diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index a75e897..60f11b5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ $Id$
 1.1
 ---
 
+- external collection: provide functionality for automatically populate
+  meta information of media assets
 - new query for retrieving work items independently of task or user
 - provide additional ``metaInfo`` field, e.g. for storing source and rights
   information for media assets; show this in info popup;
diff --git a/integrator/README.txt b/integrator/README.txt
index ce40033..f24fdbb 100644
--- a/integrator/README.txt
+++ b/integrator/README.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ to the external system:
   >>> aColl01.baseAddress = dataDir
   >>> aColl01.address = 'topics'
 
+  >>> aColl01.metaInfo = u'Photograph taken by...'
+  >>> aColl01.overwriteMetaInfo is None
+  True
+
 Directory Collection Provider
 -----------------------------
 
@@ -128,6 +132,9 @@ can be found.
   >>> aXf1.storageName, aXf1.storageParams, aXf1.externalAddress
   ('fullpath', {'subdirectory': '...programming'}, 'BeautifulProgram.pdf')
 
+  >>> aXf1.metaInfo
+  u'Photograph taken by...'
+
 But if one of the referenced objects is not found any more it will be deleted.
 
   >>> aColl01.address = os.path.join('topics', 'programming', 'zope')
diff --git a/integrator/collection.py b/integrator/collection.py
index 16779fd..a6a6670 100644
--- a/integrator/collection.py
+++ b/integrator/collection.py
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ class ExternalCollectionAdapter(AdapterBase):
                 # not part of the collection any more
                 # TODO: only remove from collection but keep object?
                 self.remove(old[addr])
+        for r in self.context.getResources():
+            adobj = adapted(r)
+            if self.metaInfo != adobj.metaInfo and (
+                                    not adobj.metaInfo or self.overwriteMetaInfo):
+                    adobj.metaInfo = self.metaInfo
         self.lastUpdated = datetime.today()
 
     def clear(self):
diff --git a/integrator/interfaces.py b/integrator/interfaces.py
index 219312c..c95505b 100644
--- a/integrator/interfaces.py
+++ b/integrator/interfaces.py
@@ -51,26 +51,26 @@ class IExternalCollection(IConceptSchema, ILoopsAdapter):
             title=_(u'Provider name'),
             description=_(u'The name of a utility that provides the '
                           u'external objects; default is a directory '
-                          u'collection provider'),
+                          u'collection provider.'),
             required=False)
     baseAddress = schema.TextLine(
             title=_(u'Base address'),
             description=_(u'A base path or URL for accessing this collection '
-                          u'on the external system'),
+                          u'on the external system.'),
             required=True)
     address = schema.TextLine(
             title=_(u'Relative address'),
             description=_(u'Optional second (local) part of the '
-                          u'collection\'s address'),
+                          u'collection\'s address.'),
             required=False)
     pattern = schema.TextLine(
             title=_(u'Selection pattern'),
             description=_(u'A regular expression for selecting external objects '
-                          u'that should belong to this collection'),
+                          u'that should belong to this collection.'),
             required=False)
     excludeDirectories = schema.Bool(
             title=_(u'Exclude directories'),
-            description=_(u'Check this if only object directly at the specified '
+            description=_(u'Check this if only objects directly at the specified '
                           u'address should be included in the collection.'),
             default=False,
             required=False)
@@ -80,6 +80,20 @@ class IExternalCollection(IConceptSchema, ILoopsAdapter):
                           u'be included.'),
             value_type=schema.TextLine(),
             required=False)
+    metaInfo = schema.Text(
+            title=_(u'Meta Information'),
+            description=_(u'A text giving some background information '
+                          u'about a media asset, like source, rights, etc.'
+                          u'This text will be applied to all resources '
+                          u'belonging to this collection.'),
+            default=u'',
+            required=True)
+    overwriteMetaInfo = schema.Bool(
+            title=_(u'Overwrite Meta Information'),
+            description=_(u'Check this if meta information already present '
+                          u'should be overwritten by the new text given above.'),
+            default=False,
+            required=False)
     lastUpdated = Attribute('Date and time of last update.')
 
     def update():