EndUser 2007


EndUser 2007 - Endeavor Users Group Meeting.


2007 Bon Voyage Grants Awarded based upon Endeavor Bon Voyage Grant Guidelines & Applications


Bon Voyage Grants.


Important. General Session

  • Welcome Address by Wil Frost, EndUser Vice President & 2007 Program Chair
  • Greeting/Year-in-Review PDF. by Simon Huggard, EndUser President 2006/2007
  • Ex Libris Update by Matti Shem Tov, President & Chief Executive Officer; Oren Beit-Arie, Chief Strategy Officer; Dan Trajman, President, Ex Libris (USA) Inc.

Important. Ex Libris Products Update


Tracks:

ACQUISITIONS & SERIALS TRACK (ACQ&SER) Sessions #02; 27A; 30; 64; 65; 72; 75;    Page Top.

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Session 02

EDI Before and After: How We Automated Our Acquisitions Process and What's Involved to Make It Work? PDF. presented by: Dung-Lan Chen, Bibliographic Services/Acquisitions Librarian, Lucy Scribner Library, Skidmore College, USA

Session 27A

Acquisitions Data Input/Output Clinic presented by: Katharine Treptow Farrell, Head, Order Division and Assistant University Librarian for Technical Services, Princeton University Library, USA; Carol Fagundus, Assistant Head, Order Division, Princeton University Library, USA; Janet Lute, Integrated Library System Coordinator, Princeton University Library, USA

Session 30

Bringing Local Acquisitions Procedures and Voyager® Together: The ATU Bluecard Database PDF. presented by: Lynn Calhoun, Systems Librarian, Arkansas Tech University, USA

Session 64

A Material Ordering Status Tracking System Working with Voyager® PDF. presented by: Birong Ho, Cataloging Metadata Librarian and System Administrator, Eastern Michigan University, USA

Session 65

ABC & W: Acquisitions Basics, Client Workflow for a Small College Library PDF. presented by: Ted Schwitzner, Collections, Instruction, Technical Services Coordinator, North Central College, USA

Session 72

Implementing Predictive Check-in at UCLA: A Case History PDF. presented by: Adam Benítez, Acquisitions Coordinator, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA; Reynaldo Quitos, Receiving/Bindery Supervisor, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA; Lola Willoughby, Programmer Analyst, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA

Session 75

Managing Monographic Standing Orders in Voyager® PDF. presented by: Lynn A. Feider, Library Director, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, USA

CATALOGING TRACK (CAT) Sessions #11; 12; 19A; 22; 24; 31; 32; 88; 98    Page Top.

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Session 11

Tales of Survival 2: What Happens After Your Database Has Been Rescued by Good Authority Control PDF. presented by: Michelle Turvey, Original Cataloger, Kansas State University, USA; Margaret Kaus, Original Cataloger, Kansas State University, USA

Session 12

Suggested Projects to Maintain and Improve Quality in Your Catalog PDF. PDF. presented by: John A. Whisler, Head, Cataloging Services, Eastern Illinois University, USA; Casey Sutherland, Library Systems Coordinator, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois, USA


To obtain copies of the machine-readable macros presented, contact msutherl@uillinois.edu?Subject=Suggested Projects to Maintain and Improve Quality in Your Catalog">msutherl@uillinois.edu

Session 19A

Bulk Weeding - How We Did a Mass Withdrawal of Books and Lived to Tell About It PDF. presented by: Alan Keely, Associate Director for Collection Services and Systems, Professional Center Library, Wake Forest University, USA

Session 22

Getting Voyager® to Work - Using Other Software (a.k.a. Managing a Major Database Manipulation Project Without Going Insane) PDF. presented by: Julia McGinnis, Technical Services Librarian, California University of Pennsylvania, USA

Session 24

What To Do About The LC (Library of Congress) Series Decision? PDF. presented by: Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, Northwestern University Library, USA

