Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary (IPSV2_00)

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  • IPSV2_00
Title
  • Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary
Description
  • The Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary (IPSV) is an 'encoding scheme' for populating the e-GMS Subject element of metadata. It is fully compliant with ISO 2788 and BS 8723, the International and British Standards for monolingual thesauri. The vocabulary was developed with the backing of the ODPM (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) and the eGU (Cabinet Office e-Government Unit). Version 1.00 was released in April 2005; Version 2.00 supersedes it, as of 3 April 2006.

    Version 1 was developed by merging three earlier lists: the GCL (Government Category List), LGCL (Local Government Category List) and seamlessUK taxonomy. It had 2732 preferred terms and 4230 non-preferred. Version 2 is much bigger, with 3080 preferred terms and 4843 non-preferred. As a result, IPSV now covers internal-facing as well as public-oriented topics. You can still refer back to the superseded version if necessary.

    IPSV is just one of a family of lists you can obtain from the esd-standards site. See What are all these lists? for an introduction to the others. Stay with IPSV if your purpose is to populate Subject metadata.

    Two subsets of IPSV are now available:
    The Internal Vocabulary covers only the 'internal-facing' topics. It has 756 preferred terms and 1333 non-preferred.
    The Abridged version covers the whole scope of IPSV but is limited to the upper levels. It has 549 preferred terms and 1472 non-preferred.

    The online display shows IPSV as a hierarchical tree structure, which can be searched interactively. It uses the same conventions as in the esd-toolkit display of the LGCL, except that no distinction is made between "categories" and "keywords".

    IPSV can be downloaded in a variety of formats as listed below. You can also download mappings from LGCL and LGSL terms. For tips on how to use IPSV, and explanations of all the resources, see the guidance notes lower down.

    IPSV is updated on a regular basis and your suggestions for it are invited, you can submit them via the Discussion Forum. We also welcome feedback on any other aspect of IPSV, the formats, the guidance notes, etc. An update to IPSV terms had been scheduled for 31 October 2006, however this will be postponed whilst new funding and governance models are being defined. In the meantime, please continue to submit your feedback.

    The mappings from IPSV to the LGNL are voluntarily maintained and provided by Lichfield District Council (formerly by Bridgnorth District Council). esd-toolkit are grateful for the hard work that goes into keeping the mappings up to date.
Created
  • 07 Nov 2005
Creator
  • IPSV Board convened by the e-Government Unit
Publisher
  • Porism Limited, SW9 8BJ info@porism.com
Issued
  • 03 Apr 2006
Modified
  • 23 May 2006
Rights
  • Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary (IPSV) © Crown copyright.

    We wish to encourage the re-use of the IPSV. It may be downloaded by individuals and organisations for incorporation in products and services that are made available to others without requiring a licence or payment of fees.

    Anyone who includes the IPSV in a product or service should ensure that they do not alter the data or its presentation in any way that damages the integrity of the IPSV. We shall not be liable for any losses due to errors or omissions in the IPSV. In addition esd-toolkit requires that the data is not used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. The source of the material must be acknowledged as esd-toolkit and the title referring to Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary should appear on all documents and must be included when being reproduced as part of other publications or services.
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Resource uri http://id.esd.org.uk/IPSV/2.00
Latest version http://id.esd.org.uk/IPSV
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Next version: 2.01

Submissions deadline: TBA

Planned release date: TBA

Please post questions and comments on the Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary forum at http://www.esd.org.uk/forums/viewforum.php?f=39. Your normal Local e-Government Standards Body and esd-toolkit login applies. You can register and login from http://www.esd.org.uk/integratedforums/ (You do not need to be a local government officer to use this forum.).

Document Type Description Last modified
IPSV Purpose - Purpose of the IPSV 01/01/2005 00:00:00
IPSV Guidance notes - Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary - Guidance Notes For Local Authority and Other Users
LGSL, LGNL and IPSV made simple - The three most commonly used lists and associated metadata made simple.
Which IPSV? A guide to the versions and formats available - Full details of all the ways you can view or download the IPSV (Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary): online display, downloadable files, full or abridged, machine-readable or for human eyes. 29/08/2006 00:00:00
Guide to Meta-tagging with the IPSV - Describes how to index (tag) electronic resources using IPSV (Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary) for Subject metadata 29/08/2006 00:00:00
Automatic categorisation with IPSV - Advice on automating the meta-tagging process with IPSV (Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary) 29/08/2006 00:00:00
Software for automatic categorisation with IPSV - This document has been produced to accompany the IPSV Guide, Automatic categorisation for IPSV users, which provides tips on how to automate the process of adding Subject metadata and is available from the IPSV resources page on the esd-standards site. 18/12/2006 00:00:00
Implementing IPSV to your own advantage - Hints to help you get the most out of IPSV (Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary), while complying with the e-GMS. Especially useful for local authorities. 29/08/2006 00:00:00
IPSV Maintenance Guide - Explanation of how to manage and maintain the IPSV (Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary) 29/08/2006 00:00:00
LAWs Press Release, including policy for users of other vocabularies - Press release regarding the new standard which merges GCL, LGCL and seamlessUK taxonomy to simplify electronic content management 01/04/2005 00:00:00
IPSV Editorial Policy - Editorial policies for the use of IPSV 19/04/2005 00:00:00
Vocabulary Merger Project Scoping Study Report - Study examining the feasibility of integrating the GCL, LGCL and seamlessUK taxonomy. 06/10/2004 00:00:00
Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary Merger Project Questionnaire Analysis - Analysis of a questionnaire assessing the potential impact of merging the GCL, LGCL and seamlessUK taxonomy. 17/09/2004 00:00:00
Downloads links for the list in various formats.

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IPSV to LGNL mapping

IPSV to Service mapping

Other representations:

Document Type Description Last modified
IPSV A-Z Classification - IPSV terms suitable for a Local Authority A-Z Web page - Word format
IPSV A-Z Classification - IPSV terms suitable for a Local Authority A-Z Web page - Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Full IPSV Index - Full IPSV Index - ISO 2788 style - Word format
Full IPSV in plain text - Full IPSV in plain text - ISO 2788 style - ASCII text
Full IPSV - comma-delimited - Full IPSV - comma-delimited ASCII text
Full IPSV - ZIP format file - Full IPSV - set of HTML files in one compressed ZIP format file. Download, uncompress and open 'index.htm'
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