16th International Consortium of Aleph Users and International SFX/MetaLib User Group Conference
September 2005, the British Library, London
Monday 12th September: tours of the British Library
In addition to the parallel sessions which will run from 4.00pm on day one of the conference, tours of the British Library will also be available. If you would like to join one of these tours, please contact us at: icau2005@bl.uk
Monday 12 September 2005: 16th ICAU conference - Day 1 |
0830 - 0900 |
ICAU Registration |
0900 - 1100 |
Opening session - Chair: Mandy Stewart (British Library)
- Greetings: Lynne Brindley (Chief Executive, British Library)
- Welcome and Introductions: Guido Badalamenti (ICAU Chair, University of Siena, Italy)
- ExLibris Report: Matti Shem Tov (President & CEO, Ex Libris) |
1100 - 1130 |
Coffee break |
1130 - 1300 |
Session 2: Scholarly Communication - Chair: Stephen Pinfield (University of Nottingham, UK)
- The Scholarly Communication Revolution: Information Tools and Content in a Global and Institutional Setting: Paul Ayris (UCL (University College London), UK)
- Implications for Institutions Managing Scholarly Communications: Reagan Moore (San Diego Computer Centre, USA)
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1300 - 1430 |
Lunch |
1430 - 1530 |
Session 3: Web Services - Chair: Christian Zeising (National Royal Library, Sweden)
- Introduction to Web Services & VIEWS Project - Mark Ellingsen (University of Bristol, UK)
- Ex Libris Plans: Omri Gerson, Jenny Walker (Ex Libris)
- Discussion
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1530 - 1600 |
Coffee break |
1600 - 1730 |
Session 4a: Poster sessions
- "Redesigned Aleph Web Interface" - Dror Berger (MALMAD - Israel Center for Digital Information Services)
- "Search engine technology to integrate an Aleph-based 12 Mio + consortial bibliographic database with electronic resources in general" - Ronald Schmidt (Hochschulbibliothekszentrum NRW, Germany)
"Preservation management within Aleph" - Kevin Fromings (British Library, UK)
- "eDOC - simple open-source software based application for enriching the Aleph Consortium Catalogue with non-bibliographic contents" - Victor Babitchev (The Austrian Library Network)
- "Unification of Several Catalogs into One Bibliographic Entity" - Carol Fuchs (Hebrew University, Israel)
- "Multilingual Thesauri" - Jean-Claude Kuperminc (Alliance israélite universelle, France)
- "Sun solutions for libraries and museums" - (representative from Sun Microsystems)
Session 4b: DigiTool - Chair: Ana Azevedo (University of Porto, Portugal)
- Presentation: Michael Kaplan (Ex Libris)
Session 4c: Open meeting - Public Libraries - Chair: Michael Koch (Holbaek Public Library, Denmark) Barbara Rad-El (Ex Libris) in attendance
Session 4d: Open meeting - Library Consortia - Chair: Pat Busby (CALICO, South Africa) Omri Gerson (Ex Libris) in attendance
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1830 - 2000 |
Welcome Reception at The British Library
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Tuesday 13 September 2005: 16th ICAU conference - Day 2 |
0900 - 1100 |
Session 5: Ex Libris product developments - Chair: Jiri Kende (FU Berlin, Germany)
- New features of Aleph versions 16.x-17.x (Barbara Rad-El, Katriel Reichman, Ex Libris)
- New developments in other Ex Libris products (Jenny Walker, Michael Kaplan, Ex Libris)
- ICAU enhancements in version 18 (Dalia Mendelsonn, Ex Libris)
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1100 - 1130 |
Coffee break |
1130 - 1230 |
Session 6: Ex Libris - Future Directions - Chair: Dale Flecker (Harvard University Library)
- Visions and plans for the product suite of Ex Libris - Oren Beit Arie (Ex Libris) |
1230 - 1400 |
Lunch |
1400 - 1530 |
Session 7: Questions and Answer Session with Ex Libris - Chair: Mark Ellingsen (University of Bristol, UK)
- Matti Shem Tov, Avi Shapiro, Marc Daubach, Jenny Walker and Omri Gerson (Ex Libris)
- Ex Libris representatives
a podium discussion where a representative from Ex Libris will answer questions collected before the meeting and on Monday, September 12th
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1530 - 1600 |
Coffee break |
1600 - 1730 |
Session 8a: Verde - Chair: Dick Chamberlain (University of Nottingham, UK)
- Managing electronic resources - product demonstration (Ted Koppel, Ex Libris)
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1600 - 1730 |
Session 8b: Scholarly communication, follow up - Chair: Stephen Pinfield (University of Nottingham, UK)
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1830 - 2100 |
UK and Ireland Directors' Reception at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
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Wednesday 14 September 2005: 16th ICAU conference - Day 3 |
0900 - 1030 |
