Publishers on the Minnesota Geospatial Commons have committed to documenting their data with metadata, which helps users effectively evaluate the data they find. Since metadata authoring is not always an easy task, MnGeo has spent the last few months developing metadata training materials related to publishing on the Commons on the Minnesota Metadata Editor. We conducted a pilot metadata training workshop for MnDOT on June 25, and are planning additional sessions and and webinars to complement a downloadable tutorial and in-person training. If you are interested in any of these training materials or opportunities, please contact us.