Three open SC positions According with the IGeLU Statute we will have to renew a part of the IGeLU Steering Committee during the next IGeLU meeting in St. Petersburg. We have 4 official vacant positions this Year, due to the fact that: The General Assembly last year in Trondheim decided to expand the SC...
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For this one, we talked with Tammy Allgood Wolf, who is the Director of Discovery Services and Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Services at ASU Libraries of the Arizona State University. Q: When are you planning to implement? A: The current plan is for implementation in November 2017.
Q: What is the major benefit you hope...
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Ex Libris, ELUNA, and IGeLU are pleased to announce a joint focus group committed to improving discovery for our users by increasing availability of A&I content in discovery indices. In recognition of the challenges related to discovery in certain subject domains, this initiative includes information gathering, outreach, and definition of best practices and alternative...
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Welcome to our first Customer Profile of Leganto Implementors – Memorial University of Newfoundland This is the first in the series of short interviews compiled by Carl Grant, Associate Dean, Knowledge Services & Chief Technology Officer, University of Oklahoma Libraries, who is also the member of the Leganto Product Working Group. Read on, to find more...
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Dear IGeLU members, Please note: In order to apply for a Russian visa, the Monomax PCO will provide visa support documents. You should first register for the Conference and pay the registration fee. After you register, you will receive the relevant Information pack from the PCO by email. Conference website: http://igelu2017.nlr.ru/ Link to the...
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Dear Readers, Welcome to the very first News-In-Brief for 2017. There has been a number of exciting activities happening in the user community over the past few months and we are delighted to share some of the key happenings in this edition. As is the tradition every year, the Steering Committee visits the Conference...
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The integration of ProQuest and Ex Libris content operation resulting in Knowledge Bases and search engine indexes has lead to a joined company unit headed by Judith Fraenkel. The so called ‘holistic’ approach the Content Operations team wants to assure that content is handled and processed for all products. The Seattle and Jerusalem...
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Preparations for IGeLU 2017 in St. Petersburg, Russia are already underway . The conference web site is already up and registration will start in the next few weeks. http://igelu2017.nlr.ru/ You can already find on the website some information regarding Visa to Russia. The conference venue has been reserved for the event at the Holiday...
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The Leganto User Group reports the following North American sites have signed contracts with Ex Libris for Leganto. In the weeks ahead, you’ll be able to visit the IGeLU website (http://igelu.org ) for a more in-depth story on each of these sites which will cover their Leganto implementation status, the benefits they hope to...
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The Linked Data Special Interest Working Group has been busy! • The LOD Working Body developed an extensive Linked Open Data Survey in order to gauge interest and involvement of Ex Libris customers with linked data projects or plans, and to identify linked data-related needs across the breadth of the community. Ex Libris product...
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