DITA, Metadata Maturity and the Case for Taxonomy

By Paul Wlodarczyk, Director, Solutions Consulting and Stephanie Lemieux, Taxonomy Practice Lead, Earley and Associates, Inc. Many organizations have turned to component-oriented content creation to create more sophisticated knowledge products, in more languages, and at lower cost. Our research shows that organizations that use XML authoring are more mature than their peers with respect to the adoption of best practices for search and metadata. However, the use of native DITA metadata capabilities is rare, and many are also missing out on opportunities to use taxonomy for content reuse and improved …