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2017 Annual Meeting

May 9–12, 2017

Schaumburg, Illinois

Tuesday Registration

Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 1:00 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg Hall

Presenters

Reception

Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 6:00 PM–10:00 PM CDT
Punch Bowl Social

Presenters

Breakfast

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 7:00 AM–9:00 AM CDT
Schaumburg East

Presenters

Alma - Loading MARCIVE Records Informal Discussion

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 7:30 AM–8:30 AM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Betsy Friesen, MLS, University of Minnesota Libraries

Alma - NZ Consortia Meeting (Private Meeting)

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 7:30 AM–8:30 AM CDT
Knowledge

Presenters

Betsy Friesen, MLS, University of Minnesota Libraries

Wednesday Registration

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 7:30 AM–5:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg Hall

Presenters

Moderator/Speaker Orientation

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 8:00 AM–8:30 AM CDT
Nirvana B-C
Product or Program Track

Other

Presenters

Debbie Clark, University of Southern Indiana
Rose Scruggs, University of Southern Indiana

ELUNA Welcome and Opening Keynote

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:40 AM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track

Plenary

Presenters

Habib Tabatabai, University of Central Oklahoma
Mary M. Case, University of Illinois at Chicago

Global & North America Company Update

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 9:40 AM–10:25 AM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track

Plenary

Presenters

Matti Shem Tov, Ex Libris
Eric Hines, Ex Libris

Break

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 10:25 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Schaumburg Hall

Presenters

Next-Generation Library Services Update

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 10:45 AM–12:15 PM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track

Plenary

Presenters

Bar Veinstein, Ex Libris
Shlomi Kringel, Ex Libris
Ido Peled, Ex Libris

Lunch

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:30 PM CDT
Schaumburg East

Presenters

Alma's New UX

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM CDT
Schaumburg E-F
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Dana Sharvit, Ex Libris
Mike Rogers, University of Tennessee

Digital divide or digital inclusion?? Librarians need to serve inclusion rather than the divide in providing digital technology

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM CDT
Knowledge
Product or Program Track

General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific

Presenters

Carl Grant, University of Oklahoma

ELUNA 101

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track

General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific

Presenters

Laura Morse, Harvard University

From Aleph to Data Warehouse to Tableau: Making sense of our data

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Aleph

Presenters

Camelia Anghel, New York University
David Perry, New York University
Nancy Lin, New York University

Global Updates in Voyager: An Introduction to the Strawn Voyager Tools

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track

Voyager

Presenters

Miriam Nauenburg, University of West Georgia

Primo Product Update, Roadmap, and Q&A

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Yuval Kiselstein, Ex Libris

Summon Product Update, Roadmap and Q&A

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM CDT
Nirvana B-C
Product or Program Track

Summon

Presenters

Brent Cook, Ex Libris

Testing, identifying and classifying OpenURL access problems

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Sunshine Carter, University of Minnesota
Jeff Peterson, University of Minnesota

When Staff Become Students: Using a Course Management System for Alma Training

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Laura Krier, Sonoma State University

campusM Demo

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track

campusM

Presenters

Ido Peled, Ex Libris

meeScan@umanitoba

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM–2:15 PM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Wei Xuan, University of Manitoba

Alma Demo

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Kirsten Andrews, Ex Libris

Alma Demo - License Management

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Marliese Thomas, Ex Libris

Analytics and Your Neighbors - Comparative Approaches

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Asaf Kline, Ex Libris

Dumping data out of Alma using PERL and the Alma Analytics API

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Margaret Briand Wolfe, Boston College

How did that number get there? That’s not an OCLC number…

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Utopia B
Product or Program Track

Aleph

Presenters

Carrie Curie, PALS
Daniela Kroon, PALS

Implementing Alma at the University of Iowa -- Lessons Learned

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Ellen Jones, University of Iowa
Sue Julich, University of Iowa

Integrating Alma and OCLC Worldshare Collection Manager for Ebook Management

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Schaumburg C-D
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Stacie Traill, University of Minnesota
Kelly Thompson, University of Minnesota

Leganto Product Update, Roadmap and Q&A

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Knowledge
Product or Program Track

