---
type: concept
title: Metadata Capture
tags: [data-management, digitalization]
related: [forschungsdaten-managen]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_studium_lehre_forschungsdaten_managen_projekte_fors.md"]
---

# Metadata Capture

**Metadata Capture** is the process of recording descriptive data about research objects to create searchable digital catalogs. 

Historically, at the **Universität Greifswald** during the 1990s, this was often performed on the initiative of individual collection managers using basic tools like Word, Excel, or Access. This "bottom-up" approach served as a precursor to the more systematic digitalization efforts led by the **Kustodie** and the implementation of professional repositories.