Metadata helps keyword search

Montague Institute Review has an excellent article on the use of a variety of retrieval tools to enhance the findability of information at a web site.

Web site makeover: Legacy retrieval tools save time for users (March 2007)

The article examines the U.S. Supreme Court web site and presents a careful analysis of the audience for this site, alternative sources of information, and a makeover that would incorporate the best from each.

The main point: "it's time to rethink legacy retrieval tools in a Web context and consider a metadata repository as the implementation vehicle".