Creation of metadata for larger sets of assets can be easier to manage in tabular form. Sometimes metadata is already available in a format that can be easily transformed to a spreadsheet. The template provided here serves as a generalized, extensible starting point for organizing metadata in tables. Metadata organized according to this template can be transformed to XML files with OpenRefine. Use the step-by-step-instructions on this page: _Convert Spreadsheet to DAMS MODS XML - the templates provided here will work out of the box without the need to create an individual XML template.