1. A method of storing data in a memory device of a computer system, comprising: creating, at the computer system, an electronic record of an asset that is stored in the memory device; automatically associating, at the computer system, a predefined data structure with the electronic record of the asset that controls organization and display of metadata describing the asset, the predefined data structure providing data fields for the metadata that are associated with the electronic record of the asset; receiving, at the computer system, the metadata describing the asset from a remote computer; populating, at the computer system, the predefined data structure with the metadata describing the asset; and generating, at the computer system, a first graphical user interface corresponding to the electronic record of the asset with a plurality of active tabs that provide a visual representation of the predefined data structure associated to the electronic record of the asset, the active tabs, respectively associated with predefined displays including the data fields provided by the predefined data structure, enabling a user to navigate through different displays corresponding to the data fields provided in the predefined data structure associated with the asset to view the metadata describing the asset.