Session 31

Implementing Gary Strawn's Voyager® Programs and Changes in Workflow PDF. presented by: Cathy Weng, Head of Cataloging, The College of New Jersey Library, USA; Melissa Hofmann, Principle Library Assistant, The College of New Jersey Library, USA

Session 32

Authority Control in Voyager®: Death Dates, Heading Splits, and Chocolate PDF. presented by: Barbara Glackin, Head of Cataloging and Online Catalog, Boise State University, USA

Session 88

Disconnect Connexion: How to Forget Everything You Ever Knew about Using OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) Clients PDF. presented by: Greg Cotton, Technical Services Librarian, Cornell College, USA

Session 98

The Baby and the Bathwater: Traditional Cataloging Principles for Today's Catalog PDF. presented by: Margaret Foote, Coordinator, Systems and Technical Processing, Eastern Kentucky University, USA

CIRCULATION TRACK (CIRC) Sessions #08; 23; 25; 53; 76; 78; 89; 99    Page Top.

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Session 08

From LDAP to Patron Load: Generating A Patron SIF File From A LDAP Directory Dump PDF. presented by: Michael Doran, Systems Librarian, University of Texas at Arlington, USA



See also http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/sif/ External Link.

Session 23

Offline Plus Plus PDF. presented by: Jan Sung, Librarian, Circulation Services, Eastern Illinois University, USA; Nackil Sung, Head, Library Technology Services, Eastern Illinois University, USA

Session 25

Experiencing Voyager® with 3M SelfCheck™ Machines PDF. presented by: Chunming Gao, Senior System Administrator/Programmer, J. Robert Van Pelt Library, Michigan Technological University, USA; Pattie Luokkanen, Technical Services, J. Robert Van Pelt Library, Michigan Technological University, USA

Session 53

Electronic Inventory: Solving Problems While Scanning PDF. presented by: Jan Sung, Librarian, Circulation Services, Eastern Illinois University, USA; Nackil Sung, Head, Library Technology Services, Eastern Illinois University, USA



See also http://www.library.eiu.edu/Download/LSMS/welcome.html External Link.

Session 76

Introducing Patron Purge: It Works, but… PDF. presented by: Debbie Clark, Library Associate, Checkout, David L. Rice Library, University of Southern Indiana, USA

Session 78

A New Approach to E-reserves: The Seneca Libraries Experience PDF. presented by: Jennifer Peters-Lise, Digital Metadata Librarian, Seneca College, Canada; Jane Foo, Manager of Digital Library Services Information Systems, Seneca College, Canada; Sharon Tait, Information Systems, Seneca College, Canada

Session 89

Converting Circulation Notices Files to XML: Leveraging Notices Data for Wider Application PDF. presented by: Anne L. Highsmith, Consortia Systems Coordinator, Texas A&M University, USA

Session 99

Checkpoint® Self-Check and Voyager®: A Tale of Two Systems and How the Twain Shall Meet PDF. presented by: Rose Scruggs, Library Associate, Library Systems, David L. Rice Library, University of Southern Indiana, USA

CONSORTIA TRACK (CONS) Sessions #04; 14; 51; 77; 90    Page Top.

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Session 04

Consortium Library Blues: Who REALLY Owns the Collection? PDF. presented by: Lola H. Purvis, Chief, Library Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Alexandria, LA, USA; Miriam J. Brown, CLMLC Coordinator, Central Louisiana Medical Library Consortium, USA

Session 14

How Golf Handicaps Affect the Maintenance of Voyager® presented by: Nikki Herriott, Systems Librarian, Hertford Regional College, UK; Angus Shaw, Systems and Applications Manager, University of Hertfordshire, UK

Session 51

Maintaining the Universal Catalog in Our Consortial Environment: Issues and Solutions presented by: Bob Trotter, IT Manager, University of Georgia, USA; Phil Williams, Director of Virtual Library Support, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, USA

Session 77

Upgrading Voyager® in a Consortial Environment: Both Hardware and Software PDF. PDF. presented by: Bob Trotter, IT Manager, University of Georgia, USA

Session 90

The End of the Rainbow: How the Scottish Digital Library Consortium Struck Unexpected Gold PDF. presented by: Clare Whittaker, Scottish Digital Library Consortium Manager, Scottish Digital Library Consortium, UK

DIGITAL TRACK (DIGIT) Sessions #38; 78    Page Top.

