Perhaps we're seeing a resurgence of interesting in good metadata as a result of the decline in quality of search?
> A general audience doesn’t actually want to search for all paintings made by x artist on y date
This a common fate of cataloging systems:
they are made by archivists,
for archivists.
Most people aren't archivists,
they are looking for something in the context of their particular use for the information.
Sönke Ahrens in his book "How to Take Smart Notes" says,
"Do they wonder where to store a note or how to retrieve it? The archivist asks: Which keyword is the most fitting? A writer asks: In which circumstances will I want to stumble upon this note, even if I forget about it? It is a crucial difference."
Perhaps we're seeing a resurgence of interesting in good metadata as a result of the decline in quality of search?
> A general audience doesn’t actually want to search for all paintings made by x artist on y date
This a common fate of cataloging systems: they are made by archivists, for archivists. Most people aren't archivists, they are looking for something in the context of their particular use for the information.
Sönke Ahrens in his book "How to Take Smart Notes" says, "Do they wonder where to store a note or how to retrieve it? The archivist asks: Which keyword is the most fitting? A writer asks: In which circumstances will I want to stumble upon this note, even if I forget about it? It is a crucial difference."