diff --git a/util.py b/util.py
index 4920332..95b0368 100644
--- a/util.py
+++ b/util.py
@@ -157,33 +157,58 @@ def deep_get(dictionary, keys, default=None):
     return reduce(lambda d, key: d.get(key, default) if isinstance(d, dict) else default, keys, dictionary)
 
 
+def _get_string(dictionary: dict, key:str, alt_key=None, default=None):
+    p = []
+    value = default
+    find_key_recursive(dictionary, key, p)
+    if len(p) > 0:
+        value = deep_get(dictionary, p, default)
+    elif alt_key:
+        find_key_recursive(dictionary, alt_key, p)
+        value = deep_get(dictionary, p, default)
+    if value != default and isinstance(value, dict):
+        value = default
+    return value
+
+
+def _get_date(dictionary: dict, key: str, alt_key=None, default=None):
+    p = []
+    value = default
+    find_key_recursive(dictionary, key, p)
+    if len(p) > 0:
+        value = dt.date.fromisoformat(deep_get(dictionary, p, default))
+    elif alt_key:
+        find_key_recursive(dictionary, alt_key, p)
+        value = dt.date.fromisoformat(deep_get(dictionary, p, default))
+    if value != default and isinstance(value, dict):
+        value = default
+    return value
+
+
 def read_dataset_info(info_file):
     exp = ""
     quality = ""
     comment = ""
     rec_date = None
     has_nix = False
+    setup = ""
+    rec_duration = 0.0
     if not os.path.exists(info_file):
-        return exp, rec_date, quality, comment, has_nix
+        return exp, rec_date, quality, comment, has_nix, rec_duration, setup
     has_nix = len(glob.glob(os.path.sep.join(info_file.split(os.path.sep)[:-1]) + os.path.sep + "*.nix")) > 0
     info = read_info_file(info_file)
     p = []
-    find_key_recursive(info, "Experimenter", p)
-    if len(p) > 0:
-        exp = deep_get(info, p)
-    p = []
-    find_key_recursive(info, "Date", p)
-    if len(p) > 0:
-        rec_date = dt.date.fromisoformat(deep_get(info, p))
-    p = []
-    find_key_recursive(info, "Recording quality", p)
-    if len(p) > 0:
-        quality = deep_get(info, p)
-    find_key_recursive(info, "Comment", p)
-    if len(p) > 0:
-        comment = deep_get(info, p, default="")
-
-    return exp, rec_date, quality, comment, has_nix
+    exp = _get_string(info, "Experimenter")
+    rec_date = _get_date(info, "Date")
+    quality = _get_string(info, "Recording quality")
+    comment = _get_string(info, "Comment", default="")
+    rec_duration = _get_string(info, "Recording duration", "Recording duratio", default=0.0)
+    if rec_duration != 0.0 and isinstance(rec_duration, str) and "min" in rec_duration:
+        rec_duration = rec_duration[:-3]
+    setup_info = _get_string(info, "Setup", default=None)
+    if setup_info and isinstance(setup_info, dict):
+        setup = _get_string(setup_info, "Identifier")
+    return exp, rec_date, quality, comment, has_nix, rec_duration, setup
 
 
 def nix_metadata_to_dict(section):