diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c92ab98..3bed88b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # ignore dotfiles and directories (except .gitignore)
 .*
 !.gitignore
+environment/image-tags
diff --git a/environment/Dockerfile b/environment/Dockerfile
index 562669f..5bf8d10 100644
--- a/environment/Dockerfile
+++ b/environment/Dockerfile
@@ -3,18 +3,40 @@
 # Start from a core stack version
 FROM jupyter/datascience-notebook:9e63909e0317
 
-# Volumes aren't in place yet 
+# Volumes aren't in place yet, get the stuff into the container
 WORKDIR /home/jovyan/
 COPY --chown=${NB_UID}:${NB_GID} . .
 
-# Set up jupyterlab/ for UI to use
+# Allow these build-args to be passed into the Dockerfile's context for tagging the image from environment/docker-environment-common.sh
+## NOTE: You can update REPOSITORY_URL in environment/docker-environment-common.sh
+ARG REPOSITORY_URL
+ARG BUILD_DATE
+ARG REVISION
+ARG LATEST_GIT_TAG
+# Tag the image. Schema based on https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/blob/main/annotations.md.
+## NOTE: org.opencontainers.image.version will always be the latest Git release tag
+LABEL \
+  org.opencontainers.image.created=$BUILD_DATE \
+  org.opencontainers.image.authors="adrury@mtholyoke.edu" \
+  org.opencontainers.image.url="$REPOSITORY_URL/blob/main/environment/README.md" \
+  org.opencontainers.image.documentation="$REPOSITORY_URL/wiki" \
+  org.opencontainers.image.source=$REPOSITORY_URL \
+  org.opencontainers.image.revision=$REVISION \
+  org.opencontainers.image.vendor="Trustees of Mount Holyoke College" \
+  org.opencontainers.image.license="MIT" \
+  org.opencontainers.image.title="Docker Data Science Environment" \
+  org.opencontainers.image.description="Standardized and reproducible data science research environment" \
+  org.opencontainers.image.version=$LATEST_GIT_TAG
+
+# Set up jupyterlab/ for UI to use, putting data/ and analysis/ at the root of the UI
+WORKDIR /home/jovyan/
 RUN mkdir jupyterlab
 WORKDIR /home/jovyan/jupyterlab
 RUN ln -s ../analysis analysis
 RUN ln -s ../data data
+WORKDIR /home/jovyan/environment
 
 # Install Python packages from requirements.txt file
-WORKDIR /home/jovyan/environment
 RUN pip install --quiet --no-cache-dir --requirement ./requirements.txt && \
   fix-permissions "${CONDA_DIR}" && \
   fix-permissions "/home/${NB_USER}"
@@ -25,5 +47,5 @@ RUN ./r-packages.R
 # Install JupyterLab extensions 
 RUN ./install-jupyter-extensions.sh
 
-
+# Put everything back so the UI doesn't get confused
 WORKDIR /home/jovyan/
diff --git a/environment/README.md b/environment/README.md
index 3d4183d..6379ae4 100644
--- a/environment/README.md
+++ b/environment/README.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Otherwise, you may proceed to [Starting a stopped container](#Starting-a-stopped
 
 At the command line:
 ```bash
-docker compose -f environment/compose.yml build
-docker compose -f environment/compose.yml up -d
+./environment/docker-environment-common.sh build
+./environment/docker-environment-common.sh up
 ```
 
 When you bring up JupyterLab, you may see this warning. That's okay, you can ignore it.
@@ -30,22 +30,47 @@ WARN[0000] Found orphan containers ([<some_container_name>]) for this project. I
 
 To start the JupyterLab Docker container, at the command line:
 ```bash
-docker compose -f environment/compose.yml start
+./environment/docker-environment-common.sh start
 ```
 
 ### Accessing JupyterLab
 
-When it's done spinning up, the container will be accessible via any webbrowser on the host machine at `http://localhost:PORT_NUMBER/` (eg. http://localhost:10000).
+When it's done spinning up, the container will be accessible via any web browser on the host machine at `http://localhost:PORT_NUMBER/` (eg. http://localhost:10000).
 
 
 ## Stopping a container
 
 To stop the JupyterLab Docker container, at the command line:
 ```bash
-docker compose -f environment/compose.yml stop
+./environment/docker-environment-common.sh stop
 ```
 
 
+## View container logs
+
+To view the JupyterLab Docker container logs, at the command line:
+```bash
+./environment/docker-environment-common.sh logs
+```
+
+Exit using `^C` (control + c) as many times as required.
+
+
+## View container version
+
+To view the JupyterLab Docker container version, at the command line:
+```bash
+./environment/docker-environment-common.sh version
+```
+
+
+## View container tags / labels
+
+To view the JupyterLab Docker container tags, at the command line:
+```bash
+./environment/docker-environment-common.sh tags
+```
+
 # Structure
 
