LGCL-Local Government Category List

Version 1.02

LGCL version 1.02 was released on 12 January 2004 in the following formats:

The XML format includes numeric identifiers. XML formats are draft for final comments.

Draft guidance notes on LGCL can be found here: www.esd.org.uk/LGCLGuidanceNotes.pdf.

The List is also presented in the same format as the original APLAWS XML file at

www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgcl/1.02/acl.xml.

XML files formats are still considered to be drafts 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 lgcl.xml will not be subject to much further revision.  However component files from which lgcl.xml is constructed may be revised.  LAWs and ESD Toolkit will also publish XML transformations (XSLT) to put the List into a variety of formats in response to local authority demand.

lgcl.xml is constructed from a number of component XML files which break the List down into:

·    A ‘flat’ list of terms www.esd.org.uk/standards/termslist/1.02/termslist.xml

·    A hierarchical categorisation of terms for local government purposes www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgcl/1.02/lgclhierarchy.xml

·    Definition of which terms are preferred and which are lead-in for local government purposes www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgcl/1.02/lgclequivalents.xml

XSLT brings these XML files together.  It is anticipated that local variants of the List and other lists will be built from the same list of terms, but use different hierarchies and a different split between lead in and preferred terms.

LGCL Resources

Click here for a diagrammatic representation of the XML resources making up LGCL and related mapping.  Associated schemas and XSLT resources are also given, with hyperlinks to each.

Click here for a full list of resources currently available.

Feedback

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 laws@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.

Thank you to the following organisations for their contributions towards our standards and controlled lists.

Liability, Ownership, Protection

LGCL 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.

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