZGLS metadata standard (Archives New Zealand/State Services Commission)
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