Metadata: Cataloging by Any Other Name
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Editor's Note: Be sure to take a look at this article's companion piece, also by Jessica and Susan, entitled "Metadata Projects and Standards," for an overview of the variety of emerging and often conflicting projects for standardizing electronic resources. Also see the extensive list of metadata project and resource links referenced in the text. For a look into how an organization actually applies a metadata scheme to its own corporate intranet, read Kelly Doran's piece, "Metadata for a Corporate Intranet," in this issue.
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