U.S. Geological Survey

Metadata Tasks and Tools

Create and update

Review

Publish

This is only a small sample of the tools that are available for working with metadata. It is important to note that different processes will often require different tools, and that for some processes, such as review of the content, there can never be adequate tools. Remember that metadata are written for people to read; carefully written metadata are worthy of the users' time, and poorly written metadata can lead users to waste their time.


Understanding Metadata
Peter Schweitzer, U.S. Geological Survey