Metadata and Taxonomy Design
Search fails when content was never described consistently. This course covers designing metadata schemes and taxonomies that people can apply without training, and that make retrieval reliable at scale.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01Why search fails and what description has to do with it
- 02Metadata types and choosing what is worth capturing
- 03Taxonomy design and how people actually search
- 04Controlled vocabularies, thesauri and synonym handling
- 05Applying metadata consistently across many contributors
- 06Automation, inheritance and reducing manual tagging
- 07Governance of change and testing retrieval improvement
What you will gain
- Design a metadata scheme suited to your content
- Build a taxonomy that reflects how people actually search
- Choose between controlled vocabulary and free text
- Apply metadata consistently across contributors
- Govern taxonomy change over time
- Test whether the scheme actually improves retrieval
Who should attend
- Information and records managers
- Content and intranet managers
- Librarians and knowledge staff
- System administrators configuring repositories
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 to 29 Oct 2026 | Johannesburg | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 10 to 12 Nov 2026 | London | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026 | Dubai | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 11 to 13 Jan 2027 | Pretoria | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 15 to 17 Feb 2027 | Durban | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 19 to 21 Apr 2027 | Cape Town | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 29 Jun to 1 Jul 2027 | Johannesburg | 3 Days | R13,000 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
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- Duration
- 3 Days
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- Document & Records Management
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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