diff --git a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.cpp b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.cpp
index b8f18a8a5ed7d320d5d3301cacdafccd0de1a3ba..4575c1b06765c446e066615101d15574beb26619 100644
--- a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.cpp
+++ b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.cpp
@@ -84,8 +84,11 @@ void SqlSchema::reset(void)
          {dataproduct_type, "dataproduct_type   VARCHAR"},
          {calib_level,      "calib_level        INTEGER     NOT NULL"},
          {obs_collection,   "obs_collection     VARCHAR     NOT NULL"},
+         {obs_title,        "obs_title          VARCHAR"},
          {obs_id,           "obs_id             VARCHAR     NOT NULL"},
          {obs_publisher_id, "obs_publisher_did  VARCHAR     PRIMARY KEY"},
+         {bib_reference,    "bib_reference      VARCHAR"},
+         {data_rights,      "data_rights        VARCHAR"},
          {access_url,       "access_url         TEXT"},
          {access_format,    "access_format      VARCHAR"},
          {access_estsize,   "access_estsize     BIGINT"},
diff --git a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.hpp b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.hpp
index 426671c95af70ff5e970e5369717ef4f4c84ddfd..535da16076cb96326751936db0c9281ea0668d6f 100644
--- a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.hpp
+++ b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class SqlSchema
       enum verticesgalColId {vgheader_id, p1lon, p1lat, p2lon, p2lat, p3lon, p3lat, p4lon, p4lat};
       enum verticesicrsColId {viheader_id, p1ra, p1dec, p2ra, p2dec, p3ra, p3dec, p4ra, p4dec};
       enum obscoreColId {dataproduct_type, calib_level,
-         obs_collection, obs_id, obs_publisher_id,
+         obs_collection, obs_title, obs_id, obs_publisher_id,
+         bib_reference, data_rights,
          access_url, access_format, access_estsize, target_name,
          s_ra, s_dec, s_fov, s_region, s_region_galactic, s_xel1, s_xel2, s_resolution,
          t_min, t_max, t_exptime, t_resolution, t_xel,
diff --git a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.cpp b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.cpp
index 27c8d99f3cdb262c2794bd9f3d6712a41ab50b4e..eddf0a08c3a098c74ff32915785a0dd432ddf4ac 100644
--- a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.cpp
+++ b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ void SqlSchema_INSERT::appendRow(
       const string& obs_id,
       const string& obs_publisher_did,
 
+      const string& obs_title,
+      const string& bib_reference,
       const string& dataproduct_type,
       const string& o_ucd,
 
@@ -262,13 +264,16 @@ void SqlSchema_INSERT::appendRow(
 
    // optional
 
+   obscoreRow[SqlSchema::obscoreColId::obs_title]     = to_sqlstring(obs_title);
+   obscoreRow[SqlSchema::obscoreColId::bib_reference] = to_sqlstring(bib_reference);
+   obscoreRow[SqlSchema::obscoreColId::data_rights]   = to_sqlstring(auth_policy);
+   obscoreRow[SqlSchema::obscoreColId::dataproduct_type] = to_sqlstring(dataproduct_type);
+   obscoreRow[SqlSchema::obscoreColId::o_ucd]            = to_sqlstring(o_ucd);
+
    obscoreRow[SqlSchema::obscoreColId::access_url]     = to_sqlstring(access_url);
    obscoreRow[SqlSchema::obscoreColId::access_format]  = to_sqlstring(access_format);
    obscoreRow[SqlSchema::obscoreColId::access_estsize] = to_string(access_estsize);
 
-   obscoreRow[SqlSchema::obscoreColId::o_ucd]            = to_sqlstring(o_ucd);
-   obscoreRow[SqlSchema::obscoreColId::dataproduct_type] = to_sqlstring(dataproduct_type);
-
    obscoreRow[facility_name]   = to_sql_value(hdu.key_values, "TELESCOP");
    obscoreRow[instrument_name] = to_sql_value(hdu.key_values, "INSTRUME");
    obscoreRow[target_name]     = to_sql_value(hdu.key_values, "OBJECT");
diff --git a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.hpp b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.hpp
index e9048dc0d2183c8dc4a26c3060336ef4b3b74e27..0646f2672944edde02a2597d787ed135b3ddffc2 100644
--- a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.hpp
+++ b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class SqlSchema_INSERT : public SqlSchema
             const std::string& obs_id,
             const std::string& obs_publisher_did,
             // optional
+            const std::string& obs_title,
+            const std::string& bib_reference,
             const std::string& dataproduct_type,
             const std::string& o_ucd,
 
diff --git a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/database.cpp b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/database.cpp
index a4a78be91c2534ea438907fa0464e4020b88d329..cbf1a0caaab5907055f44a139c63b6ca8abe0586 100644
--- a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/database.cpp
+++ b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/database.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ void database::dbAddSurvey(int sid, const string groups,
       const string obs_id            = rel_pathname.substr(0, rel_pathname.find_last_of("."));
       const string obs_publisher_did = obscore_publisher + "?" + rel_pathname;
 
+      // optional
+      const string obs_title{surv.survSpecies + " | " + surv.survTransition};
 
       // 4. set optional values which are available (in header or in metadata)
       try
@@ -320,6 +322,8 @@ void database::dbAddSurvey(int sid, const string groups,
                   obs_collection,
                   obs_id,
                   obs_publisher_did,
+                  obs_title,
+                  surv.survDescription,
                   surv.dataproductType,
                   surv.oUcd,
                   access_url, access_format, access_estsize,