Last Updated: May 29, 2025
(1) Conference Session Titles (15-17 Sept)
Traditional Conference plenary sessions
- Opening Keynote, by Professor Marco Gori, Full Professor of Computer Science (University of Siena)
- Closing Keynote, by Professor Andrea Bonaccorsi, Full Professor of Economics and Management (University of Pisa)
- General Assembly
Community sessions
- A new workflow in Alma Digital for the provision of Accessible Texts to users with a print disability
- Adapting Alma and Primo to school and public libraries
- Adapting and Advancing with Alma Releases
- Adapting Primo for Korean Users: Challenges and Customization
- AI for metadata extraction
- AI Metadata Assistant – the Norwegian experience
- Aligning the ILO Thesaurus with the UN SDG Taxonomy: From Metadata to Discovery
- Ask not what the Enhancement Processes can do for you – ask what you can do for the Enhancement Processes!
- Backing a New Horse: A New Approach to Harvesting and Displaying LibGuide Content in Primo VE
- Bound together material in Alma and Primo VE
- Breaking the Mold: Rethinking Discovery with NDE
- Build your own theses AI agent cataloger
- Building Community in the Rosetta Working Group
- Celebrating the Leganto community: sharing experiences and developing new ideas [70 min. workshop]
- Collection Management in Transition
- Developing an AI Assessment Strategy: A Case Study using the Primo Research Assistant
- DIY – How to integrate new libraries in your network
- Does the Primo Research Assistant meet the information needs of a university library?
- Dublin Core in Alma Digital: Overcoming Challenges and Finding Solutions
- Efficient Invoice Creation in Alma Without Financial System Integration
- Empowering Innovation: A Deep Dive into Aha Ideas Advanced CERV
- Enhancing Library Integration: Streamlining Data Imports
- Ensuring Discovery beyond the Library Catalogue: A Use Case from University of Leeds Libraries
- EU Lib Cat: the making of a Union Catalogue for the European Union Institutional Libraries
- Experiences with the Primo Research Assistant @KU Leuven Association: what we learned from user perceptions and expectations.
- Finding data errors with Alma Analytics: A BYOD interactive Workshop [70 min. workshop]
- From Chaos to Clarity: Managing CZ Updates After Migration to Alma
- From Four to One: Merging Distinct Academic Libraries with Alma & Primo
- Game Not Found: Addressing Discovery Challenges in Primo for Gaming Resources
- How low can you go? Exploring the Library Open Workflows as a low-code solution
- Implementation of Primo Research Assistant at the University of Manitoba Libraries
- Integrating Broker-Based Resource Sharing in Italian Academic Libraries: Challenges and Solutions for Alma
- Integrating Dissertation Management in Alma/Primo VE: Challenges, Benefits, and Best Practices. A case study from the University of Milan
- Integration of Leganto in the Virtual Learning Environment: Impact on Academic Performance at Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
- Library Operations in Emergency and High-Pressure Situations
- Making Historical Geographic Collections Accessible: Digital Cataloging and Spatial Discovery Tools
- Mass Corrections in SLSP: Organizational and Technical Approaches
- MELI’s Journey (2005–2025): Reflecting on Two Decades and Looking Ahead to the Future
- Migrating 110 colleges to Alma & Primo VE: The California Community Colleges Statewide Library Services Platform Implementation
- More than “Creoles and Pidgins, Other”: Reaching beyond MARC to surface Indigenous-language content for our users
- Navigating Complexity: Alma Implementation Across Iceland’s Diverse Library Landscape
- Navigating the Transition: Learning from the community
- Open a Library Card in Other University Libraries: Using and Connecting Alma and Microsoft 365 to create a better, more efficient customer experience
- PHD student dissertations and legal deposit to The National Central Library of Florence with Esploro@LIUC University
- Primo – what is it good for? Re-defining the scope of Primo for Library Discovery at the University of Sheffield
- Publishing Bibs and Holdings from Alma to WorldCat: An Alternative Setup
- Raising Research Visibility & Impact: Integrating InCites B&A with Scholarship@Miami (Esploro)
- Ranking Configuration and Harvested Collections in Primo VE
- Resolving problem Host Bibliographic migration data using a batch process
- Rialto Reimagined: Navigating Library Acquisitions in Flux
- SBS and SBART: a small Consortium within a larger one. Adapting Alma and Primo in a multi-institutional environment
- Showcasing research impact in Esploro
- Standards-based Resource-Sharing: ISO18626 and Alma
- Tailoring training in a consortia environment. Using Canvas for training
- The importance of networking: Leganto and the Italian community
- The Unknown Knowns – Tightening Patron Privacy in Alma Circulation and Resource Sharing
- The Year in Search: Exploring User Search Behavior with Generative AI
- To share or not to share? A case study of research data management in Esploro
- Transitioning to the NDE UI: A Practical Guide
- Who’s Using Alma Digital and Why? What We’ve Learned From the Alma Digital User Experience Survey
- “Why are you sending this to me?”: The changing role of consortia in shared technology implementations
- XML normalization with Primo VE: Leveraging generative AI tools
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Note: A few additional sessions still under review may be added in early June.
