Ken Varnum is the Senior Program Manager and Discovery Strategist at the University of Michigan Library. In this role, Ken is responsible for Library Search, the library's discovery interface, the link resolver and other delivery interfaces, and the library's evolving and emerging analytics infrastructure. He received a master's degree from the University of Michigan's School of Information and his Bachelor of Arts from Grinnell College. Over nearly thirty years working with public-facing technology in libraries, he has gained a deep appreciation and understanding of the need to tailor systems and interfaces to the local user base. He is editor of the open-access, peer-reviewed journal, "Information Technology and Libraries." A frequent speaker and author, Ken presents and writes about discovery systems, library analytics, and technology. In addition to numerous articles and chapters, he has edited five books, including 2019's LITA Guide "The New Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know."