Iowa Code and RulesEasy Navigation and Search

Scope Analysis &Planning Phases CompletedRequest for Execution Funding

• Phase 1– Administrative Rules Authoring– Publishing

• Phase 2– Bill Drafting– Acts Publishing– Code Publishing

• Framework– A new framework is now in place to allow the content to be enriched with

additional metadata (indexing, code-to-rules relationships, etc).– Initial groundwork on indexing has been done.

• IowAccess Request - Web Published Usability Enhancements for Citizens• Better “Code to Rules” relationships• Unified index to support index/topic driven search and browse• Other web access enhancements including “Custom Document Collections”• Scope Analysis and Planning are complete. The IowAccess Board approved these phases

and authorized the expenditure of $40,000.• Execution funding requested of $325,000.

Background – LSA Code & Rules Publishing

Primary Goal – Improve the end users Search and Browse Experience

Browse by TopicUser filters all topics downto those which contain “child”

User finds the “Child Care”topic and selects it

Browse by Topic, cntd.Related Topics are generated by the system

Hits from Code and Rulesare displayed in a logicalfashion to the user

The most relevant results from the Code and Rules are displayed immediately

Browse by Topic, cntd.

The user can immediatelyview Enabling Statutes orImplementing Rules byexpanding the section

The user can see therelationship betweenthe Code and Rules

Search for Term

Related topics and resultsets are generated anddisplayed in a consistentfashion

The user can also search for a specific term insteadof browsing topics

View a DocumentThe user sees his locationin the law and hit countsfor related branches

Add to CollectionBy clicking on a linkthe user can add aDocument or an entireTopic to his Collection

Manage Collections

The user can managehis collections, includingexporting, emailing, orprinting for later use

Planning Documents Completed

• Design & Architecture• Detailed Use Cases• Requirements• Implementation Plan• Testing Plan

Questions addressed by the Planning Documents

• Specifically what will be created?• How long will it take to implement?• Who is going to do the work?• Who will host and maintain the new

applications?• What will be the project costs?

How long will it take to implement?

• Phase I – Content Management Tools– Complete June 2010 (5 Calendar Months)– Phase I Already Started: Initial Index conversion work for

the Administrative Rules has been done along with some initial prototyping of the indexing tools to be created.

• Phase II – Web Application Development and Search Engine Integration– Complete September 2010 (4 Calendar Months)

• Phase III – Additional Navigation and Search Enhancements– Complete February 2011 (5 Calendar Months)

Who is going to do the work?

• LSA - Computer Services Staff• LSA – Iowa Code Office and Administrative

Code Office (testing, collaborating to create a unified index)

• Contractors– Software Architects– Software Developers– Indexing Consultant

Who will host and maintain the new applications?

• Hosting: LSA will host the applications• Maintenance and Support– Year 1: Will be maintained and supported by both

LSA Staff (~50%) and outside contractors (~50%)– Year 2+: Transition to LSA Staff (~80%) with some

outside contractor involvement (~20%)

Project Costs & Funding

• Planning/Scope Analysis completed with IowAccess funding of $40,000

• Execution Phase IowAccess request $325,000• Project Costs:– Conversion of Existing Indexes– Web Application Development– Search Integration and Content Indexing– Custom Document Collection APIs– Web Based Testing Tracking– Project Management– Documentation

IowAccess Request

• The total cost of this project is estimated to be $965,000. The Legislative Services Agency is requesting partial project funding from the IowAccess Board.– $325,000 IowAccess Request– $600,000 LSA funding

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