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Summary: Good anecdotes, bad aproach to subject
Review: Since the title sounds quite well, it's not a book to spend time. Although Metadata it's not a bad idea at all, today it's better spending our time on the Semantic Web aproach. For example, for a good introduction on that subject try "A Semantic Web Primer".
If you persist on Metadata try reading "Metadata Solutions".
Perhaps this book it's only an old fashioned view on a broad subject: information representation. Don't waste your time.
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Summary: Good practical advice -- makes tangible the mysteries
Review: As a knowledge management worker for a large pharmaceutical, my company is taking a keen interest in meta data. This book has a lot of real world advice for bringing this very mysterious topic into workable focus, to enable a company to share information assets and facilitate their effective re-use. When one thinks about it, meta data is the key to Amazon's success. Can you imagine if Amazon's repository of information was nothing more than the content of the books themselves and their titles? We would be nowhere. I marvel that Amazon is able, through meta data, to deliver more knowledge, and to enable that knowledge to foster yet more collaboration and knowledge...in fact to model my tastes and get me to buy books I didn't even know about!! David Marco discusses a lot of challenges that large information management projects face and the criticality of key roles in a meta data project (such as the information architect) and the need for user requirements. There are really a lot of pitfalls in approaching meta data (the first being to educate the laypersons in your company as to what it is, and its power, to get funding!). Good book. Good advice, especially pertaining to the political aspects. Navitating through the politics and getting buyin is 90% of the meta data challenge, and am thankful he has experiences to share and advice on this.
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Summary: Good practical advice -- makes tangible the mysteries
Review: As a knowledge management worker for a large pharmaceutical, my company is taking a keen interest in meta data. This book has a lot of real world advice for bringing this very mysterious topic into workable focus, to enable a company to share information assets and facilitate their effective re-use. When one thinks about it, meta data is the key to Amazon's success. Can you imagine if Amazon's repository of information was nothing more than the content of the books themselves and their titles? We would be nowhere. I marvel that Amazon is able, through meta data, to deliver more knowledge, and to enable that knowledge to foster yet more collaboration and knowledge...in fact to model my tastes and get me to buy books I didn't even know about!! David Marco discusses a lot of challenges that large information management projects face and the criticality of key roles in a meta data project (such as the information architect) and the need for user requirements. There are really a lot of pitfalls in approaching meta data (the first being to educate the laypersons in your company as to what it is, and its power, to get funding!). Good book. Good advice, especially pertaining to the political aspects. Navitating through the politics and getting buyin is 90% of the meta data challenge, and am thankful he has experiences to share and advice on this.
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Summary: Practical Overview of Meta Data
Review: Books and materials on Meta Data have a tendency to hyperbole on theoretical aspects. Recently I set out to find a book, on Meta Data, to accompany a presentation I was making to the Insurance Industry Association. Business executives are concerned on return-on-investments for IT investments. Meta Data can be far removed from most executives mind share. In my search for Meta Data reading material - I came across David Marco's book. Finally I found an author that can write effectively on Meta Data that addresses technical issues while answering questions that business executives will have. It is very easy to get buried in theory with Meta Data - the challenge is to define an effective company-wide strategy that will increase efficiency and identify opportunities for further analytics. It is important to engage colleagues and built trust for Meta Data implementations. Mr. Marco does an excellent job of discussing real-world Meta Data implementations. The ideas and concepts he discusses will greatly help most managers embark on a Meta Data strategy. Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.
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Summary: Great book
Review: Building and Managing the Meta Data Repository: "A Full Life Cycle Guide" written by David Marco exemplifies a real world working knowledge of Meta Data. The fundamentals he describes in this book about Meta Data are without reproach. His book is a must read for anyone in the Information technology field.
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Summary: A Must Read......
Review: Building and Managing the Meta Data Repository: "A Full Life Cycle Guide" written by David Marco exemplifies a real world working knowledge of Meta Data. The fundamentals he describes in this book about Meta Data are without reproach. His book is a must read for anyone in the Information technology field.
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Summary: Great book
Review: Comprehensive guide for anyone interested in developing an enterprise Metada repository.
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Summary: Practical - Easy to Understand and Apply Techniques
Review: Dave Marco takes what can be an often theoretical and abstract concept and breaks it down into practical and easy to understand terms and concepts. His real world experience and examples make it easy for the practitioner to understand what to watch out for and how to prepare for a successful project. This is the best book on the topic I have seen to date.
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Summary: Practical - Easy to Understand and Apply Techniques
Review: Dave Marco takes what can be an often theoretical and abstract concept and breaks it down into practical and easy to understand terms and concepts. His real world experience and examples make it easy for the practitioner to understand what to watch out for and how to prepare for a successful project. This is the best book on the topic I have seen to date.
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Summary: Great introduction into metadata.
Review: If you want to begin learning about metadata, this is a great place to start. It is quite difficult to find books on metadata these days. Metadata is discussed in other books on data warehousing, but nobody tells you in details how to implement a metadata repository. The author gives a good overview of metadata fundamentals, architecture solutions, current industry trends and more. He pays much attention to the issues of project management during repository construction. I liked very much the Tool Evaluation Checklist for repository tools selection. I did not like the fact though, that the author did not pay much attention to business metadata. The seven classes of metadata do not seem to cover all the types of metadata one can meet in real life. In spite of some minor drawbacks the author did a very good job. The book deserves its five stars. Thanks a lot, Mr. Marco!
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