diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-form/collection-form.component.html b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-form/collection-form.component.html
index ea99c58c6a..85135af15d 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-form/collection-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-form/collection-form.component.html
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
   </div>
   <div class="col-12 form-group">
     <label for="collection-license" class="font-weight-bold">{{ 'collection.edit.license' | translate }}</label>
-    <textarea [(ngModel)]="license" name="news" id="collection-license" class="form-control" aria-label="Collection License" rows="6" ></textarea>
+    <textarea [(ngModel)]="license" name="license" id="collection-license" class="form-control" aria-label="Collection License" rows="6" ></textarea>
   </div>
   <div class="col-12 form-group">
     <label for="collection-provenance" class="font-weight-bold">{{ 'collection.edit.provenance' | translate }}</label>
-    <textarea [(ngModel)]="provenance" name="news" id="collection-provenance" class="form-control" aria-label="Collection Provenance" rows="6" ></textarea>
+    <textarea [(ngModel)]="provenance" name="provenance" id="collection-provenance" class="form-control" aria-label="Collection Provenance" rows="6" ></textarea>
   </div>
   <div class="col-12 form-group">
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" id="collection-cancel" (click)="cancel()">{{ 'collection.edit.cancel' | translate }}</button>
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts
index 2e8d9b557d..92314a53c7 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,14 @@ export class CreateCollectionPageComponent {
 
   onSubmit(data: any) {
     const collection = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
-      name: data.name
+      name: data.name,
+      metadata: [
+        { key: 'dc.description', value: data.introductory },
+        { key: 'dc.description.abstract', value: data.description },
+        { key: 'dc.rights', value: data.copyright },
+        { key: 'dc.rights.license', value: data.license }
+        // TODO: metadata for news and provenance
+      ]
     });
     this.parentUUID$.subscribe((uuid: string) => {
       let response$: Observable<ResponseCacheEntry>;
diff --git a/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts b/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts
index 1da0299e66..edb332d807 100644
--- a/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ export class CreateCommunityPageComponent {
 
   onSubmit(data: any) {
     const community = Object.assign(new Community(), {
-      name: data.name
+      name: data.name,
+      metadata: [
+        { key: 'dc.description', value: data.introductory },
+        { key: 'dc.description.abstract', value: data.description },
+        { key: 'dc.rights', value: data.copyright }
+        // TODO: metadata for news
+      ]
     });
     this.parentUUID$.subscribe((uuid: string) => {
       let response$: Observable<ResponseCacheEntry>;
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.ts
index a57f5fa910..745879be1f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ export abstract class ComColDataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TD
       if (parentUUID) {
         urlParams += '&parent=' + parentUUID;
       }
+      if (comcol.metadata) {
+        for (const i of Object.keys(comcol.metadata)) {
+          urlParams += '&' + comcol.metadata[i].key + '=' + comcol.metadata[i].value;
+        }
+      }
       return urlParams;
     }
   }