What is a resource?

A resource is an entity or data item that is to be located, identified or described on our website.

Examples of resources:

Computer files such as Word, PDF, Excel files
Media files such us Images, Audio or Video
An event such as a seminar date or training day
A news item taken from a news feed

Each resource must be one of a specific list of types:

A graphical chart.

A group or collection of related resources of any type about a particular topic, e.g. Reports, News, Events.

An individual person, or organisation or a group of individuals who can be collectively grouped for descriptive or distribution purposes.

Any raw, disaggregated dataset such as a census or Health Survey for England.

Any discussion topic

Details of any event

Any stored form such as an application form or questionnaire.

A map that may or may not be directly associated with any underlying data.

Audio, video and image files.

Any resource used to describe a means or manner of a procedure.

Any new article which is stored in its own right (i.e. it is not another resource type).

Any presentation file.

Any written document.

These are normally internationally or nationally recognised standards or those recognised specifically by professional groups

Aggregated data in tabular form.

Any website address, URL, URI etc which is not usually the link to a definitive organisations website (this is normally part of the metadata for the organisation).