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diff --git a/alg/annotations.hpp b/alg/annotations.hpp
index 203456b..607d6cb 100644
--- a/alg/annotations.hpp
+++ b/alg/annotations.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
   typedef metadata_map::size_type size_type;
   
   Annotations();
-  Annotations(const std::string& n);
+  Annotations(const std::string n);
   Annotations(const Annotations&);
   Annotations(const AnnotationsRef);
 
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ public:
   //! remove some key from our "dictionary"
   void erase(const std::string& key);  
   //! set a metadata element 
-  void set(const std::string& key, const std::string &value );
+  void set(const std::string key, const std::string value );
   //! look for a key, \throws annotation_key_error if it doesn't find it
-  std::string get(const std::string& key) const;
+  std::string get(const std::string key) const;
+  //! look for a key, if not found return default
+  std::string getdefault(const std::string key, std::string default_value) const;
   //! check for a key
-  bool has_key(const std::string& key) const;
+  bool has_key(const std::string key) const;
   //! return all the keys of our metadata map
   //std::list<std::string> keys() const;
   size_type size() const { return metadata.size(); }