The Rosetta Advisory Group meeting was held in Sheffield, UK between the 12th and 14th of June. The meeting was attended by existing and potential Rosetta members as well and Ex Libris senior management. The Rosetta Advisory Group meeting was held in conjunction with the Rosetta User Group. Discussions were undertaken within the RUG to […]
KBAB is now the Content Working Group (CWG)
The Knowledge Base Advisory Board (KBAB), a joint ELUNA/IGeLU group, is now the Content Working Group (CWG). The name change reflects the scope of the content areas we work with – the link resolver knowledge bases and the discovery indexes. It also aligns with Ex Libris’s move to consolidate Content operations. What the Content Working […]
Updates from LOD SIWG
Linked Open Data, along with Interoperability, Analytics, and Content (formerly KBAB) Special Interest Working Groups are planning a combined blockbuster “business meeting” at IGeLU 2017. This will include roadmap updates for Linked Open Data Development (Asaf Kline) and Interoperability/APIs (Josh Weisman). We will be providing more information about your linked data needs and activities based […]
Leganto Customer Profile – Tufts University
The following profile resulted from a conversation with Charlotte Keys, Director of Library Technology Services, Tisch Library,Tufts University. Q: When are you planning to implement? A: Tufts is in the process of implementing this Summer after we have completed our Alma/Primo implementation. Q: What is the major benefit you hope to see as a result […]
Leganto Customer Profile – Washington State University
This profile was developed in a conversation with Alex Merrill, the Access Services and Systems/Operations Manager at Washington State University, located in Pullman Washington. Q: When are you planning to implement? A: We went live with a pilot this past January. We are planning on switching all campuses over to Leganto by Fall 2017. Q: […]
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Steering Committee elections
Four 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 to […]
Leganto Customer Profile – Arizona State University
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 to […]
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A&I Discovery Focus Group
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 solutions. […]
A&I Discovery Focus Group
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 solutions. […]
Leganto Customer Profile – Memorial University of Newfoundland
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 from […]
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