How CMSs Can Make Search Better

• Automatically avoid duplicate pages

• Remind content creators to add page titles

• Sendactual content modification date

• Metadata

  • Simplify metadata entry for author, publication, language

    • Use the Dublin Core to start with

  • Tag documents with standard subject terms

  • Include "facets"

    • Software manuals: program, version, platform

    • Government documents: department, service area, clients, etc.

    • Music: artist, record, track number, length, quality

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