And if you 'grok', and find enjoyment in, the more technical aspects of meta data repositories and environments, then feast your eyes on David Marco's--Business intelligence, data warehousing and analytics editorial which is Part 6 of A Complete Walk-Through on Meta Data & Knowledge Management: Managed Meta Data Environment from DMReview.
(This column is adapted from the book Universal Meta Data Models by David Marco & Michael Jennings (John Wiley & Sons).)
Here is an excerpt:
"...In the last several columns, I presented the six major components of a managed meta data environment (MME): meta data sourcing layer, meta data integration layer, meta data repository, meta data management layer, meta data marts and meta data delivery layer. This installment will discuss the MME's fourth component, the meta data management layer..."
K-Collector Topics: Knowledge Management