IGeLU 2025 – Program Overview

Last Updated: July 13, 2025

(1) Conference Session Titles (15-17 Sept)

Traditional Conference plenary sessions

Community sessions

  1. A new workflow in Alma Digital for the provision of Accessible Texts to users with a print disability
  2. Adapting Alma and Primo to school and public libraries
  3. Adapting and Advancing with Alma Releases
  4. Adapting Primo for Korean Users: Challenges and Customization
  5. AI for metadata extraction
  6. AI Metadata Assistant – the Norwegian experience
  7. Aligning the ILO Thesaurus with the UN SDG Taxonomy: From Metadata to Discovery
  8. Ask not what the Enhancement Processes can do for you – ask what you can do for the Enhancement Processes!
  9. Backing a New Horse: A New Approach to Harvesting and Displaying LibGuide Content in Primo VE
  10. Bound together material in Alma and Primo VE
  11. Breaking the Mold: Rethinking Discovery with NDE
  12. Build your own theses AI agent cataloger
  13. Building a Linked Data Future: UC Davis Library’s BIBFRAME Implementation
  14. Building Community in the Rosetta Working Group
  15. Celebrating the Leganto community: sharing experiences and developing new ideas [70 min. workshop]
  16. Collection Management in Transition
  17. Developing an AI Assessment Strategy: A Case Study using the Primo Research Assistant
  18. DIY – How to integrate new libraries in your network
  19. Does the Primo Research Assistant meet the information needs of a university library?
  20. Dublin Core in Alma Digital: Overcoming Challenges and Finding Solutions
  21. Efficient Invoice Creation in Alma Without Financial System Integration
  22. Empowering Innovation: A Deep Dive into Aha Ideas Advanced CERV
  23. Enhancing Library Integration: Streamlining Data Imports
  24. Ensuring Discovery beyond the Library Catalogue: A Use Case from University of Leeds Libraries
  25. EU Lib Cat: the making of a Union Catalogue for the European Union Institutional Libraries
  26. Experiences with the Primo Research Assistant @KU Leuven Association: what we learned from user perceptions and expectations.
  27. Finding data errors with Alma Analytics: A BYOD interactive Workshop [70 min. workshop]
  28. From Chaos to Clarity: Managing CZ Updates After Migration to Alma
  29. From Four to One: Merging Distinct Academic Libraries with Alma & Primo
  30. Game Not Found: Addressing Discovery Challenges in Primo for Gaming Resources
  31. How low can you go? Exploring the Library Open Workflows as a low-code solution
  32. Implementation of Primo Research Assistant at the University of Manitoba Libraries
  33. Integrating Broker-Based Resource Sharing in Italian Academic Libraries: Challenges and Solutions for Alma
  34. Integrating Dissertation Management in Alma/Primo VE: Challenges, Benefits, and Best Practices. A case study from the University of Milan
  35. Integration of Leganto in the Virtual Learning Environment: Impact on Academic Performance at Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
  36. Leading with Innovation – RFID Chute Implementation and Alma Integration at the University of the Free State
  37. Library Operations in Emergency and High-Pressure Situations
  38. Making Historical Geographic Collections Accessible: Digital Cataloging and Spatial Discovery Tools
  39. Mass Corrections in SLSP: Organizational and Technical Approaches
  40. Migrating 110 colleges to Alma & Primo VE: The California Community Colleges Statewide Library Services Platform Implementation
  41. More than “Creoles and Pidgins, Other”: Reaching beyond MARC to surface Indigenous-language content for our users
  42. Navigating Complexity: Alma Implementation Across Iceland’s Diverse Library Landscape
  43. Navigating the Post-Go-Live Phase: Alma Implementation at the University of the Free State Library
  44. Navigating the Transition: Learning from the community
  45. Open a Library Card in Other University Libraries: Using and Connecting Alma and Microsoft 365 to create a better, more efficient customer experience
  46. PHD student dissertations and legal deposit to The National Central Library of Florence with Esploro@LIUC University
  47. (Primo) INVENTIO + AI: Towards an Intelligent Digital Library at Universidad Panamericana
  48. Primo – what is it good for? Re-defining the scope of Primo for Library Discovery at the University of Sheffield
  49. Publishing Bibs and Holdings from Alma to WorldCat: An Alternative Setup
  50. Raising Research Visibility & Impact: Integrating InCites B&A with Scholarship@Miami (Esploro)
  51. Ranking Configuration and Harvested Collections in Primo VE
  52. Resolving problem Host Bibliographic migration data using a batch process
  53. Rialto Reimagined: Navigating Library Acquisitions in Flux
  54. SBS and SBART: a small Consortium within a larger one. Adapting Alma and Primo in a multi-institutional environment
  55. Showcasing research impact in Esploro
  56. Standards-based Resource-Sharing: ISO18626 and Alma
  57. Tailoring training in a consortia environment. Using Canvas for training
  58. The importance of networking: Leganto and the Italian community
  59. The Unknown Knowns – Tightening Patron Privacy in Alma Circulation and Resource Sharing
  60. The Value of AI Research Assistants: Can Primo Research Assistant be the new Google Scholar?
  61. The Year in Search: Exploring User Search Behavior with Generative AI
  62. To share or not to share? A case study of research data management in Esploro
  63. Transitioning to the NDE UI: A Practical Guide
  64. Unifying Knowledge and Breaking Down Silos: Enhancing Access to Professional Insights
  65. Who’s Using Alma Digital and Why? What We’ve Learned From the Alma Digital User Experience Survey
  66. “Why are you sending this to me?”: The changing role of consortia in shared technology implementations
  67. XML normalization with Primo VE: Leveraging generative AI tools

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.