Leganto/SIPX

Presenters

Susan Dunavan, Ex Libris

Primo/MetaLib Product Working Group Meeting

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track
Primo/MetaLib
WG meeting (Working Group)

Presenters

Sacha Jerabek, UQAM

Reduce workflow wastes by leveraging Alma Mobile App

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Tony Wai, Macquarie University

Resource Sharing: Local, Regional, National, and Global

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Schaumburg E-F
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Moshe Shechter, Ex Libris

Summon / 360 Link Product Working Group Meeting

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Nirvana B-C
Product or Program Track
360 Link
Summon
WG meeting (Working Group)

Presenters

Daniel Forsman, Chalmers University of Technology

The OPAC and ‘real research’ at Harvard

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Aleph
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Corinna Baksik, Harvard University

campusM Product Update, Roadmap, and Q&A

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track

campusM

Presenters

Ido Peled, Ex Libris

Break

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:15 PM–3:45 PM CDT
Schaumburg Hall

Presenters

A Tale of Two UIs: Usability studies of two Primo user interfaces

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Anne M. Pepitone, University of Washington

Alma Acquisitions Interest Group

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Sion Romaine, University of Washington

Alma Demo - ILL Resource Sharing

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Jessie Ransom, Ex Libris

Counting, then Re-Counting: National Statistical Reporting from within Alma and from Alma Analytics

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Julene Laurel Jones, University of Kentucky

Extending Your Library with the Alma Open Platform

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Schaumburg E-F
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Josh Weisman, Ex Libris

From Sierra to Seattle : Summon Discovery Synchronization in a Multi-Type Consortial Environment

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track

Summon

Presenters

Susan M. Johns-Smith, Pittsburg State University

Front-line Leganto implementation stories; Learning from those that have made the journey.

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track

Leganto/SIPX

Presenters

Lisa Wheeler, University of Miami
Carl Grant, University of Oklahoma
Sue Harmer, UNSW Australia
Blake Lee-Everett Galbreath, Washington State University
Leland R. Deeds, University of Miami
Charlotte Keys, Tufts Technology Services

Improving Accurate Collection Access with Aleph Inventory

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Utopia B
Product or Program Track

Aleph

Presenters

Kevin J Collins, CUNY City of New York
Abigail Baines, Hampshire College Library
Steven Bischof, Five Colleges Inc

Linked Open Data, Analytics, KBAB, and Interoperability Special Interest Working Group Meeting #1

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Knowledge Base
SIG meeting (Special Interest Group)

Presenters

Laura Akerman, Emory University
Ms. Margaret Briand Wolfe, Boston College
Kathy Varjabedian, Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library
Dana Sharvit, Ex Libris
Yisrael Kuchar, Ex Libris

Project Management : Effectively Measuring ILS Project Success

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track

General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific

Presenters

Jin Xiu Guo, Kennesaw State University

Rosetta Product Update, Roadmap and Q&A

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Epiphany
Product or Program Track

Rosetta

Presenters

Adi Alter, Ex Libris

SFX Product Update, Roadmap and Q&A

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Knowledge
Product or Program Track

SFX

Presenters

Christine Stohn, Ex Libris

Two Years in the Cloud with Alma/Primo: How Are We Doing?

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Schaumburg C-D
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Hong Ma, Loyola University Chicago
Margaret Heller, Loyola University Chicago
Ling-Li Chang, Loyola University Chicago
Sherri Rollins, Loyola University Chicago
Chris Martin, Loyola University Chicago
Niamh Mc Guigan, Loyola University Chicago

What We Need To See in Today’s Knowledgebase (And Maybe Something For Tomorrow's)

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track

Knowledge Base

Presenters

Peter McCracken, Cornell University

ELUNA Steering Committee and Ex Libris Management Meeting (Invitation Only)

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Imagination
Product or Program Track

Other

Presenters

Alma Demo - Import Profiles

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Jenny Draeger, Ex Libris

Alma Licensing Special Interest Group Meeting

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track
Alma
SIG meeting (Special Interest Group)

