How Do You Ensure Success When You Plan a Metadata Implementation?

»Linda Burman, »L A Burman Associates Inc.

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Abstract

The word "metadata" used to be relegated to academic and technical circles, Now it has now migrated into executive meetings about major company initiatives -- particularly those revolving around content and digital asset management. Metadata is now regarded as a key factor in the next round of productivity improvements organizations will achieve and in the organization's ability to monetize its content. But what does metadata mean in this context and what actual benefits will it bring to technical and business professionals? And if it is so important, how do you carefully plan for a successful implementation? This presentation will address these questions.

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»metadata.

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Biography

»Linda Burman

»L A Burman Associates Inc.

»Toronto, ON

»Canada

Email: linda@laburman.com

Web: http://www.laburman.com

Ms. Burman is founder and co-chair of the PRISM (Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard Metadata) Working Group; co-author of Mastering XML (Sybex 1999); a guest lecturer at the University of Toronto; and co-chair of the marketing committee for the ICE (Information Content and Exchange) Authoring Group. Prior to joining Kinecta, Ms. Burman was president and CEO of L A Burman Associates Inc, an XML consulting firm. Directly prior to starting her own company, Ms. Burman was director of worldwide marketing at SoftQuad Inc., and before that, she was the publishing evangelist at Apple Computer. Previously, she held business and technical positions in the local area networking industry.