The initial aim of the MetaLib Next Generation Advisory Group was to discuss the overall architecture of the MetaLib next generation, with a primary focus on the metasearch/federated search backend to improve MetaLib’s performance, also in the frame of Primo MetaSearch. However in the meantime Ex Libris provided the MetaLib “current generation” with a […]
Read More… from MetaLib Next Generation Advisory Group is wound up
The Aleph PWG has been working to collect additional information on the 30 enhancement requests that received the highest vote totals in the October voting. Each IGeLU request initiator was contacted, and the information collated and submitted to ExLibris for pointing. The final round of voting is scheduled for March 1st -15th 2012. Mike Ryan, […]
Zurich isn’t the only opportunity to meet your colleagues! As well as the annual IGeLU conference in September, many of the National user groups hold meetings throughout the year to exchange information and experiences in a national context. Some of the upcoming meetings are: January 26: France (ACEF) February 10: Australia (ANZREG) March 26: UK […]
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 […]
A new IGeLU Special Interest Working Group has been launched: the Linked Open Data SIWG. Its objective is: To achieve essential linked open data features, as well as enhanced data-services functionality and APIs, in all Ex Libris products. The group needs volunteers – please contact Lukas Koster (l.koster {at} uva {dot} nl) for more information. […]
The ELUNA and IGeLU Aleph Product Working Groups are pleased to announce that the first round of enhancement voting will begin on Oct. 15. Voting will close on Nov. 1. Each institution will be able to apply 100 points to as many requests as desired. The developments will be included in Aleph in 2012, see […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]