Hi Lenore, We use Adobe Bridge for this type of metadata adding and viewing. It is especially nice to bulk editing and creating basic metadata templates that you can save and re-apply as appropriate. We also use a free, open-source program called Tagspaces (https://www.tagspaces.org/) to help us organize certain files, e.g. those in our internal digital reference library. Best, Erica Erica Krimmel | Assistant Collections Manager The Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614 | 773-755-5118 | www.naturemuseum.org Museum Collections and Archives, Collections Facility and Office 4001 North Ravenswood Avenue, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60613 The Urban Gateway to Nature and Science From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lenore Hardin Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 11:59 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Metadata Programs I am looking for a program to edit the embedded metadata information in a file. I'm not looking to save the edited metadata in an XML doc. I would be using the program to add subject and description data for searching and identifying purposes only, not as a cataloging tool. Anyone out there using a metadata program or software for this purpose? Lenore J. Hardin Associate Collections Manager The Biltmore Company One North Pack Square Asheville, NC 28801 828-225-6320 Visit www.biltmore.com <http://www.biltmore.com> today! This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).