Library Mobile: 1 Institute – 5 Libraries – 6 Profiles
Presenters
- Ido Aharon, Tel-Aviv University
This presentation will describe the implementation and adaptation of the Ex Libris Library Mobile Application in five libraries at Tel Aviv University, with a focus on enhancing resource access and user engagement through mobile technology. The process involved a comprehensive needs assessment, customization and integration of the app with existing library systems, extensive training and support for library staff, user engagement through targeted promotion, and an evaluation process that incorporated user feedback for continuous improvement. The presentation at the conference aims to provide insights into the challenges, best practices, and lessons learned from adapting the Ex Libris app to Tel Aviv University’s different libraries, highlighting the transformative potential of mobile applications in academic library settings.
Ex Libris at your service
Presenters
- Bettina Forster, Ex Libris / Clarivate
- Melissa Hilbert, Ex Libris / Clarivate
Now that you have been live with Ex Libris products for a while, are you interested in improving efficiency, deploying new features, integrations, or services, or learning more about functionality? Are you looking to fill gaps in knowledge or staffing at your library? Would you appreciate additional assistance with system administration tasks? Would you benefit from expert help to address data challenges or projects? Learn about premium services offered by Ex Libris to fulfill these and other needs. The session includes conversation time between session participants and Services leadership to explore library interests.
Bye Heritage, Hello Alma: successful migration at RCSI Bahrain Library
Presenters
- Asif Altaf, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Bahrain
- Bindhu Nair, RCSI Bahrain
- Suchita Noel Dsilva, RCSI Bahrain
The ALMA/PRIMO VE Implementation Project at RCSI Bahrain library aimed to modernize the system, improve services, and develop a new portal. This article discusses the project’s phases, best practices, and strategies for implementing an integrated ILS with a small team. It covers key events like data cleanup, forms, integrations, testing, cutover, and issue resolution. Despite challenges, the migration to ALMA with digital content abilities was successfully completed by Jan 31, 2023. Staff training, integrations with external systems, and the use of ALMA and Primo improved efficiency, resource discovery, and performance tracking. The project’s success factors included planning, vendor relationships, training, testing, and the team’s motivation within the fast timeline.
Linked Data Library Ecosystem powered by AI
Presenters:
- Itai Veltzman, Ex Libris / Clarivate
- Yisrael Kuchar, Ex Libris / Clarivate
By bringing Linked Open Data into the library, you’re joining a metadata ecosystem of global discoverability and comprehensive interoperability. Cataloguing is far more accurate and much less manual, while search results are relevant, reliable, informative, and fast. We would like to share with you how this vision is becoming a reality in Ex Libris products Alma and Primo. Also, we will present thoughts about how Linked Data and AI are intertwined.
Exploring Linked Open Data capabilities at the European Parliament Library
Presenters
- Frédéric Kerloch, European Parliament Library
The European Parliament Library is part of the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS).
Unfortunately, the library is not perceived as a core service, and increasing the visibility of its resources is a critical challenge.
We are using the EBSCO Linked Data services to explore the capabilities offered by linked data to address this problem. Our Alma catalogue is transformed into a graph of Bibframe resources. After this transformation, the service:
• Exposes resources from our catalogue in a publicly-available website (https://link.europarl.europa.eu/)
• Creates connections between Bibframe resources
• Can enrich resources with linked open data
• Can generate HTML widgets to expose subsets of our collection
We will present how we used this service to create visually appealing widgets to advertise our resources in our Libguides. We will also discuss the current limitations found in the service, and how we plan to overcome them.