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***please excuse cross-posting*** *Metadata, Users, and Discovery: A Panel Discussion* Speakers: *Brooke Sansosti*, Business Analyst, Library Service Platform Team, NYPL *Heidi Webb*, Library Systems and Discovery, SUNY Upstate Medical University *Guy Burak*, Librarian for Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, NYU Date/Time: Thursday, *January 19, 2023, 1:00pm-2:00pm EST* Where: Online : link will be sent to registrants prior the event Register: https://www.nytsl.org/event-5105074 In a one-hour discussion, three panelists with experience in cataloging, designing and administering discovery systems, and reference services will discuss the challenges of deploying descriptive metadata in discovery environments like Primo VE, Worldcat Discovery, and Blacklight. Topics will include: What metadata (and how much) is relevant to different user groups? What approaches can be used to manage metadata from a variety of sources? How can libraries understand their users' needs and create policies and workflows that work? -- *Tomasz Kalata* Interim Assistant Director, Cataloging Metadata Manager, Cataloging BookOps The New York Public Library & Brooklyn Public Library bookops.org | 917-229-9743