The document defines metadata as "data about data" that can improve the findability and browsing of information. It discusses different types of metadata including unstructured tags, structured tags, and managed tags. It also explains how metadata is used to enhance search, organization, and analysis of documents in systems like Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
2. AGENDA
DEFINITION
TAGS
UNSTRUCTURED
STRUCTURED
MANAGED
METADATA AND OFFICE
METADATA AND SEARCH
METADATA AND TEXT MINING
3. DATA ABOUT DATA
BOOK: AUTHOR, NUMBER OF PAGES, GENRE, SUBJECT
ATTENDANCE REPORT: EVENT, DATE, TIME, PRESENTER,
SUBJECT, NUMBER OF ATTENDEES
PURCHASE ORDER: BUYER, DATE, ORDER TOTAL, SHIPPING,
TAXES, STATUS
IMPROVES FINDABILITY
MAKES BROWSING EASIER
CAN HELP SUMMARIZATION
6. TAGGING VS. FOLDERS
FOLDERS
SINGLE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE
HEAVY DESIGN DECISIONS UP FRONT
NOT EASILY CHANGED
DIFFICULT TO REPORT ON
TAGS
MINIMAL UP-FRONT DECISION NECESSARY
EASY TO CHANGE AS TIME GOES ON
FLEXIBLE
EASY TO REPORT, SEARCH, OR SELECT
7. THE PROBLEM WITH FOLDERS
ORGANIZE BY DEPARTMENT OR YEAR?
FY CHANGES NOW WHAT?
RE-ORGANIZATION
SORTING OR FILTERING BY OTHER CRITERIA
REVIEWING OR ARCHIVING
8. TAGS
USUALLY ADDED BY AUTHORS, READERS, AND CURATORS
HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANT INFO
CONTEXTUAL
CAN BE INCONSISTENT
CAN BE STRUCTURED OR UNSTRUCTURED
9. UNSTRUCTURED TAGS
BAG OF TAGS
ALL TAGS ARE TEXT
NO VALIDATION
CAN FEED STRUCTURED METADATA
11. MANAGED TAGS
CENTRALLY MANAGED METADATA
HIERARCHICAL
TERMS & TERM SETS
CAN MAKE CHILDREN AVAILABLE WITHOUT PARENTS
UNIFORMLY MAINTAINED
BETTER SEARCH RESULTS
12. METADATA AND OFFICE
CLIENT AND SHAREPOINT
PROPERTIES
DOCUMENT INFORMATION PANEL
13. METADATA AND SEARCH
AUTOTAGGING DURING INDEXING
CUSTOM CODE ON INDEXING
CUSTOM SEARCH
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