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What is MetaIndexer?

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MetaIndexer is a revolutionary metadata tagging tool. It is a solution designed to meet the need of 1) corporations and institutions for tagging their Web objects or databases using metadata integrated with controlled vocabularies, and 2) end users for finding information using metadata or keywords. 

MetaIndexer is based completely on a fully integrated Web-based architecture that enables the website to be accessed, tagged, and searched regardless of physical location or type of computer used.

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What is required to run MetaIndexer?

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MetaIndexer only requires a DBMS, a Web server, and a browser. It is truly open, allowing the use of any operating system, most major relational DBMS, any Web server, and any client.

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Does MetaIndexer support metadata standards like Dublin Core and VRA Core?

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Yes, MetaIndexer supports most popular metadata standards, including Dublin Core and VRA Core.  And it lets you easily add the metadata standards that have not been provided by MetaIndexer, or create your own metadata standard templates.

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What kind of data does MetaIndexer let you tag?

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MetaIndexer lets you tag almost any Web objects, including HTML page, XML page, image, video/audio, PDF, MS Office documents, and database records.  Most, if not all, of your data can be made accessible to your users.

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What databases does MetaIndexer support?

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MetaIndexer supports most popular databases, including Oracle, Sybase, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, and MySQL.

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Does MetaIndexer support foreign languages?

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Yes, MetaIndexer allows you to create metadata in almost any language. 

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Can controlled vocabularies be integrated with MetaIndexer?

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MetaIndexer enables the integration of all WebChoir vocabulary tools into metadata tagging, from vocabulary building to vocabulary indexing and to vocabulary searching.  With the integration of WebChoir vocabulary tools, the user can easily populate metadata elements with controlled vocabularies.  The vocabulary integration has been regarded by many as crucial for metadata tagging and information access.

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If I have some proprietary metadata, can MetaIndexer transform them into a standard like Dublin Core?

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Yes, MetaIndexer's Metadata Converter enables you to convert your existing proprietary metadata into Dublin Core and other standards easily with just a few mouth clicks. 

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Does MetaIndexer provide any automatic metadata tagging?

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MetaIndexer can automatically tag the pages by mapping keywords in the page/record with selected controlled vocabularies.  You can then either directly use the metadata generated automatically or edit it to make it more accurate and effective.

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How many collections can be managed by MetaIndexer?

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Unlimited. And a collection can be either a website or a database.

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How many Web objects can be managed by MetaIndexer?

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Unlimited.  And a Web object can be a HTML page, XML page, image, video/audio, PDF, MS Office document, or database record.

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Does MetaIndexer provide multiple access levels?

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MetaIndexer supports four types of access levels: Super editor, Power editor, Standard editor, and Read-only.  With the multi-level User-based permissions, you can control the information accessibility at all levels to safeguard your valuable data, meanwhile giving you the flexibility.

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Can I export metadata into standard formats such as HTML, RDF, and XML?

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Yes, MetaIndexer allows you to export your metadata into HTML, XML and RDF documents.  In addition, MetaIndexer enable you to create a variety of reports that can be easily save as HTML or XML for later use.  As a result, you can fully utilize your data by re-purposing it or exchange it with others.