Session 9: RFID technology and case studies - Chair: TBA
- RFID Technology in Libraries - Ivar Thyssen (2CQR)
- RFID at Silkeborg Public Library - speaker TBA
- RFID at K.U.Leuven - Jo Rademakers (K. U. Leuven, Belgium)
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1030 - 1100 |
Coffee break |
1100 - 1230 |
Session 10: ICAU activities - Chair: Guido Badalamenti (Chair ICAU, University of Siena, Italy)
10a: Reports and Agreements
- reports of the ICAU Steering Committee & discussion
- approval of the budget for 2005/2006
10b: Voting: Chair: Ingbritt Butina (Danish National Library/University Library, Copenhagen, Denmark)
- voting for two vacant positions in ICAU SC
- call candidacy for the meeting location in 2007
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1230 - 1400 |
Lunch |
1400 - 1600 |
Session 11: New ICAU - Joint Chair: Guido Badalamenti (Chair ICAU, University of Siena, Italy) and Larry Woods (University of Iowa, USA)
- Proposal for a new user association - joint session of ICAU and SMUG
- Discussion of joint proposal of ICAU and SMUG Steering committees |
1630 |
Coffee and closing remarks. ICAU conference ends |
Thursday 15 September 2005 - International SFX/MetaLib Users Group conference - Day 4 |
0800 - 0900 |
SMUG Registration |
0900 - 1030 |
Opening Session
Welcome & Introduction:
Larry Woods (University of Iowa, USA)
Conference Centre, domestic arrangements (Mandy Stewart, British Library)
Ex Libris company update:
Julie Booth (Ex Libris)
Looking to the future: Oren Beit Arie (Ex Libris)
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1030 - 1100 |
Coffee break |
1100 - 1215 |
Session 2: MetaLib innovations - Chair: Peter Corrigan (NUI Galway)
Doing more with Metalib: Creating custom interfaces and services using the X-Server: David Walker (Cal State, San Marcos)
Underneath the surface - discovering the X-Server: Jeorg Luettgau (Humboldt University, Berlin) |
1215 - 1300 |
Session 3a: MetaLib external programs: Ere Maijala (Helsinki University Library, the National Library of Finland) |
1300 - 1430 |
Lunch |
1430 - 1530 |
Session 3b: Authentication and MetaLib: Shibboleth and JISC middleware:
John Paschould (London School of Economics)
Integrating Shibboleth with MetaLib - challenges and issues:
Nina Keren-David (Ex Libris)
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1530 - 1600 |
Coffee Break |
1600 - 1730 |
Session 4: Parallel sessions: 4a lasts 90 minutes; 4b and 4c last 45 minutes and will be repeated immediately afterwards
Session 4a: VERDE - Chair Gerard Bennett (University of Westminster)
VERDE: managing your electronic resources: Ted Koppel (EX Libris)
Session 4b: SFX Innovations - Chair: Inga Overkamp (Max Planck Society, Munich)
The use of Local Attributes: Morten Chrisoffersen (Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark)
Session 4c: The MetaLib/SFX consortia working group:
Ari Rouvari (Helsinki University Library, the National Library of Finland)
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1900 - 2230 |
SMUG drinks reception (HMS Belfast) |
Friday 16 September 2005 - International SFX/MetaLib Users Group conference - Day 5 |
0900 - 1030 |
Session 5a: SMUG activities - Chair: Larry Woods (University of Iowa)
Discussion on proposed new User Group National User Group reports |
1030 - 1100 |
Coffee |
1100 - 1200 |
Session 5b: Google Scholar - Chair: Nicholas Lewis University of East Anglia
Google Scholar and Digital Library: competitors or partners? Marco Steefkerk (Library of the Universiteit van Amsterdam) |
1200 - 1300 |
Session 6: MetaLib and SFX developments - Chair: Ann Munn University of Westminster
MetaLib: what's new, what's coming: Karen Groves (Ex Libris) SFX: what's new, what's coming: Nettie Legace (Ex Libris) |
1300 - 1430 |
Lunch |
1430 - 1515 |
Session 7: NISO Metasearch Initiative - Chair: Owen Stephens Royal Holloway, University of London)
NISO Metasearch Initiative update: Jenny Walker (Ex Libris) |
1515 - 1545 |
Coffee |
1545 - 1700 |
Session 8: Parallel sessions: 8a will last 45 minutes; 8b will last 35 minutes and will be repeated immediately afterwards
Session 8a: MetaLib implementation and interface - Chair: Damyanti Patel Royal Holloway, University of London
Interface and implementation issues in MetaLib
: Portal off the shelf? Lukas Koster (Royal library/National Library of The Netherlands, The Hague, Netherlands) MetaLib at Imperial College London: Lorraine Windsor (Imperial College London)
Session 8b: SFX and the library catalogue - Chair: Dr Mathias Kratzer (Bavarian Library Network)
Using the Library catalogue to extend the SFX Knowledge Base: Frank Waajen (Library Wageningen UR Netherlands)
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1700 |
Closing remarks. SMUG meeting ends |
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