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Session 38

Prime Meridian™: A Case Study of the Implementation of Ex Libris' ERMS (Electronic Resource Management System) PDF. presented by: Christina Salazar, Senior Applications Systems Analyst, Getty Research Institute, USA; Joshua Gomez, formerly of Getty Research Institute contributed to this presentation.

Session 78

A New Approach to E-reserves: The Seneca Libraries Experience PDF. presented by: Jennifer Peters-Lise, Digital Metadata Librarian, Seneca College, Canada; Jane Foo, Manager of Digital Library Services Information Systems, Seneca College, Canada; Sharon Tait, Information Systems, Seneca College, Canada

EX LIBRIS TRACK (EL) Sessions #19; 20; 28; 36; 37; 48; 49; 63; 84; 85; 95; 96; 97    Page Top.

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Session 19

Update on the Voyager® Enhancement Process by EndUser Board Members and Ex Libris Staff PDF. presented by: Del Hamilton, Enhancements Chair, Coordinator of Library, Slippery Rock University

Session 20

Coming Together: A Look At Today's Ex Libris Product Suite - Primo® - SFX®/Verde® - MetaLib®-DigiTool® - Voyager® & ALEPH® 500 as presented by: Ex Libris' Tamar Sadeh, Director of Marketing - Primo®; Nettie Lagace, SFX® Product Manager for SFX®/Verde®; Ted Koppel, Verde® Product Manager for SFX®/Verde®; Karen Groves, MetaLib® Product Manager; Yaniv Levi, DigiTool® Product Manager; Kathryn Harnish, Director of ILS Products for Voyager® & ALEPH®

Session 28

Voyager® Product Update PDF. presented by: Mike Dicus, Voyager® Product Manager, Ex Libris

Session 36

An Introduction to MetaLib® presented by: Karen Groves, MetaLib® Product Manager, Ex Libris

Session 37

An Introduction to DigiTool® presented by: Yaniv Levi, DigiTool® Product Manager, Ex Libris

Session 48

SFX® Joins Forces with Verde® presented by: Nettie Lagace, SFX® Product Manager, Ex Libris; Ted Koppel, Verde® Product Manager, Ex Libris

Session 49

Primo®: A New Era for Library Users presented by: Tamar Sadeh, Director of Marketing - Primo®, Ex Libris; Mike Dicus, Voyager® Product Manager, Ex Libris

Session 63

Ex Libris Management Q&A presented by: Ex Libris Senior Management Team

Session 84

An Introduction to MetaLib® presented by: Karen Groves, MetaLib® Product Manager, Ex Libris

Session 85

An Introduction to DigiTool® presented by: Yaniv Levi, DigiTool® Product Manager, Ex Libris

Session 95

SFX® Joins Forces with Verde® presented by: Nettie Lagace, SFX® Product Manager, Ex Libris; Ted Koppel, Verde® Product Manager, Ex Libris

Session 96

Primo®: A New Era for Library Users presented by: Tamar Sadeh, Director of Marketing - Primo®, Ex Libris; Mike Dicus, Voyager® Product Manager, Ex Libris

Session 97

Ex Libris Technical Q&A presented by: Robert Gerovski, Development, Ex Libris; Eric Wettstein, Business Analyst, Ex Libris; Mark Gobat, Development, Ex Libris; Kay Stanley, Installations, Ex Libris; Tom Pitts, Technical Support, Ex Libris

GENERAL TRACK (GEN) Sessions #05; 09; 13; 14; 26; 27B; 33; 52; 66; 69; 70; 79; 100     Page Top.