Presenters

Janet Morrow, Northeastern University
Sunshine Carter, University of Minnesota

Assets Galore: Managing and Preserving Digital Assets with Rosetta and Alma-D

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track
Alma
Rosetta

Presenters

Teresa Soleau, Getty Research Institute
Anna Clatworthy, RMIT

Getting from A to A: Migrating from Aleph to Alma at Harvard

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Utopia B
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Aleph
Alma

Presenters

Lynn Stram, Harvard University

Linked Open Data, Analytics, KBAB, and Interoperability Special Interest Working Group Meeting #2

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Knowledge Base
SIG meeting (Special Interest Group)

Presenters

Laura Akerman, Emory University
Allen Jones, The New School
Betsy Friesen, MLS, University of Minnesota Libraries
Josh Weisman, ExLibris

Making Administrator Changes in Alma and Primo

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Jean Vik, The University of Texas at Dallas

Migration to Alma/Primo: a Do-It-Yourself Project at Central Washington University

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Holly Wheeler, Central Washignton University
Ginny Blackson, Central Washignton University
Ping Fu, Central Washington University

Our Experience with Primo New UI

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Schaumburg C-D
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

April R Crockett, Tennessee Tech University
Xizi (Cece) Cai, Tennessee Tech University
Michael Ward, Boston University

SFX Product Working Group Meeting

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Knowledge
Product or Program Track

WG meeting (Working Group)

Presenters

Rich Wenger, MIT

Summon Demo

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Schaumburg E-F
Product or Program Track

Summon

Presenters

Marliese Thomas, Ex Libris

libFX - Real-time Summon Use Visualized

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 PM–5:30 PM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track

Summon

Presenters

Annette Bailey, Virginia Tech

Leadership Cocktail (Invitation Only)

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 6:30 PM–9:00 PM CDT
Seasons 52

Presenters

Breakfast

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 7:00 AM–9:00 AM CDT
Schaumburg East

Presenters

Primo - New UI Discussion (Private Meeting)

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 7:00 AM–9:00 AM CDT
Imagination
Product or Program Track
Primo/MetaLib
WG meeting (Working Group)

Presenters

Alma - NZ Consortia Resource Sharing Meeting (Private Meeting)

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 7:30 AM–8:30 AM CDT
Epiphany

Presenters

Betsy Friesen, MLS, University of Minnesota Libraries

ELUNA 2017 Planners Wrap-up Meeting (Invitation Only)

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 8:00 AM–9:00 AM CDT
Journey & Creation

Presenters

Registration

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 8:00 AM–5:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg Hall

Presenters

Ex Libris Strategy Update

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track

Plenary

Presenters

Oren Beit-Arie, Ex Libris

Customer Life Cycle at Ex Libris

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 9:45 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track

Plenary

Presenters

Jane Burke, ProQuest
Yair Amsterdam, Ex Libris

Break

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 10:45 AM–11:15 AM CDT
Schaumburg Hall

Presenters

Alma Demo - Document Delivery

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Nate Turajski, Ex Libris

Bib, Holding, and Item Record Reporting: An Introduction to Voyager Access Reports for Catalogers

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track

Voyager

Presenters

Miriam Nauenburg, University of West Georgia

Bringing Journal Engagement to Alma/Primo via BrowZine API's

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib
Summon

Presenters

John Seguin, Third Iron
Edgar Garcia, Northwestern University

COUNTER Reports from UStat to Alma

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Laura Guy, Colorado School of Mines

Discover your institutional repository with Primo

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Jason Youngstrom, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Doing It the Hard Way : Manual Post-Migration Cleanup Practices and Lessons Learned

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Utopia B
Product or Program Track
Aleph
Alma

Presenters

Stanley Cottrell, Southern Adventist University

Implementing Leganto powered by SIPX with Blackboard: Lessons Learned

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track

Leganto/SIPX

Presenters

Blake Lee Galbreath, Washington State University

Session Materials

Implementing and Using Tabbed Design in Summon Discovery Search System

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg E-F
Product or Program Track

Summon

Presenters

Edward McKennon, Glendale Community College
Sean O'Brien, Glendale Community College

Linked Open Data Collaboration

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Knowledge
Product or Program Track

General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific

Presenters

Laura Akerman, Emory University
Josh Weisman, Ex Libris

Migrating Acquisitions Data: Smooth Move, or Electric Boogaloo?

