The Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA) is a not-for-profit educational group of users of library software products licensed by Ex Libris.

ELUNA connects member institutions to a network of other users of Ex Libris Products. Members share best practices with peer institutions and support each other through meetings, networking, and hosted email discussion lists.

ELUNA works toward improvement of Ex Libris Products. Members identify and provide feedback on suggested enhancements, and work with Ex Libris on future developments and strategical goals. Only member institutions have the opportunity to vote on enhancements.

Membership in ELUNA provides staff at member institutions a reduced registration fee at the annual conference. Conference attendees hear from Ex Libris management on strategic directions and see previews of upcoming releases Members share expertise, discuss work flows, and demonstrate locally developed programs. Proceedings of the annual meeting are made available to members via the ELUNA web site.

Membership provides opportunities for professional development. Members can be elected to leadership roles on the Steering Committee and/or Product Working Groups. Members may be selected to participate in focus groups or working groups established by Ex Libris, ELUNA, or in conjunction with our sister organization, IGeLU, the International Group of Ex Libris Users.

Membership in ELUNA is at an institutional level. When an institution joins ELUNA, every staff member at that institution’s library becomes a member and can take advantage of the benefits of membership. Membership at the consortium level provides memberships benefits for staff at all of the libraries that are members of the consortium. Each type of membership includes one vote on ELUNA matters.

More about ELUNA:
ELUNA members include academic, public, governmental, and corporate libraries from the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. ELUNA also offers consortia memberships.

Membership in ELUNA allows you to participate in:

Product Working Groups: Product Working Groups (PWG) represent the interests of users for various Ex Libris products. The PWGs work closely with their IGeLU (international) counterparts to help coordinate enhancements, help with conference planning and solicit information and feedback from membership in support of product development planning.

Regional User Groups: ELUNA Regional User Groups are officially sanctioned groups that encompass a defined geographic territory and represent a significant number of ELUNA member sites. There are currently twelve sanctioned ELUNA Regional User Groups.

Special Interest Groups: Special Interest Groups (SIGs) have a common, focused interest, e.g., Cataloging or Law Libraries. SIGS allow users to share ideas and discuss issues surrounding their topic of interest.