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Session 05

Macro Express® 101 PDF. presented by: Clyde R. Putman, Head of Circulation, Bridwell Theology Library, Southern Methodist University, USA

Session 09

Using MS® Access Forms to Supply Query Criteria PDF. presented by: David Lowder, Head, Systems Department, Georgia Southern University, USA

Session 13

Implementing an Automated Retrieval System PDF. presented by: David Lowder, Head, Systems Department, Georgia Southern University, USA

Session 14

How Golf Handicaps Affect the Maintenance of Voyager® presented by: Nikki Herriott, Systems Librarian, Hertford Regional College, UK; Angus Shaw, Systems and Applications Manager, University of Hertfordshire, UK

Session 26

A Different Way to Report: Complex Reports Using Pivot Tables in MS® Access and Excel PDF. presented by: Alan Keely, Associate Director for Collection Services and Systems, Professional Center Library, Wake Forest University, USA

Session 27B

Delimiter i = Inventory or How Small Mistakes in Cataloging Can Make Big Problems for Inventory PDF. presented by: Doris Van Kampen, Systems Librarian, Cannon Memorial Library, Saint Leo University, USA; Elizabeth Henry, Technical Services Librarian, Cannon Memorial Library, Saint Leo University, USA; Rachel Longstaff, Catalog Librarian, Cannon Memorial Library, Saint Leo University, USA

Session 33

Using Ex Libris' RITS (Remote Hosting Service) PDF. presented by: Janice Christopher, Catalog Management Librarian, University of Connecticut, USA

Session 52

Analyzer™: A Reporting Solution for a Small Tertiary Library – How it Works for Us PDF. presented by: Marion Read, Library Manager, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, New Zealand

Session 66

Access to Analyzer™: Making the Transition PDF. PDF. PDF. presented by: Laura Guy, Systems Librarian, Colorado School of Mines, USA; Janet Lute, Integrated Library System Coordinator, Princeton University Library, USA

Session 69

Magical Batch Withdrawal Using Macros: How We Succeeded in Withdrawing 16,000 Volumes in One Summer PDF. presented by: Masako Patrum, Technical Services Librarian, Professional Center Library, Wake Forest University, USA

Session 70

Mending the Gap Between Electronic and Print Collections in the ILS and Library Web Site Using Semantic Web: St. John's University Library Approach - Part II: From Conceptual Model to Reality PDF. presented by: Amanda Xu, Electronic Resources Cataloging Librarian, St. John's University, USA; Andrew Sankowski, Director of Collections and Information Management Division, St. John's University, USA

Session 79

Demonstrating Media Scheduling: Laptop Circulation, Anyone? PDF. presented by: Sherrida J. Crawford, Automated Systems Coordinator, Odum Library, Valdosta State University, USA; Rex Devane, Media Center Manager, Odum Library, Valdosta State University, USA


To obtain copies of the video clips presented, contact crawford@valdosta.edu?Subject=Demonstrating Media Scheduling: Laptop Circulation, Anyone?">crawford@valdosta.edu

Session 100

All Aboard for a Voyage(r) of Discovery: A New Approach to Project Planning presented PDF. by: Marion Read, Library Manager, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, New Zealand

POSTER SESSIONS    Page Top.

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Poster

A New Link Checker Program External Link. presented by: Jason Zou, Lakehead University Library, Canada

Poster

A Summer Breeze - Implementing Pick and Scan Inventory in a Small College Library PDF. presented by: Leslie Inglis, Franklin Pierce College; Melissa Stearns, Franklin Pierce College

Poster

Anatomy of WebVoyáge - A User-Centric Approach PDF. presented by: Nell Yang, Santa Ana College Library

Poster

BLOB du Jour: Slicing and Dicing in Oracle® presented by: Nicoleta Mustatea, Te Tumu Herenga, The University of Auckland Library

Poster

Circulation Notices and Reports Tracking System presented by: Hongfei Li, Wichita State University Libraries; Kathy Downes, Wichita State University Libraries


Contact hongfeili@cityu.edu?Subject=Circulation Notices and Reports Tracking System Code and Instructions">hongfeili@cityu.edu for code and instruction.

