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Metatags
Metatags are used to describe web documents,
providing information such as description, keywords and originating
agency. Metatags are inserted into the <HEAD> section of HTML
documents. They increase the precision of search results in Find-It!
Arizona, as well as other commercial search engines.
The
following are 5 metatags that should be incorporated into your
homepage and category index pages. Just click on a Metatag below for a
description and example of its use:
Additional
tags:
Title:
The name of the resource, such as report or publication title. If acronyms are used, the expanded title also is included.
Example:
<META NAME="title" CONTENT="Understanding Arizona’s election laws">
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Description:
Full description of the resource in general terms, including the purpose of the information.
Example:
<META NAME="description" CONTENT="This publication provides an overview of election laws in Arizona, including procedures for polling places, as well as legal citations.">
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Keywords:
Include all terms relevant to the information source, common labels, agency abbreviations and acronyms.
Example:
<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, DWR, water quality, water resources, groundwater">
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Subjects:
Subject terms selected from the
Find-It! Arizona Topics list. The Topics list is hierarchical (see example), with levels of the hierarchy separated by a colon. Multiple subject terms are separated by a comma.
Example:
<META NAME="subjects" CONTENT="History,
Culture, Local History, History, Culture, Historic preservation">
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Originator metatags:
Originator
jurisdiction: The larger jurisdiction of which an agency is a part.
Example:
<META NAME="originatorJurisdiction" CONTENT="State of Arizona">
originator
department: Name of the agency.
Example:
<META NAME="originatorDepartment" CONTENT="Department of Transportation">
Originator division:
Division within the agency.
Example:
<META NAME="originatorDivision" CONTENT="Motor Vehicle Division">
Originator section:
Section within the division.
Example:
<META NAME="originatorSection" CONTENT="Driver Services">
Originator office: Office or program within the division.
Example:
<META NAME="originatorOffice" CONTENT="Motorcycle Safety Program">
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Create date:
Date the metatags for this resource were created.
Example:
<META NAME="createDate" CONTENT="1999/10/05">
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Date of last modification:
Date the metatags were either created or modified.
Example:
<META NAME="dateofLastModification" CONTENT="1999/12/06">
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Time period textual:
Time period covered by the resource being described.
Examples:
<META NAME="timePeriodTextual" CONTENT="Current year">
<META NAME="originatorJurisdiction" CONTENT="1966 – present">
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Medium:
Media or format of the resource.
Examples:
<META NAME="medium" CONTENT="website">
<META NAME="medium" CONTENT="photograph">
<META NAME="medium" CONTENT="paper">
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Gov type:
The agency’s government type. Options need to be available as drop-down menu options.
Examples:
<META NAME="govType" CONTENT="state">
<META NAME="govType" CONTENT="city">
<META NAME="govType" CONTENT="county"
<META NAME="govType" CONTENT="district">
<META NAME="govType" CONTENT="regional"
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Contact elements:
Note that originator and contact information often differ.
Contact name: name of the office or program to contact, rather than the name of an individual, which may be different over a period of time.
Example:
<META NAME="contactName" CONTENT="Motorcycle Safety Program">
Contact organization: name of the agency/division to contact for additional information.
Example:
<META NAME="contactOrganization" CONTENT="Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division">
contact street address1
contact street address2
contact city
contact state
contact zipcode
contact phone number
contact fax number
contact network address (email address or URL for web site)
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Original control identifier:
Unique identifying number, such as a publication number.
Example:
<META NAME="originalControlIdentifier" CONTENT="PN-199654-A">
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Access constraints:
Statement describing public access to the resource described.
Examples:
<META NAME="accessConstraints" CONTENT="Access is guided by the Arizona public disclosure laws.">
<META NAME="accessConstraints" CONTENT="To access this information please contact the agency at the address indicated.">
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Retention period date/retention period textual elements:
The retention period established for a particular public record or record series, in date or description format. The date format is: YYYYMMDD.
Date example (May 31, 2001):
<META NAME="retentionPerioddate" CONTENT="20010531">
Text example:
<META NAME="retentionPeriodtextual" CONTENT="End of fiscal year.">
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Linkage:
Provides a URL which references another source for information on the same topic.
Example:
<META NAME="linkage" CONTENT=http://www.governor.state.az.us>
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Note:
Provides additional information that might be useful to the searcher.
Example:
<META NAME="note" CONTENT="Reports prior to 1990 are in paper format.">
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