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AGIFT
Date added 10 August 2009
Last edited 4 November 2009
Full Title
Australian Governments’ Interactive Functions Thesaurus
Description
The Australian Governments’ Interactive Functions Thesaurus (AGIFT) provides standard vocabulary for Australian Commonwealth, state and local governments to describe functions, as required by the Australian Standards AS5044: AGLS Metadata Element Set. It is designed to help users search information relating to government and to provide a framework for individual agencies to develop a more detailed thesaurus.
AGIFT is a hierarchical thesaurus with three levels and accompanying scope notes. 25 functions are described at the highest level. It references non-preferred terms and related terms, and provides cross-references.
Standards Developing Organisation
- NAA
- National Archives of Australia
Rights
The Commonwealth of Australia is the copyright owner of AGIFT.
Lifecycle Actions
- Create or Receive
- Description and Representation Information
Standard Framework
- Digital Archive Standards
Standard Type
- Thesaurii and Word Lists
Current Version
- September 2005 - Australian Governments’ Interactive Functions Thesaurus, 2nd Edition [external]
- Available online at the above address.
Further Information
Alternative Current Version
- September 2005 - Australian Governments Interactive Functions Thesaurus, 2nd Edition [external]
- Available for download at the above location.
Previous Versions
None.
Referenced Standards
- ANSI Z39.19: 1980 Guidelines for Thesaurus Structure, Construction and Use
- Australian Standards AS5044: AGLS Metadata Element Set
- ISO 2788: 1986, Documentation - Guidelines for the Establishment and Development of Monolingual Thesauri