What is metadata and why is it important to Novell OpenCourseWare?
Metadata is, literally, “data about data.” Metadata can be better understood as information that describes other information. For example, this Web page of FAQs for Novell OpenCourseWare has an author, a title, a date of creation, and a unique Internet address; this information constitutes the metadata about this page. Metadata enables sophisticated, powerful, and accurate searches across Novell OpenCourseWare course materials.