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Wendolyn Vermeer, California State University, Dominguez Hills

Primo Analytics Use Cases: Breaking Down the Silos between Discovery Services, Instruction and User Experience

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg C-D
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Holli Kubly, University of Oregon
Mary Galvin, University of Oregon

Q&A Panel Discussion on Ex Libris Support & Cloud Services

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Nirvana B-C
Product or Program Track

General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific

Presenters

Matt Baker, Ex Libris
Adi Fubini, Ex Libris
Eyal Alkalay, Ex Libris

Talk Back: Summon/360 Q&A

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track
360 Link
Summon

Presenters

Judy Drescher, Molloy College
Annette Bailey, Virginia Tech
Angela Sidman, Yale University
Brent Cook, Ex Libris
Eddie Neuwirth, Ex Libris
Yuval Kiselstein, Ex Libris

Lunch

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg East

Presenters

Management Q&A

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 1:00 PM–1:45 PM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track

Plenary

Presenters

A Cost-Effective Book Inventory: Hand-Held Inventory Device Choosing and Statistical Analysis

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM–2:45 PM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track

Aleph

Presenters

Gordon Xu, New York City College of Technology

Alma Demo - Analytic Dashboards

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM–2:45 PM CDT
Schaumburg C-D
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Nate Turajski, Ex Libris

Alma Demo - Managing COUNTER Reports

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM–2:45 PM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Andrew French, Ex Libris

Calendars in Alma - Seriously?

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM–2:45 PM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Tari Keller, University of Kentucky

Consortia Systems Special Interest Group

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM–2:45 PM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track

SIG meeting (Special Interest Group)

Presenters

Kristine Hammerstrand, CARLI

Divergent Development of Alma's Resource Sharing System

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM–2:45 PM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Mitchell Scott, UW-Milwaukee
Abigail Nye, UW-Milwaukee
Aaron Dobbs, UW-Milwaukee
Joe Tomich, UW-Milwaukee

Hacking the general electronic service

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM–2:45 PM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Emery Shriver, Williams College

Outsourcing ongoing authority control in Alma

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM–2:45 PM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Alma

Presenters

Joan Chapa, MARCIVE
Ligia Groff, MARCIVE

SFX and the Alma Link Resolver - whats the difference?

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM–2:45 PM CDT
Knowledge
Product or Program Track

SFX

Presenters

Marina Oliver, Texas Tech University

VuFind: Open Source Options for Summon/360 and other Ex Libris Products

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM–2:45 PM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track
360 Link
Aleph
Alma
Summon
Voyager

Presenters

Christopher Hallberg, Villanova University
Demian Katz, Villanova University

What do you mean, no barcodes?

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:00 PM–2:45 PM CDT
Utopia B
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Aleph

Presenters

Aaron B. Bales, University of Notre Dame

Break

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:45 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Schaumburg Hall

Presenters

Aleph Product Update, Roadmap and Q&A

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg C-D
Product or Program Track

Aleph

Presenters

Carmit Marcus, Ex Libris

Alma Product Update, Roadmap and Q&A

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Dvir Hoffman, Ex Libris
Asaf Kline, Ex Libris

Check Your Expectations: Testing Self Check in a Consortium Environment

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track
Alma
Other

Presenters

Suzanna Conrad, California State University, Sacramento
Natasha Allen, San Jose State University

Content Ingestion: The Trials and Triumph

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track
Knowledge Base
Primo/MetaLib
Summon

Presenters

Dave Hovenden, Ex Libris
Eddie Neuwirth, Ex Libris
Christine Stohn, Ex Libris

Customizing Summon with Angular

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track

Summon

Presenters

Robert Sebek, Virginia Tech

Discovery Panel: A Compare and Contrast of Summon & Primo

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Nirvana B-C
Product or Program Track
360 Link
Primo/MetaLib
Summon

