Getting Started with Metadata
Metadata isn’t anything particularly new to humans. We’ve been using it as far back as the 280 B.C. in the Great Library of Alexandria. On each scroll, there was a small tags attached that provided descriptive information to aid in locating information easier. Though, the term ‘metadata’ did not come into parlance until the development of database technology. At it’s core, metadata is information about a piece a content. It’s data about data. We all see basic metadata without even realizing it. Ever sort your documents by date added? That’s metadata. Organize files by size? Also metadata. If you’ve ever navigated through a Finder or a file explorer, you are no stranger to metadata. It’s been there the whole time. If you’re wondering how to get started on your own metadata journey, a good place to start is with attributes that will make your content findable. If you’re often working with signed documents, create a metadata template with the type of document (NDA, SOW, etc) and the signe
