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 […]
Primo and MetaLib PWGs: a meeting of minds?
The Primo and Metalib PWGs are proposing that the relationship between them be discussed as an important item at a joint meeting of our two PWGs in Haifa (Session 13.1) this September. There are significant drivers that press for a consideration of the relationship between the two Groups: ● the Primo Central Index (PCI) and […]
Steering Committee elections & proxy voting
All IGeLU members have the opportunity to actively participate in and influence the decision-making process of the association, including the right to participate in the Assembly of Members; to approve or disapprove decisions about projects and activities; to define the aims of the association; to approve the budget; to approve amendments to the constitution; to […]
Steering Committee elections & proxy voting
All IGeLU members have the opportunity to actively participate in and influence the decision-making process of the association, including the right to participate in the Assembly of Members; to approve or disapprove decisions about projects and activities; to define the aims of the association; to approve the budget; to approve amendments to the constitution; to […]
MetaLib PWG news – MetaLib needs you!
Since our last update two NERS voting snapshots (4th and 5th) have been taken resulting in the submission of 8 global and 4 regional CKB resource addition requests to Ex Libris. Fuller information about resources including, where we can, updates on the status of such requests is normally circulated via the MetaLib list. The 6th […]
Voyager PWG news
Voyager 8 Voyager 8.0.0 went into general release 14 July, 2011 after being field tested by 8 partner libraries. As a result of the partner testing, 3 software enhancements were added to the release, 68 defects were submitted and fixed, and 18 documentation enhancements were made before the release. The Voyager 8.0.0 Collaborative and Field […]
Aleph PWG news
As usual, Aleph PWG work is mostly focused on enhancements. The NERS is open for requests for the 2012 voting cycle. If you have any old requests that are still in the ICAU database that you wish to present for voting, please reenter and update them in NERS. We have now begun the process of […]
INUG meeting, Haifa 2011
The traditional INUG (IGeLU International User Groups) meeting will take place again just before the IGeLU Annual Conference – this time on a Saturday in lovely Haifa. Representatives of the National User Groups (NUGs) will meet with each other, the Steering Committee, and the Product and Special Interest Working Group Coordinators, where feedback will be […]
Aleph enhancement requests database open
IGeLU and ELUNA coordinate our enhancement voting cycles using the new cooperative enhancement request system, NERS. Thus, IGeLU will no longer use the old ICAU system. Members of IGeLU and ELUNA submit requests into NERS and the requests will be votable to both organizations, regardless of where the idea came from. IGeLU and ELUNA will […]
Conference program announced
We’re very pleased to announce the full program for the IGeLU 2011 conference in Haifa – available here. With over 50 sessions across the 3 days, covering strategic and operational concerns across all the main Ex Libris products, and with two keynotes from prominent figures within the world of library automation, we think you’ll find […]