Everything You Thought You Knew About Metadata…
3. There's a difference between findability and discoverability.
Discussions about the value of metadata move quickly to proclaim that metadata is essential to discoverability. Discoverability isn't defined: We're left with the vague sense suggested by the word's root "discover." Most people know that there are too many books and too much information, so the idea that it's challenging to find a book resonates. Certainly everyone who's part of the publishing supply chain, whether author, publisher or reseller, is well aware of the problem. They know that just because a book is good doesn't mean it will ever be found.
Thad McIlroy is an electronic publishing consultant, analyst and author, and principal of The Future of Publishing. Since 1988, Thad McIlroy has provided consulting services to publishing and media companies, printers, prepress shops, design and advertising agencies, as well as vendors serving the publishing industry.