Lessons learned in content architecture harmonization and metadata models

The authors discuss the planning a new electronic product to make the World Development Report and Series
discoverable and searchable within a single interface and platform. This entailed assessing the content base as a whole, converting material to XML and other formats, designing specific search and browse strategies, developing the architecture and
interface, and creating and working with metadata. These initiatives, many of which were new to the Bank, are discussed, along with some recommendations and strategies for future releases.