Northeast ExLibris User Group

Annual Meeting

Friday, July 20, 2007
Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT

Cost is $25, includes lunch

Registration Form (Microsoft Word - print out and mail in)

More information including directions and accommodation information.

Parking is in Lot #11 at the Divinity School and is free.

Time What Description Where* Who
8:30-9:00 Breakfast sponsored by ExLibris + On-site Registration Assorted fresh bakery products incl. bagels, muffins and mini-croissants with seasonal fresh fruit, asstd. Juices and teas, and regular and decaf coffee. Common Room (N226)  
9:00-9:15 Welcome Address   Niebuhr Hall (N123) NEUG Officers
9:15-10:00 ExLibris Update - Company updates, Future of RUGs at ExLibris Niebuhr Hall (N123) Susan Stearns, VP Customer Services (ExLibris)
10:15-11:15 First Sessions      
  Voyager Product Update Voyager 6.5 release, ILL 6.5 release, Voyager 7.0, Analyzer Niebuhr Hall (N123)

Jenny Forbes, Customer Liaison (ExLibris)

11:30-12:30 Second Sessions      
  Querying Voyager with MS Access
CANCELLED
     
  SFX at Yale University Library A look at the staff administrative module of SFX and local practice at YUL Niebuhr Hall (N123) Nisa Bakkalbasi (Yale)
12:30-2:00 Lunch Tossed Green Salad, Gourmet Potato Chips, Asstd. Dessert Bars and Cookies; Water, Soda and Snapple; and Choice of Turkey Breast Caesar Wrap, Roast Beef and Ham on Croissant, Tuna and Sun-dried Tomato on Multigrain roll, and Stuffed Greek Salad Pita (Veg) Common Room (N226)  
1:00-2:00 Primo and Verde Product Updates   Niebuhr Hall (N123) Susan Pastore, VP Sales (ExLibris)
2:00-3:00 Third Sessions      
  Enhancing Your OPAC without Losing Your Mind Enhance your Voyager OPAC using: book covers from different sources, Google Books, and other customizations. Source code for all the enhancements will be provided as well as a few tips and tricks regarding general issues with the OPAC. J. Edwards Dining Hall (N126) Julia E. Allen (FLO- WIT)
  Panel: A Look at the Aleph ILS and a Discussion on the Future of the ExLibris ILS An overview of managing the Aleph ILS followed by a group discussion on the future of Aleph and Voyager at ExLibris Niebuhr Hall (N123) Jan Jourdain (Amherst College), Tania Fersenheim (Brandeis University)
3:15-4:00 SIGs      
  DIGITool Discussion of the different ExLibris products, including various Voyager modules Library Seminar Room (L104) Rodney G. Obien (WPI)
  Acquisitions J. Edwards Dining Hall (N126) Lora Brueck (WPI)
  Cataloging Niebuhr Hall (N123) Catherine Touhy (Emmanuel)
  Systems Library Seminar Room (L104) TBA
  Circulation Common Room (N226) TBA
4:00-4:30 Business Meeting + Snacks for the road!!! Niebuhr Hall (N123) NEUG Officers
* Rooms subject to change