All Sessions

In the evolving research and learning environments, users’ needs have changed and will continue to change. At the same time, budgets are shrinking and greater efficiencies must be realized. Libraries are increasingly looking for new paradigms to deliver improved and completely new services to users. You’ve heard the buzz. Now is your chance to see how Ex Libris’ next-generation management system, Alma, provides a platform for the library of the future. In this session, we’ll discuss some of the key concepts behind the development Alma and see how they’ve been realized through a live demonstration.

As budgets tighten, ensuring maximum usage of the collection is more important now than ever. Libraries are increasingly supplementing their collection development policies with “just-in-time” models of collection development—purchasing and delivering resources at the point of need. Ex Libris’ next-generation library management service, Alma, is designed to allow libraries to shift toward user-driven models of purchasing for both print and electronic resources, in order to increase usage and decrease the overall cost of their collections. Come see how Alma will help libraries build out their collections just in time, rather than just in case.

Increasingly under pressure to demonstrate their value to the objectives of the institution or consortium, libraries are looking for ever more creative ways to improve efficiency and productivity. Powerful analytic capabilities enable libraries to put numbers on their value and to expose tangible evidence of their leading role in the academic lifecycle. From usage data and onwards, analytics shed light on the inner workings of the entire institution, as well as those of the library. Valuable insight into libraries’ operation can be gained via purchasing trends, comparative analysis, and even predictive analysis—helping managers to better to plan their daily operation. During this session will explore ways in which Alma Analytics can take libraries into the next generation.

This session of the ERM Interest Group focuses on the role that library initiated ERMS continue to play in the ERM marketplace. Major developments are taking place with the focus on ILS and ERM integration in systems such as ExLibris’ ALMA, Innovative’s Sierra and the Kuali OLE project but many libraries still choose to develop their own ERMS or turn to solutions created and offered by other libraries such as CUFTS, CORAL, ERMes and Gold Rush. This session includes presentations from representatives of these library initiated ERMS and will highlight the value and impact that these systems continue to have on the ERMS marketplace both now and in the future.

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The Acquisitions Managers & Vendors Interest Group will present an energetic panel discussion on acquisitions functionality in next-generation integrated library systems (ILS). The panel includes representatives for Ex Libris’ Alma; Innovative Interfaces’ Encore; Kuali OLE (Open Library Environment); and OCLC WorldShare, as well as an academic librarian and public librarian. Please join us for a lively discussion of the future of acquisitions workflows in next-gen systems!

Panelists:
Matt Goldner, Product & Technology Advocate, OCLC
Paul Lightcap, Director of Technical Services, Salem Public Libraries
Carmit Marcus, Product Manager, Ex Libris, Inc.
John McCullough, Vice President, Product Management & Encore Division, Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
Carlen Ruschoff, Director of Information Technology & Technical Services, University of Maryland, representing the Kuali Foundation
Nina Servizzi, Head, Resource Management, New York University

Moderators:
Meg Manahan, Director, Technical Services, George Mason University
Sadie Williams, Vice President, Business Development, EBL – EbookLibrary

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Eat, drink and be merry at the 2012 Cooperative Reunion. Visit with colleagues, catch up with friends, and get an update from your Alma Mater. Don't miss out on all of the food and fun.