Presenters

Judy Drescher, Molloy College
Christian Haenger, University of Mannheim
James Hammons, Ball State University
Lorne Madgett, University of British Columbia
Randy Oldham, University of Guelph

Discovery Systems and Organizational Impact: Preliminary Survey Results

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track

General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific

Presenters

Richard Guajardo, University of Houston
Frederick Young, University of Houston
Kelsey Brett, University of Houston

Flattening the Fund Structure: Using Alma’s Fund Structure & Reporting Codes

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg E-F
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Kate Seago, University of Kentucky

Let's Work Together: Interesting Integrations with Rosetta

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track
Primo/MetaLib
Rosetta

Presenters

Teresa Soleau, Getty Research Institute
Erin Rushton, Binghamton University

Primo Demo

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Jenny Draeger, Ex Libris

This ain't my first rodeo: things I've learned over the years doing system migrations

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track
Aleph
Alma
Voyager

Presenters

Scott Piepenburg, Valdosta State University

UX Design & Open Discovery Platform: New Ways to Customize and Design your Library Discovery Experience

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Utopia B
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Miri Botzer, Ex Libris
Asaf Agranat, Ex Libris

Voyager Product Update, Roadmap and Q&A

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 3:15 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track

Voyager

Presenters

Mike Dicus, Ex Libris

Aleph Product Working Group

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg C-D
Product or Program Track

WG meeting (Working Group)

Presenters

Abigail Baines, Hampshire College

Alma Product Working Group Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Betsy Friesen, University of Minnesota

EAD Finding Aids in Summon

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track

Summon

Presenters

Monish M. Singh, Marist College
Katy Silberger, Marist College

From MARC to BIBFRAME 2.0: Crosswalk

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Amanda Z. Xu, University of Iowa
Laura Akerman, Emory University

Increasing depth and scope of content in discovery – library advocacy discussion

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CDT
Utopia B
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Primo/MetaLib
Summon

Presenters

Laura Morse, Harvard University
Amira Aaron, Northeastern University

Judging an e-book by its cover: Virtual Browse for electronic resources

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Kristin L Flachsbart, Northeastern University

Moving Your Digital Collections to Alma

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Asaf Kline, Ex Libris
Amy Pemble, Ex Libris

Summon: Six Years in ...

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track

Summon

Presenters

Nancy M. Crabtree, Missouri Southern State University
Xiaocan (Lucy) Wang, Missouri Southern State University
Robert Black, Missouri Southern State University

Voyager Product Working Group

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track
Voyager
WG meeting (Working Group)

Presenters

Cindy Greenspun, Yale University

DC Ex Libris User Group (DCExLIBRIS) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Suzanne Picken, Washington Research Library Consortium
Kimberley Edwards, George Mason University

Eastern Canada User Group (ECUG) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Pascal Calarco, University of Windsor

Ex Libris Bluegrass User Group (eBUG) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Laura Bohuski, Western Kentucky University

Ex Libris Northeastern User Group (ENUG) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg C-D
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Kevin J. Collins, CUNY City of New York

Georgia Users Group Meeting (GUGM) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Knowledge
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Lucy Harrison, University System of Georgia

Great Lakes User Group (GLUG) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Ted Schwitzner, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois

Hawaii User Group (HUG) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Alphie Garcia, University of Hawai‘i – West O’ahu

Northwest User Group (NWEG) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg E-F
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Southcentral User Group (ELSUG) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Mingyu Chen, The University of Texas at Dallas

Southeast User Group (ELUNA-SE) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Southwest User Group (eSWUG) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Utopia B
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Upper Midwest User Group (UMWUG) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Western Canada Voyager Users Group (WCVUG) RUG Meeting

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:15 PM–6:00 PM CDT
Nirvana B-C
Product or Program Track

RUG meeting (Regional User Group)

Presenters

Kathy Zarft, NorQuest College

Networking Dinner

Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 7:00 PM–10:00 PM CDT
Westwood Tavern

Presenters

Breakfast

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 7:00 AM–9:00 AM CDT
Schaumburg East

Presenters

BTAA Informal Consortia Meeting (Private Meeting)

