Library module metadata default

In the library module of LR there is the metadata list on the right side of the screen. The drop down list includes default, all, EXIF, IPTC, minimal and quick describe.
Is there a way to customize the fields that appear, picking and choosing from all available fields?
It was possible to do in Bridge under Preferences. There was a checklist of all available metadata.
Thanks in advance for any help. Sorry if this question has already been asked but I couldn't find it in SEARCH.... John

You are in luck. Jeffrey Friedl has a really cool app at http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-20/386 that will do just what you want.

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I have been shooting RAW for a while and have notice that after I import the images and then start to view them in the Library Module I will see a slight color and quality shift - almost looks like a white balance shift but not quite.   I was thinking that perhaps there was some automatic preset being applied but I don't have any presets at all.
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That sort of describes it and may be exactly what is happening. I have a shoot tonight and will pay closer attention to the process and behavior when I import.
It is the full image that I see the shift on though. Its not that the thumbnail and the full size image look different. It the full size image looking one way and then shifting in front of my eyes.
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dennis4g1 wrote:
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Are you using a calibrated/profiled monitor? In Develop module, LR displays in ProPhoto colour space, in Library module it's Adobe RGB. If the monitor doesn't have a proper profile there could be differences in view between Develop and Library. However I would have thought LR would default to assuming monitors behave like sRGB if there's no profile (or no colour space info in the profile).
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Hello turingtest2 and thank you for your reply.
In response to "a possible cause of problems is multiple embedded tags", what exactly does that mean and how can I avoid doing it in the future?
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