  1. Aleph Working Group Open Meeting and Aleph Product Update
  2. Alma Digital Working Group Open Meeting
  3. Alma Working Group Open Meeting
  4. Analytics Community of Practice Open Meeting
  5. Conference First Timers and What is IGeLU!
  6. Consortia Community of Practice Open Meeting
  7. Content Working Group Open Meeting
  8. Customer Support Advisory Group Open Meeting
  9. Esploro Working Group Meeting
  10. Leganto Working Group Open Meeting
  11. Linked Open Data Community of Practice Open Meeting
  12. Primo Working Group Open Meeting
  13. RapidILL Working Group Open Meeting
  14. Rapido Working Group Open Meeting
  15. Rialto Working Group Open Meeting
  16. Rosetta Working Group Open Meeting and Rosetta Product Update
  17. SFX Working Group Open Meeting

Sessions given by Gold Third-Party Supporters

  1. Technology from Sage: The AI Opportunity: Why Students Want Librarians in Their Workflows
  2. Third Iron: AI Powered Discovery: How LibKey is Powering the Next Generation of Research Assistants

Clarivate | Ex Libris sessions

Plenary sessions
  1. From Vision to Reality
  2. Unlocking Campus Potential: The Library as a Strategic Partner in Teaching and Learning
  3. Innovating for Impact: Shaping the Customer Journey through Strategic Innovation
  4. Navigating the Future: Innovation, Roadmaps, and Advancing your Library with Clarivate Academia & Government (A&G) Library Solutions
  5. Transforming Customer Experience through Service Innovation
  6. Specto Demo
Half plenary sessions
  1. Library Open Workflows
  2. The Next Wave of GenAI: AI Agents and beyond at Clarivate

During IGeLU Conferences, Half Plenary sessions are scheduled alongside presentations from our Gold Supporters, offering attendees a diverse range of parallel content.

Breakout sessions
  1. Advancing Authority Management and Metadata Transformation: Exploring Flexibility, Optimization, and Practical Tools
  2. Advancing Linked Data Adoption and Adaption in Alma and Primo
  3. Affordability and Engagement: Putting Libraries at the centre of Teaching and Learning
  4. AI in the Loop: Making Librarians’ Lives Easier with AI Tools
  5. Alma AMA (Ask Me Anything)
  6. Alma Analytics: Latest Developments and What’s Next
  7. Alma Product Conversation
  8. Alma Digital/Specto Essentials Product Conversation
  9. Alma Specto/Specto Preservation Product Conversation
  10. Ebook Central: Innovations for Library & Student Success
  11. Empower your Research and Discovery with Primo and Summon Research Assistants
  12. Enhancing the Patron Experience through Best Practices
  13. Enhancing Vendor-Publisher Partnerships for a Seamless Librarian Experience
  14. Esploro Product Conversation
  15. Keeping Libraries at the Forefront of AI in the Classroom: Enhancing Assignment Creation with the Alethea Instructor Assistant and Leganto
  16. Leganto Product Conversation
  17. Maximising Consortia Potential: Leveraging New Features for Adaptability, Efficiency, and Advocacy
  18. Maximising Content Value through Effective Metadata Management
  19. Primo Product Conversation
  20. ProQuest Books: Updates for 2025
  21. RapidILL Product Conversation
  22. Rapido Product Conversation
  23. Rialto Product Conversation
  24. The New Search Experience: Making Workflows and Navigation Easier than Ever
  25. Transforming Collection Development with Informed Fulfillment in Rialto
  26. Vega for Academics: Transforming Academic Library Experiences
  27. Zooming into the New Discovery Experience

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)

  1. Data Synchronizer and Yale’s Migration to Alma
  2. Hands on with Library Open Workflows [2-hour session]
  3. Integrating Babelio book ratings and reviews on Primo: a case study
  4. Migration of the digitized library card catalogs to Alma Digital
  5. XSLT to Normalize Bibliographic Data in Alma
  6. …

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)

  1. A Spotlight on Functionalities you can Enable to Maximize your Primo VE Experience
  2. Advanced Normalization Rules Workshop
  3. Configuring and Customizing Letters in Alma
  4. Contributing to the Alma Community Zone
  5. Leganto Analytics
  6. Linked Data in Alma and Primo VE
  7. Making the Most of Rapido
  8. Mastering the Transition to Primo NDE
  9. Overlap Analysis of Electronic Resources in Multiple Electronic Collections
  10. Primo VE Mixpanel User Engagement Analytics
  11. The new AI Metadata Assistant in the Metadata Editor
  12. Understanding the DEDUP and FRBR Processes in PrimoVE
  13. Using Normalization Rules to update Alma Records in Bulk
  14. Working with Local and Global Authorities

(Download the program)

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.