 ## Docker elements
@@ -80,6 +105,10 @@ Additional JupyterLab extensions to be installed when the container is built.
 
 ## Supporting files
 
+### `docker-environment-common.sh`
+
+This script helps abstract away the details of Docker, while maintaining a versioning/tagging system on the Docker images and containers. It is there to help make interacting with the Docker environment easier.
+
 ### `install-jupyter-extensions.sh`
 
 This script installs the JupyterLab extensions, and is run by the `Dockerfile`.
@@ -88,5 +117,3 @@ This script installs the JupyterLab extensions, and is run by the `Dockerfile`.
 ### `jupyter_server_config.py`
 
 This is where you can make changes to the Jupyter server configuration. By default, it sets the JupyterLab UI to launch in the `jupyterlab` folder of the main project and removes server authentication since this project is only meant to be run on a researcher's computer and not in a shared or production environment.
-
-
diff --git a/environment/compose.yml b/environment/compose.yml
index df59080..2acc2c1 100644
--- a/environment/compose.yml
+++ b/environment/compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 version: '3.9'
 services:
   datascience-notebook:
+    image: datascience-notebook:${TAG}
     # Specify where the project parent directory is, and where the Dockerfile
     # is within that structure.
     build:
diff --git a/environment/docker-environment-common.sh b/environment/docker-environment-common.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..56ca5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environment/docker-environment-common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+# Controls to help generalize Docker commands.
+
+# Usage information
+function help() {
+  local bold=$(tput bold)
+  local normal=$(tput sgr0)
+  echo -e "${bold}Usage:${normal} $0 {start|stop|build|up|down|logs|images|version|labels|tags}"
+  echo
+  echo -e "Manage interactions with Docker / Compose"
+  echo -e "Some commands, like version and tags, will only work if the container is already running."
+}
+
+# Retrieve the appropriate image/container tag and generate the `docker compose` command.
+function retrieve_tag() {
+  TAG_FILE="environment/image-tags"
+  if [ ! -f "$TAG_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "The tagfile $TAG_FILE does not exist, make sure to build the image!"
+    exit 3
+  fi
+  TAG=$(head -n1 $TAG_FILE)
+
+  if [ -z "${TAG}" ]; then
+    echo "The tag in $TAG_FILE is empty, make sure to build the image!"
+    exit 4
+  fi
+  export TAG
+}
+
+
+# Make sure Docker is running
+if ! docker info > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "This script uses Docker, and it isn't running - please start Docker and try again!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Detect what action to take. Everything is handled pretty identically, aside from `build`.
+case "$1" in
+  logs)
+    retrieve_tag
+    docker compose -f environment/compose.yml logs -f
+    ;;
+
+  start)
+    retrieve_tag
+    docker compose -f environment/compose.yml start
+    ;;
+    
+  stop)
+    retrieve_tag
+    docker compose -f environment/compose.yml stop
+    ;;
+  up)
+    retrieve_tag
+    docker compose -f environment/compose.yml up -d
+    ;;
+
+  down)
+    retrieve_tag
+    docker compose -f environment/compose.yml down
+    ;;
+
+  images|version)
+    retrieve_tag
+    docker compose -f environment/compose.yml images
+    ;;
+
+  labels|tags)
+    retrieve_tag
+    CONTAINER_ID=`docker compose -f environment/compose.yml ps -q`
+    if [ -z "$CONTAINER_ID" ]; then
+      echo -e "No running containers. Try \`$0 build\` and \`$0 up\`"
+      exit 5
+    fi
+    docker inspect --format='{{ range $k,$v:=.Config.Labels }}{{ if eq (printf "%.24s" $k) "org.opencontainers.image" }}{{ $k }}: {{ $v }}{{ printf "\n" }}{{end}}{{end}}' $CONTAINER_ID
+    ;;
+
+    
+  build)
+    REPOSITORY_URL="https://github.com/mtholyoke/docker-data-science-environment" ## NOTE: Update this.
+    REVISION=$(git log --pretty=format:'%as_%h' -n 1)
+    LATEST_GIT_TAG="$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)"
+    BUILD_DATE="$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')"
+    # PROGRESS="--progress=plain" # Print debug information during Docker build phase
+    NO_CACHE="--no-cache=true"
+
+    # Configure image tag information from the Git commit hash, used in compose.yml and in docker-environment-common.sh
+    export TAG=$REVISION_$LATEST_GIT_TAG
+    echo $TAG > environment/image-tags
+
+    # Build image
+    docker compose -f environment/compose.yml build $NO_CACHE --build-arg BUILD_DATE=$BUILD_DATE --build-arg REVISION=$REVISION --build-arg REPOSITORY_URL=$REPOSITORY_URL --build-arg LATEST_GIT_TAG=$LATEST_GIT_TAG $PROGRESS datascience-notebook
+    ;;
+    
+  *)
+    echo -e "Invalid argument: $1"
+    help
+    exit 2
+esac