Metadata and content management systems: an introduction for indexers

Abstract

Indexers need to know about metadata and content management systems, first because although more and more companies are implementing systems that need proper metadata associated with them, there is a dearth of people with expertise in metadata development. Second, creating metadata uses the basic skills of concept identification and term selection that are central to indexing, although those choosing to move into metadata creation will also need to acquire a new skill set and become familiar with a new set of tools.