Poster

Creating Static New Book Shelves Pages Using MS® Access and Simple HTML/CSS presented by: Linda Chenoweth, West Texas A&M University

Poster

EnvisionWare PC Reservation® - Managing Your PC's and Your Users presented by: Cindy Kirkpatrick, Washington Idaho Network

Poster

Getting Back Together Again! presented by: Kate Seago, University of Kentucky

Poster

Rock the Library: Using Voyager® to Catalog and Distribute iPods® presented by: Emily Prather, Georgia College State University

Poster

Simple Is As Simple Does External Link.; or How to Be More Like Google™ presented by: C. Heather Scalf, University of Texas at Arlington; Michael Doran, University of Texas at Arlington

Poster

Don't Just Write It Down - Say What It Is PDF. presented by: Ellie Briscoe, National Geographic Society Library

REGIONAL USER GROUPS TRACK (RUG)   Page Top.

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Australia & New Zealand Regional User Group

RUG

D.C. Area (Washington, D.C., MD, VA) Regional User Group

RUG

Finland, France, Sweden, Switzerland, UK Regional User Group

RUG - Not Meeting

Georgia Integrated Libraries

RUG

Great Lakes (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, Wi, Ontario-Canada) Regional User Group

RUG - Not Meeting

Hawaii Regional User Group

RUG

Kentucky Regional User Group

RUG

Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, DE, Eastern PA) Regional User Group

RUG

New England Regional User Group

RUG

Northwest (ID, Northern CA, OR, WA) Regional User Group

RUG

South Central (AZ, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX) Regional User Group

RUG

Southeast (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN) Regional User Group

RUG

Southwest (AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV) Regional User Group

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Tennessee Regional User Group

RUG

Three Rivers (OH, WV, Western PA) Regional User Group

RUG - Not Meeting

Western Canada Regional User Group

SMALL LIBRARY TRACK (SMALL) Sessions #06; 53; 65; 80; 92    Page Top.

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Session 06

Voyager® and Technical Services: Keep It Simple PDF. presented by: Virgil A. Dedas, Coordinator of Technical Services and Automation, Whitworth College, USA

Session 53

Electronic Inventory: Solving Problems While Scanning PDF. presented by: Jan Sung, Librarian, Circulation Services, Eastern Illinois University, USA; Nackil Sung, Head, Library Technology Services, Eastern Illinois University, USA



See also http://www.library.eiu.edu/Download/LSMS/welcome.html External Link.

Session 65

ABC & W: Acquisitions Basics, Client Workflow for a Small College Library PDF. presented by: Ted Schwitzner, Collections, Instruction, Technical Services Coordinator, North Central College, USA

Session 80

Help! I've Just Been Named Systems Librarian! PDF. presented by: Karen Harrison, Technical Services Coordinator, City University, USA

Session 92

Generating Selector Reports at a Small Academic Library PDF. PDF. presented by: Mary MacWithey, Assistant Director, Schreiner University, USA

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS TRACK (SIG)    Page Top.

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Acquisitions Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Call Slip Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Cataloging Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Circulation/Reserve Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Consortia Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Health Libraries Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Interlibrary Loan Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Law Libraries Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Media Scheduling Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Meridian™ Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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MetaLib® Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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OPAC Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Serials Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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SFX® Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Small Libraries Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Technical & Systems Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

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Universal Borrowing Special Interest Group PDF - SIG Minutes/Notes.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Handout.PDF - Ex Libris SIG Responses.

STRATEGIC TRACK (STRAT) Sessions #07; 54; 81; 101    Page Top.

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Session 07

A Resource Discovery Framework for Library Resources PDF. presented by: Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Monash University Library, Australia

Session 54

Beyond the ILS: Next Generation Systems presented by: Stanley Wilder, University of Rochester; Oren Beit-Aris, Ex Libris; Michele Newberry, Florida Center for Library Automation

Session 81

Get it!: Simplifying and Streamlining Request and Delivery Services PDF. presented by: Jesse Koennecke, Head, Access Services, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, USA

Session 101

Open Movements and Libraries PDF. presented by: Edward M. Corrado, Systems Librarian, The College of New Jersey, USA

TECHNICAL TRACK (TECH) Sessions #08; 09; 16; 17; 25; 26; 27; 47; 55; 56; 57; 58; 67; 68; 73; 82; 83; 93; 94; 102    Page Top.

