Shorthand for the New Zealand Government Locator Service (NZGLS) metadata standard. The NZGLS is the metadata standard used describe the services and resources provided by government agencies in New Zealand.

The NZGLS metadata standard is the official New Zealand Government standard for creating discovery-level metadata ( http://www.nzgls.govt.nz/). The standard is based closely on two well-established standards: the Dublin Core (DC) Metadata Element Set and the Australian Government Locator Service (AGLS).

NZGLS metadata standard is the official New Zealand Government standard for creating discovery-level metadata. The standard is based closely on two well-established standards: the Dublin Core (DC) Metadata Element Set and the Australian Government Locator Service (AGLS). For more information, see www.nzgls.govt.nz.