Intranet Metadata, for Better or Worse
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Opportunities - searchable fields
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The basics: title, author, keywords, actual date
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Additional useful info: description, type
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Integrate with Content Management Systems
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Controlled Vocabularies
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Standard word for specific object
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Search engine synonym list for other terms
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Problems
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Inconsistent and incoherent metadata (even <title> tags!)
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Non-HTML file formats are problematic
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"Properties" fields often blank or duplicated
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Must train Intranet site managers