A draft list from the LAWs Project of audience types (or 'profiles') suitable for defining the types of citizen to whom a service or local government resource is relevant. The list extends that given at http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/searchresult2.asp?docnum=680, with audience profiles identified while building the Local Government Category List and when defining profiles for Local Government Service List services. The list is proposed for consideration as a 'scheme' for populating the e-GMS 'audience' element and its 'mediator' refinement.
XSD and RDFS schemas are subject to modification following definition of standards by the e-Government Unit Metadata Technical Working Group and the W3C taxonomy group. In the event of changes, we shall endeavour to support the formats given as legacy formats.
LGAL version 0.02 was released on 31 March 2008:
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| XML document | www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgal/0.02/lgal.xml |
This XML file is the official version. The file is still considered to be a draft because there is extensive discussion in the local government community about that and LAWs is eager to accommodate a wide ranger of requirements. It is likely that the format of lgal.xml will not be subject to much further revision.
The XML file can also be viewed in these human readable formats:
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| Word document | www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgal/0.02/lgal.doc |
| Word 2003 XML document | www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgal/0.02/lgalword.xml |
| Adobe Acrobat PDF document | www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgal/0.02/lgal.pdf |
| CSV spreadsheet | www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgal/0.02/lgal.csv |
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| Version Changes in HTML format | www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgal/0.02/versionchanges.html |
| Version Changes as a Word document | www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgal/0.02/versionchanges.doc |
| Version Changes as a Word 2003 XML document | www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgal/0.02/versionchangesword.xml |
Click here for a diagrammatic representation of the XML resources making up LGAL. Associated schemas and XSLT resources are also given, with hyperlinks to each.
Please post questions and comments on the LAWs Information Architecture and Standards Forum of the esd-toolkit at www.esd-toolkit.org.
If you are unable to use the esd-toolkit, comments can be sent by e-mail to standards@esd-toolkit.org.
If you create your own XSLT for the List, please send it to us so it can be made available to others via this site.
LGAL is made available for use, without guarantees and without licensing costs, by local authorities, community organisations and any other bodies referencing local and community resources. Neither the LAWs Project nor any other party will be liable for any losses due to errors or omissions in the List or associated resources.
The content of LGAL and all associated resources on this Web site be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring specific permission. This is subject to the material not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. The source of the material must be acknowledged as the LAWs Project and esd-toolkit and the title all document must be included when being reproduced as part of other publications or services.