Search is somewhat like an airplane. If you go to a meeting in another city, the plane takes you most of the way. But the plane only takes you to the airport. The meeting is somewhere downtown. You need some other means of transport to take you the last mile to your meeting. I wrote… Read More »
Findability is an intractable problem. This does not mean that we should not try to improve findability. World peace is an intractable problem, but it is still worthwhile to make a friend. Climate change is an intractable problem, but it is still worthwhile to plant a tree. Findability is an intractable problem, but is it… Read More »
Whenever the subject of metadata is discussed, the subject of metadata standards is sure to come up. Should you be using standardized metadata, or define metadata for yourself? Answering this question is no different for metadata than it is for screws or operating systems or paving stones or motor oil: it depends.