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Australian Subject Gateways Forum

Standards

Technical Considerations of the ASGF: Technologies, Specifications & Standards
A summary of each Gateway's approach to deploying technologies, specifications and standards listed under the following topics: software, metadata, interoperability, thesauri, quality assurance, usage statistics, partners, milestones and contact details.
Best Practice Checklist for Australian Subject Gateways
Derived after close consultation and collaboration with current gateway projects and with Commonwealth government information gateways under the auspices of the Australian Government Locator Service (AGLS) initiative.
Definitions for Web-Based Services
A set of working definitions for Web-based services that link to high quality, reviewed resources for researchers and other interested parties. The definitions were ratified at the first Australian subject gateway owners' meeting and then subsequently reviewed at the February 2001 meeting.
A National Framework for the Development of Australian Subject Gateways
This paper is designed to provide a foundation for the discussion of subject gateway development in Australia.
Requirements for Subject Gateway Software
A checklist of common and/or desirable features based on the experience of a number of the Australian subject gateways.

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Date last verified: 14 December 2004

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