Here is a link to the ARMA Glossary of RIM Terms (3rd edition) definition of Metadata

http://www.arma.org/standards/glossary/index.cfm?id_term=291 

Hope it helps.

Tod Chernikoff, CRM

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From: "Brent Reid" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 15:52
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [RM] How would you Define Meta Data to non-records people ?

I have a fun situation to deal with.

A new client is going to go to the users and ask them what Meta Data fields they want on their profile form for a Electronic Document Management System.
Normally, I sit in a room with several representatives from the various departments and have a discussion with them to determine what meta data best
represents their documents.
 
Since I won't have a chance to speak with them one on one, and the person talking with them is an IT person - not a Records Manager, I'm looking for a
way to explain meta data to a layperson so that they can give the best feedback possible.
 
Document Type is standard and pretty easy, so is Division, in this case, but I like to add a minimum of three more fields in order to offer the users
enough choices to be able to find their documents.
 
How would you explain meta data so that engineers, HR people, etc., can define what fields they want to use ?

TIA

Brent

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Document and Records Management Specialists
 
(512) 657-3291
 
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