This information architecture has greatly enhanced Internet search and retrieval accuracy. With the support of the State of Minnesota's Office of Technology, these Best Practices are recommended for web pages on all Minnesota State agency sites, not only the agencies involved in the Foundations Project. As the collection of electronic documents on Minnesota Agency Internets and Intranets grows, metadata has proven to be a powerful tool to find useful information. Placed in Web pages, metadata will allow information to be found more easily and accurately. It also can be used for records management and archiving.
Metadata helps search accuracy on commercial search engines, too.
Finally, consistent best practices allows a standardized approach to electronic document cataloging, retrieval or archiving. Considerable research and studies are summarized in the Bibliographies , Usability Studies on Dublin Core as well as Bridges Search Interface , and Background Reports . Feel free to download the pdf files that interest you. For further information or training, please contact Eileen Quam .