What is ISO/IEC TR 11179-2 about?  
ISO/IEC TR 11179-2 is the 2nd part of a series of documents applicable to the classification of Metadata registries. ISO/IEC TR 11179-2 describes the registration of classification schemes and uses them to classify registered items in a Metadata registry. 
Who ISO/IEC TR 11179-2 for? 
ISO/IEC TR 11179-2 on metadata registries classification is applicable to:
- People working in IT sectors
- Administrators of Metadata registries
- Database developers of Metadata
 Why should you use ISO/IEC TR 11179-2?
In the Information Technology sector metadata being in huge quantity and diverse variety is stored in a registry. There is a certain need to classify those metadata in an organized way. ISO/IEC TR 11179-2 provides classification schemes that have a great potential utility for organizing objects in Metadata registries.
A classification scheme can be used to classify a classifiable Item, which is a type that can be applied to any metadata item in a metadata registry. Using ISO/IEC TR 11179-2 classification schemes can be used to discover information pertaining to topics of interest.
Classifying data helps in recognizing relationships among items, ensuring proper attribute value inheritance, deriving and clarifying the meaning of items.
