IRS Topic Map Pilot

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IRS Topic Map Pilot

• XML Web Services Working Group
• March 4, 2003

David Brown Media and Publications
Division Internal Revenue Service
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Topic Maps is

• International Standard describing knowledge
  structure
• SGML/XML Application
• Basic Concepts Topics, Associations, Occurrences

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Printed Index

• MIE . 181
• Main home .71, 108
• Mandatory retirement age 229
• Married taxpayers (See also
• Spouse)
• Estimated Tax .. 45
• Filing status .. 21
• Signing joint return . 22

Occurrence
Topics
Association
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Why Topic Maps?

• Roots back-of-book indexing
• Separate electronic file
• Capture knowledge
• Scalable and matures with time
• Accessibility

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Initial Topic Map Prototype

• 8 Taxpayer Information Publications
• Automated creation of topic map
• Cross-publication index
• Topic Page

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8 Pub Prototype
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Steps - Initial Topic Map Prototype

• Tutorials
• Met with editors, supervisors, authors
• Create rules to reduce number topics

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Call Site Prototype

• Merge 95 Taxpayer Information Pubs
• Merge Publications with FAQ
• Create Key entry point topics

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Finding Information
Search all 8000 topics
Find key entry point topics
Find form and schedule topics
Use Table of Contents
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Search All Topics
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Topic Page
Equivalent topic
Occur. Scope
Occur. Role
Occur. Abstract ( link to text)
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Finding Information
Search all 8000 topics
Find key entry point topics
Find form and schedule topics
Use Table of Contents
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Integrated Indexes
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Finding Information
Search all 8000 topics
Find key entry point topics
Find form and schedule topics
Use Table of Contents
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Browse By
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Text Page
Links back to topic page. Arrows link to more
occurrences.
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Topic Screen
Links back to topic page. Arrows link to more
occurrences.
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Suggest a Topic