Accomodation in Zurich

If you haven’t booked a hotel yet here’s a tip to help with hotel selection:  go to the conference website page and click on the color-coded icon for the lists in each price range (number of asterisks ***). Then go to Kayak.com (other travel sites may be just as useful if you have a preference) using […]

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Zurich final programme available

The IGeLU Conference Program Planning Committee is pleased to announce that the “almost final” programme for our upcoming conference in Zurich is now posted on the conference website. We have to finish working out the details for some sessions but, for the most part, what you see is what you will get.  So, if you’ve […]

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Alma first hand in Zurich

As well as user-led sessions on Ex Libris’s established suite of products, we’re pleased to be able to announce that the IGeLU conference will involve some first-hand reports of Alma. Trevor Dawes from Princeton University and Paul Bracke from Purdue, along with other development partners, will report on their experiences of implementing Alma in their […]

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Call for presentations and posters – deadline extended to 15 May

One of the great benefits of IGeLU membership and annual conference attendance is the sharing of user experiences among the membership, generating ideas and learning innovative practices.  User presentations are a significant contribution and help create a programme that is more than just about Ex Libris products – it’s about how they are used and […]

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Zurich keynote

We are pleased to announce the keynote speaker for the 7th IGeLU conference in Zurich will be Dr. Paul Ayris, Director of UCL Library Services, President of LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries) and member of the Ex Libris Expert Advisory Group for Open Data in the Alma Library Management Service. His paper is titled […]

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CKB agreement signed

During the conference in Haifa the representatives of Ex Libris, IGeLU and ELUNA finally signed the “Agreement on the procedure for additions of resources to the Ex Libris Knowledge Bases”. This agreement may not be snappily titled, but by confirming the process for getting resources added to the SFX/Verde/MetaLib Central Knowledge Bases it represents an […]

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Haifa presentations

Once again a final thanks to our Haifa hosts, for the splendid work they did on making our 2011 conference such an excellent experience. Work has already started on planning for Zurich 2012! For those who missed the conference, or who want to remind themselves of some of the interesting presentations and talks that took […]

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Stand up and be counted

Haifa 2011 was a memorable conference for lots of reasons, but not least were the contributions made by three of our members – Peter Klien, Lukas Koster, and Mark Dehmlow, who made welcome appearances on stage at the joint IGeLU Conference / Systems Seminar reception. Lukas and Mark kicked off proceedings with a stirring rendition […]

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Football: a friendly rivalry

In between the conference and the adjacent System Seminar there was an optional tour of Galilee and other northern sites of Israel, but some of us preferred to support the Customer team, during what has become the traditional football game against Ex Libris. After the knock-down blow two years ago, where for the first time […]

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