metadata authoring tools for people and organizations
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mdToolkit is a community driven, open-source suite of applications for authoring FAIR compliant metadata

community responsive, open-source

mdToolkit is a community driven, open-source suite of applications for authoring FAIR compliant quality metadata to document data, projects, and collections.

flexible and adaptable solutions      

Supports single users with a web browser, or organizations that wish to integrate metadata authoring tools into their workflows and infrastructure.

focus on content, not on standards    

mdToolkit guides authors toward robust documentation without requiring knowledge of exchange standards.

manage standards transitions      

mdToolkit separates metadata content management from exchange formats, allowing flexible transition workflows - write once, translate many times.

tools workflow
tools vertical workflow

user stories

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documenting scientific research projects in Alaska

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region used mdToolkit to document research projects in the wildlife refuges across Alaska.

U.S. Geological Survey researchers collecting a soil sample at Lake Clark

documenting national scientific materials sample collections

The U.S. Geological Survey has utilized mdToolkit to implement a Content Standard for documenting scientific materials collections.