---
title: p.book.othermeta
description: "## Syntax **p.book.othermet**a((name)(value)) name label for the metadata value value of the metadata ## Purpose The bookmap othermeta annotation is used to put additional data into your bookmap. There may be metadata specific to your organization or industry that you…"
url: "https://www.stilo.com/docs/migrate/book/p-book-othermeta/"
updated: "2021-04-25"
category: Annotations / Book, Map and Bookmap
tags:
  - Annotations
---

# p.book.othermeta

## Syntax

**p.book.othermet**a((name)(value))

name

label for the metadata

value

value of the metadata

## Purpose

The bookmap othermeta annotation is used to put additional data into your bookmap. There may be metadata specific to your organization or industry that you wish to capture that does not fit into the existing annotations; this metadata can be added to your bookmap as othermeta.

The following image shows you what your rule may look like.

[![bookmap-othermeta-rule](https://www.stilo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/bookmap-othermeta-rule.png)](https://www.stilo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/bookmap-othermeta-rule.png)

The following shows you what the output may look like after this annotation is applied.

```
<bookmeta>
  <metadata>
    <othermeta content="John Smith" name="author" />
    <data>John Smith</data>
  </metadata>
</bookmeta>
```