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 7:30 AM–8:30 AM CDT
Epiphany

Presenters

Betsy Friesen, MLS, University of Minnesota Libraries

Registration

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 8:00 AM–3:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg Hall

Presenters

Alma Automation and Batch Processing for Offsite Storage

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Sarah Koller, University of California, Davis

Alma General Electronic Services and Display Logic

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Schaumburg E-F
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Andrea Langhurst Eickholt, Eastern Washington University
Doris Munson, Eastern Washington University

Better managing e-resource access and cataloging records with open-source tools

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
360 Link
Voyager

Presenters

Cathy Weng, The College of New Jersey
Yuji Tosaka, The College of New Jersey

Consortium Implementation of Alma at the California State University

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

David Scott Walker, California State University

Enriching the Primo discovery interface with Linked Data from the Library Linked Network (Zepheira)

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Jack Ammerman, Boston University

Gaining insights through Summon Logs

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track

Summon

Presenters

Katy Silberger, Marist College

Introduction to Alma Analytics

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Nirvana B-C
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Davin Pate, The University of Texas at Dallas
Allison Erhardt, University of Manitoba

Leganto/SIPX Demo

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track

Leganto/SIPX

Presenters

Jessie Ransom, Ex Libris

New UI customization for Librarians who aren't Developers

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Schaumburg C-D
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Corinna Baksik, Harvard University

Primo Optimized for Alma

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Yisrael Kuchar, Ex Libris

The Long and Brief of It: Brief Levels and Normalization Rules to Streamline Shelf-Ready Workflows

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Emily Gross, Western Michigan University

Tips and tricks for migrating e-content from Non-SFX link resolvers to Alma

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM–9:45 AM CDT
Knowledge
Product or Program Track
Alma
Voyager

Presenters

Jessica Lee, Valdosta State University

360 Product Update, Roadmap, and Q&A

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Knowledge
Product or Program Track

360 Link

Presenters

Eddie Neuwirth, Ex Libris

Adding your university's single signon to Aleph, using LDAP

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Utopia B
Product or Program Track

Aleph

Presenters

Jane Aitkens, McGill University

Advanced Alma Analytics

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Nirvana B-C
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Allison Erhardt, University of Manitoba

Alma Workflow Solutions for the Smaller Academic Library

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Sarah Weeks, St. Olaf College
Jason Hallen, Carleton College

Bridging the gaps: Python scripting around Alma's edges

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Alma

Presenters

Stacie Traill, University of Minnesota

Coordinating staff training during implementation

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Emery Shriver, Williams College
Walter Komorowski, Williams College

Inventory (verb) : Using Alma and Excel to do a complete inventory

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Stuart Gaetjens, Tennessee Tech University

Keeping up: Can Primo metadata enable useful New Record alerts?

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track
Knowledge Base
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Kathy Varjabedian, Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library

Making Summon Go (For Everyone)

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track

Summon

Presenters

Robert J Sandusky, University of Illinois at Chicago
Gwen M. Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago
Kavita Mundle, University of Illinois at Chicago

Migrating Government Publications without Going South: Our Alma/Primo Experience

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Schaumburg C-D
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Christopher C. Brown, University of Denver

Session Materials

Optimizing Vendor Technical Services with Alma

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM–10:45 AM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Deb Silverman, YBP
Kate Seago, University of Kentucky

Break

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 10:45 AM–11:15 AM CDT
Schaumburg Hall

Presenters

Functionality and Flair: Using APIs for Alma

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg C-D
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Kathryn Lybarger, University of Kentucky

Ingesting Libguides into Primo: Experiences and Lessons

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Ping Fu, Central Washington University

Just Like Starting Over: Using Alma and Primo to Create a Successful Course Reserves Service

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Molly Gunderson, Portland State University

Non-Latin Scripts: Issues, solutions and questions in dealing with Unicode

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Utopia B
Product or Program Track

Aleph

Presenters

Steven Bischof, Five Colleges Inc

Optimize It! : Working with Ex Libris to Improve Use of Alma

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Janice Christopher, University of Connecticut
John Larson, Ex Libris

