Metadata is the key that unlocks the commercial potential of information, data, and intellectual or creative assets. Metadata matters, because when it comes to content, it’s everything you have.

If data is the language upon which our modern society is built, then metadata is the grammar, the construction of its meaning. "Be mindful when it comes to your words. A string of some that don't mean ...

As a kid living in San Francisco I fondly remember combing through the Main Library card catalog in search of books on electronics and telephone systems. Of course, “analog cards” are not computer ...

How do I describe my dataset? Queen Mary has adopted a standard for describing research datasets. The standard is called the DataCite Metadata Schema and contains minimal descriptive ‘properties’.