If I were writing a content management application and I wanted to use standardized metadata, where would I look? I would be surprised if there wasn't more than one such standard and I was wondering if anyone here was familiar with any of them enough to make a recommendation.

Thank you,

Ace

There's the "Dublin Core Standard" which is the metadata system used by Open eBook. Do a Google search on it for more info.

That's Perfect. Thank you!

There's the "Dublin Core Standard" which is the metadata system used by Open eBook. Do a Google search on it for more info.

also check metadata on the mobileread wiki