Optimizing Alma Resource Sharing

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Crystal Buss, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Katie Sanders, University of Wisconsin Madison
Aaron Dobbs, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Organizing and Activating Free and Open Access content in Alma and Primo Central Index

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Danielle Ostendorf, University of Minnesota Duluth

Summon, Serendipity and Scholarly Success: Improving the User Experience with Discovery

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track

Summon

Presenters

Alec Sonsteby, Metropolitan State University
Jennifer DeJonghe, Metropolitan State University

Tales around cataloging electronic books on Alma: New collections, legacy collections, and sustainability

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Michelle Turvey-Welch, Kansas State University
Merry Bower, Kansas State University

Using Alma System Tools for Wrangling Data

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg E-F
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Mike Rogers, University of Tennessee

Using Local Authorities in Alma and Bibliographic Headings Clean-up

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM–12:00 PM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Margaret Corby, Kansas State University

API Ordering in Alma, How far has it come?

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Utopia A
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Ann Kutulas, Tarrant County College
Patricia Owens, Tarrant County College

Acquisition Issues in Alma: An Open Forum

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Utopia B
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Davin Pate, The University of Texas at Dallas

Alma to Banner: How the University of Tennessee handles holds and fines betweeen Alma and Banner.

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg A-B
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Joe Ferguson, University of Tennessee

Alma, Analytics, and API All the Things: Producing Custom Automated Features in a SAAS Environment

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Nirvana A
Product or Program Track

Alma

Presenters

Lisa Hamlett, Emory University
Alexander Cooper, Emory University

Finding and Using Format Information in Alma

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Utopia D
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Sarah Weeks, St. Olaf College

Further Adventures in Patron Purge

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Euphoria
Product or Program Track

Voyager

Presenters

Kirsti S Thomas, Seattle Colleges

Introduction to Primo Analytics - Joint proposal by the Analytics Special Interest Working Group

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Nirvana B-C
Product or Program Track

Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Alex Forrest, University of Edinburgh

Leganto: using analytics to inform understanding of data and user behaviour

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Knowledge
Product or Program Track

Leganto/SIPX

Presenters

Sue Harmer, UNSW Australia

Making Smart Fulfillment Smarter: enhancing Alma's request options within Primo to improve the user experience

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg E-F
Product or Program Track
Alma
Primo/MetaLib

Presenters

Christopher Rose, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Streamlining Processes for Textbook Reserves

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Utopia C
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Voyager

Presenters

Caroline Jirka, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Hejin Shin, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Summon Over Alma

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg G-H
Product or Program Track
Alma
Summon

Presenters

Jackie Wrosch, Eastern Michigan University

What do I do with all these record albums, cassette tapes, video tapes, laserdiscs and other stuff!

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 12:15 PM–1:00 PM CDT
Innovation
Product or Program Track
General/ Strategic--Not Product Specific
Primo/MetaLib
Other

Presenters

Scott Piepenburg, Valdosta State University

Lunch

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 1:00 PM–2:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg East

Presenters

Keynote: Discovering the Library; Enriching Our Communities

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 2:00 PM–3:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg West

Presenters

Dr. Scott Walter, DePaul University

Closing Session

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 3:00 PM–4:00 PM CDT
Schaumburg West
Product or Program Track

Plenary

Presenters

Working Group Chairs and ELUNA/IGeLU Steering Committee Breakfast

Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 7:45 AM–8:30 AM CDT
Imagination

Presenters

Working Group Chairs and ELUNA/IGeLU Steering Committee Meeting - Imagination

Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 8:30 AM–9:30 AM CDT
Imagination

Presenters

ELUNA/IGeLU Steering Committee Meeting

Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 9:30 AM–11:30 AM CDT
Perfection

Presenters

Product Working Group Chairs Meeting

Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 9:30 AM–11:30 AM CDT
Imagination

Presenters

Working Group Chairs and ELUNA/IGeLU Steering Committee Report Out/Lunch

Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 11:30 AM–1:00 PM CDT
Imagination

Presenters

ELUNA Steering Committee Meeting

Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 1:00 PM–5:00 PM CDT
Perfection

Presenters

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