<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear Colleagues,</div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thank you to everyone who has already responded to the Metadata Futures Survey. We’ve received valuable insights so far, and in response to continued interest, we’re extending the deadline to allow more time for participation.</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you haven’t had a chance to complete the survey, we invite you to share your experiences with metadata sharing, reuse, and governance in your institution or consortium. Your input will help inform community-developed guidelines aimed at supporting equitable, sustainable metadata practices across libraries.</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We welcome responses from all staff engaged in metadata, systems, discovery, repositories, or vendor relations. Multiple participants from the same institution are encouraged to respond.</div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-weight:700">Survey Link: </span><a id="m_7785195513236227620anchor-96c83ac3-3d11-a4d3-ee04-5aa66090c7ec" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3HK5ZGamUfa02Qm__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!fje6C3Bm4P6RiYXDumUEdxlCf_iwAME1rIabSM4cD1fFoZGxVzssM34cjnncpWdy9Lk9ghCA-3BfAxIxKxFpLU8YJYU$" target="_blank">https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3HK5ZGamUfa02Qm</a> </div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-weight:700">Estimated time to complete:</span> 20 to 30 Minutes</div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-weight:700">Deadline to respond:</span> November 7, 2025</div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you have any questions about the survey or the work of the Task Force, please reach out to the co-chairs:</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="margin-left:15px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc"><div role="presentation" style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Mary Beth Weber (<a href="mailto:mbfecko@libraries.rutgers.edu" target="_blank">mbfecko@libraries.rutgers.edu</a>)</div></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc"><div role="presentation" style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Rosalyn Metz (<a href="mailto:rosalyn.metz@emory.edu" target="_blank">rosalyn.metz@emory.edu</a>)</div></li></ul><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thank you again for contributing to this important conversation about the future of metadata sharing.</div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Best,</div><div style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Metadata Futures Task Force</div></div></div>