IGeLU sessions
All these sessions are open to all. Come and join us for an update on the activities of the working groups, sometimes together with Clarivate | Ex Libris product updates.
- Aleph Working Group Open Meeting and Aleph Product Update
- Alma Digital Working Group Open Meeting
- Alma Working Group Open Meeting
- Analytics Community of Practice Open Meeting
- Conference First Timers and What is IGeLU!
- Consortia Community of Practice Open Meeting
- Content Working Group Open Meeting
- Customer Support Advisory Group Open Meeting
- Esploro Working Group Meeting
- Leganto Working Group Open Meeting
- Linked Open Data Community of Practice Open Meeting
- Primo Working Group Open Meeting
- RapidILL Working Group Open Meeting
- Rapido Working Group Open Meeting
- Rialto Working Group Open Meeting
- Rosetta Working Group Open Meeting and Rosetta Product Update
- SFX Working Group Open Meeting
Sessions given by Gold Third-Party Supporters
- Technology from Sage: Title TBD
- Third Iron: Title TBD
Clarivate | Ex Libris sessions
Plenary sessions
- TBD
Half plenary sessions
- TBD
Breakout sessions
- TBD
In addition to all those sessions:
- You will find in the program different joint sessions where Clarivate | Ex Libris staff members co-present with IGeLU officers or community members
- Clarivate | Ex Libris is also organising their Knowledge Day (see below).
(2) Developers Day Session Titles (18 Sept)
- Data Synchronizer and Yale’s Migration to Alma
- Hands on with Library Open Workflows [2-hour session]
- Integrating Babelio book ratings and reviews on Primo: a case study
- Migration of the digitized library card catalogs to Alma Digital
- XSLT to Normalize Bibliographic Data in Alma
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As the IGeLU Developers Day sessions take place concurrently with the Clarivate | Ex Libris Knowledge Day, participants are required to choose between the two, as dual registration is not permitted this year.
(3) Clarivate | Ex Libris Knowledge Day Session Titles (18 Sept)
- A Spotlight on Functionalities you can Enable to Maximize your Primo VE Experience
- Advanced Normalization Rules Workshop
- Configuring and Customizing Letters in Alma
- Contributing to the Alma Community Zone
- Leganto Analytics
- Linked Data in Alma and Primo VE
- Making the Most of Rapido
- Mastering the Transition to Primo NDE
- Overlap Analysis of Electronic Resources in Multiple Electronic Collections
- Primo VE Mixpanel User Engagement Analytics
- The new AI Metadata Assistant in the Metadata Editor
- Understanding the DEDUP and FRBR Processes in PrimoVE
- Using Normalization Rules to update Alma Records in Bulk
- Working with Local and Global Authorities
As the Clarivate | Ex Libris Knowledge Day sessions take place concurrently with the IGeLU Developers Day, participants are required to choose between the two, as dual registration is not permitted.
(4) Organization
Check the event outline at IGeLU 2025 Outline.