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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The minds have joined
There has been much discussion within IGeLU during 2010/11 on the future of the MetaLib Product Working Group, and in particular the need to consider its relationship with the Primo PWG. The discussion has been driven by the maturity of the MetaLib product; the difficulty of finding new recruits to serve on the PWG; and […]
Aleph PWG
The Aleph PWG met at Haifa for a product update by Carmit Marcus, the Ex Libris Aleph Product Manager, as well as for the annual business meeting. This meeting was very well attended (with additional chairs brought in to accommodate the large audience). Carmit reviewed the many IGeLU enhancements that will be in version 21 […]
Special Interest Working Group
In this year’s meeting, the Consortia Special Interest Working Group (SIWG) focused on the main topic “Alma and Consortia”. The session was attended by about 40 people and split into two 45 minute blocks. During the first half, participants discussed impressions, observations, thoughts and misgivings concerning a common future “in the cloud”. A vivid conversation […]
Elections and personnel news
At Haifa we said goodbye to Pat Busby, who has completed her term on the Steering Committee. Her contributions to IGeLU will be sorely missed. With her departure two of the IGeLU Steering Committee positions came up for election by the Assembly of Members. After the votes were counted Peter Klien (Austrian Library Network) was […]
Haifa survey
Thanks to everyone who attended the IGeLU 2011 conference in Haifa, it was wonderful to see so many faces – you made it a great event. News and updates from the conference will follow shortly, and we’re working hard right now to gather together all the presentations so that we can make them available for […]
See you in Haifa!
Hosted by Haifa University, events at our annual conference kick off with an opening reception on the evening of 11th September, on the beach below this beautiful city. The agenda is packed: there are lots of breakout sessions about user experiences and developments, with over 60 individual speakers and presenters; plenary sessions on the road maps and […]
Ex Libris Q&A
As is now traditional at the annual conference, several Q&A (Question and Answer) sessions will be taking place with Ex Libris product managers and executives at the Haifa meeting in September. General questions intended for the Ex Libris Board of Management will be presented in the General Q&A plenary on Tuesday, September 13, while product-specific […]