Australian Government Information Interoperability Framework (pdf

A P P E N D I X B R E F E R E N C E L I S TOverseas resourcesUK e-Government Metadata Standardwww.govtalk.gov.uk/policydocs/policydocs_list.asp?topic=66&subjecttitle=MetadataThe e-Government Metadata Standard ensures the maximum consistency of metadataacross public sector organizations in the United Kingdom.Meta Matterspandora.nla.gov.au/tep/36531Meta Matters is a collaboration between the National Library of Australia (NLA) andDublin Core ANZ Group. Meta Matters was previously wholly developed and maintainedby the NLA. Meta Matters is a ‘put your money where your mouth is’ effort by the DC-ANZgroup to show that the use of metadata in resource discovery is a fully working, viablemethod of resource discovery and dissemination.The Canadian IM Forumwww.imforumgi.gc.ca/home_e.htmlThe Information Management Forum, co-chaired by Treasury Board Secretariat andLibrary and Archives Canada, was established in January 1997 to bring together Directorsin the Government of Canada who share a common interest regarding the effectivemanagement of information.UK e-Government Interoperability Frameworkwww.govtalk.gov.uk/schemasstandards/egif.aspThe e-GIF defines the technical policies and specifications governing information flowsacross government and the public sector. They cover interconnectivity, data integration,e-services access and content management.EU Directive on the Re-use of Public Sector Informationwww.europa.eu.int/information_society/topics/multi/psi/library/index_en.htm#3.%20Communication:%20eEurope%202002This website provides links to various documents released by the EU regarding re-use ofpublic sector information. The directive establishes a minimum set of rules governing there-use and the practical means of facilitating re-use of existing documents held by publicsector bodies of the member states.44Information Interoperability Framework Sharing information across boundaries