*JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc, Bangalore, 560 012, Karnataka, India e-mail: ksc@library.iisc.ernet.in
Metadata is data about data. It has a component for content management. The standards available for metadata are listed. The first level metadata elements of Marc21 are given. Demonstrates the creation of content management mechanism using the web search engine.
Metadata, Content management, Digital environment
