Metadata is a term for data that describes the attributes of another set of data. Metadata can determine much of what you encounter online, from the top search results returned in Google to the ...

Metadata is the key that unlocks the commercial potential of information, data, and intellectual or creative assets. Metadata matters, because when it comes to content, it’s everything you have.

To effectively manage and exploit a company’s knowledge, you need a metadata plan. The successful implementation of any content-related strategy -- be it data, digital assets or text -- requires ...

Metadata basics -- Syntax, creation, and storage -- Vocabularies, classification, and identifiers -- Approaches to interoperability -- Metadata and the Web -- Library cataloging -- The TEI header -- ...

Small businesses can create, collect and store a hefty amount of data, from daily transactions made in point-of-sale systems to inventory logged once shipments are received. Many of these data points ...

To make reams of information useful, businesses need to find, organize and compare it. That’s where metadata management comes in. Jennifer Zaino is a New York-based freelance writer specializing in ...