Metadata and understanding.

KMWorld;  October 1, 2006 ;     688 words ......so long as that more information is metadata. We didn't drown in information the way...But when some of that information is metadata, the information isn't transparent and...well, make up your own metaphor. With metadata, we can find what we need in the oceans...

Coming to grips with metadata.(Metadata for Information Management and...

Information Today;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Metadata for Information Management and Retrieval by David Haynes London: Facet Publishing, 2004 ISBN: 1-85604-489-0 186 pages $95 hardcover Librarians have been talking about metadata for a long time. Webopedia describes metadata as data about data ... how and when and by whom a particular set of data was ...

Metadata mayhem.(data warehousing applications, Drill Down) (Technology...

Enterprise Systems Journal;  November 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......to invest in developing a centralized metadata repository to help them understand the data spread through their organization. Metadata is a key new term for data warehousing...its core, the concept is quite simple. Metadata is data about data. Conceptually, metadata...

Don't expose your metadata -- it might be embarrassing

Winnipeg Free Press;  December 6, 2006 ;     591 words ...On the cutting edge / Brian T. D. Bowman I can see your metadata. Well, maybe I can't see your metadata, but there is a good chance that your competitors and clients can see your metadata. Readers of this column will know that I often write about...

METADATA - Cataloging by any other name.

Online;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......piece, also by Jessica and Susan, entitled Metadata Projects and Standards, for an overview of...site (http://www.onlineinc.com / onlinemag / metadata) and the extensive list of metadata project and resource links contained in the...

Beware metadata

ELT;  March 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......contain hidden information known as "metadata." Every time a lessor e-mails a document...information embedded in that document as metadata that he may want to keep confidential. This article describes metadata and its risks and suggests some ways...

Attorneys may review metadata, ABA says

THE JOURNAL RECORD;  November 10, 2006 ;     572 words ...Lawyers may use information in hidden "metadata" in electronic documents they receive...issued by the American Bar Association. Metadata is, simply put, data about data. In the computer world, metadata is information hidden within a document...

Metadata: what's in a name; the industry strives for standardization, but...

Broadcasting & Cable;  November 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ......management (DAM) is only as good as its metadata, the information associated with a digital...it and explains what is in the asset. Metadata must be organized with a standard vocabulary...what you're looking for. After all, a metadata tag on the clip is subjective. One person...

Attorneys may review 'metadata,' ABA says

St. Louis Daily Record / St. Louis Countian;  November 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Lawyers may use information in hidden "metadata" in electronic documents they receive...issued by the American Bar Association. Metadata is, simply put, data about data. In the computer world, metadata is information hidden within a document...

Manifestations of metadata: from Alexandria to the Web--old is new...

The Australian Library Journal;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...This paper is a discussion of the use of metadata, in its various manifestations, to access...paramount in fulfilling information seeking. Metadata is interpreted and reflected upon in...ideas is a fundamental human activity. Metadata is not new! It was used in earliest times...

Metadata-not just for librarians anymore.(behind the firewall)

EContent;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......aspects of the use of the Dublin Core metadata scheme in the corporate sector. You may...but rather an increasing interest in metadata in the corporate sector. I'm not going...content management software has brought metadata to center stage, but there is not much...

Why metadata matters: records managers must be involved in the development...

Information Management Journal;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......recorded and managed. Many experts believe metadata is the key to meeting this challenge. Metadata's Relevance for Records Managers Records...managers have always been required to deal with metadata. Recording how, when, where, and why a given...

Why even corporate execs need to know something about metadata.(Data About...

MSI;  October 1, 2004 ;     293 words ...Metadata sounds like something that would be of interest strictly to people who spend most of their lives locked...oriented architectures (SOA), more people--including corporate execs--need to have some idea of what metadata means. In narrow terms, metadata is information about the data that resides in a ...

Metadata. (Info Tech).

Teacher Librarian;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The term metadata crops up in discussions about the future of the World Wide Web...resource quality of the Internet, and Web site design. What is metadata? Metadata is data about data. (Thanks, Anne. Thanks very much. That really...

MINING FOR METADATA.(Industry Trend or Event)

Software Magazine;  February 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......integration. These valuable assets are called metadata--data about data--and describe critical...used by these systems and applications. Metadata plays a key role in reacting quickly...remain competitive. Of note, the term metadata is employed heavily in today's technical...