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Session 08

From LDAP to Patron Load: Generating A Patron SIF File From A LDAP Directory Dump PDF. presented by: Michael Doran, Systems Librarian, University of Texas at Arlington, USA



See also http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/sif/ External Link.

Session 09

Using MS® Access Forms to Supply Query Criteria PDF. presented by: David Lowder, Head, Systems Department, Georgia Southern University, USA

Session 16

Using Voyager®'s ClassMarcParse to Parse MARC Records PDF. presented by: Richard Aroksaar, System Librarian, U.S. National Park Service, USA

Session 17

Fighting Cyber Pirates and Winning: Securing EZproxy Using PHP, the Voyager® Patron Database, and Active Directory PDF. presented by: Wendy Crist, Web Services Librarian, Arkansas State University, USA; Tracy Farmer, Systems Librarian, Arkansas State University, USA

Session 25

Experiencing Voyager® with 3M SelfCheck™ Machines PDF. presented by: Chunming Gao, Senior System Administrator/Programmer, J. Robert Van Pelt Library, Michigan Technological University, USA; Pattie Luokkanen, Technical Services, JRVP Library, Michigan Technological University, USA

Session 26

A Different Way to Report: Complex Reports Using Pivot Tables in MS®-Access and Excel PDF. presented by: Alan Keely, Associate Director for Collection Services and Systems, Professional Center Library, Wake Forest University, USA

Session 27

Enhancing WebVoyáge Using Google™ and Yahoo!® APIs: Making Your Spell-check Dream a Reality PDF. presented by: Wendy Crist, Web Services Librarian, Arkansas State University, USA; Tracy Farmer, Systems Librarian, Arkansas State University, USA

Session 47

You Can Do It! Start Using Perl to Handle Your Voyager® Needs PDF. presented by: Roy Zimmer, Programmer/Analyst, Western Michigan University, USA

Session 55

Blasting the BLOB: Tools and Techniques for High-performance MARC Reporting PDF. presented by: Andy Kohler, Team Leader, Library Web Services, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA

Session 56

Getting Faster Voyager® Retrieval by Using PHP, OCI9, and SQL Statements in a Networked Environment: An Installation of OCI9, an Implementation of Processes, and a Benchmark Study presented by: Birong Ho, Cataloging Metadata Librarian, Eastern Michigan University, USA; Matthew Goebel, Platform Specialist, University Information Communication Technology, Eastern Michigan University, USA

Session 57

Systems Problem Solving Methodology presented by: Janetta Waterhouse, Systems Librarian, University of Kansas, USA

Session 58

A Trio of Topics for Confident MS® Access Query-Writers PDF. presented by: Cathy Salika, Associate Director for CARLI Data Services, CARLI, USA; Joshua Gomez, CARLI, USA

Session 67

Database Principles in Voyager® and Report Query Problems – EXPOSED PDF. presented by: Michael North, Voyager® System Administrator, Kansas State University, USA


To obtain copies in presentation format, contact manorth@ksu.edu?Subject=Database Principles in Voyager and Report Query Problems EXPOSED">manorth@ksu.edu

Session 68

Delivering Personalized Content from Voyager® via the Campus Portal PDF. presented by: Wayne Johnston, Digital Initiatives Librarian, University of Guelph, Canada

Session 73

Hackfest Collaboration presented by: Edward Corrado, Board Member, Systems Librarian, The College of New Jersey, USA

Session 82

Idiomatic Access Reports PDF. presented by: Cathy Salika, Associate Director for CARLI Data Services, CARLI, USA

Session 83

EZproxy: Secure it Easily PDF. presented by: Todd King, Library Systems Administrator,
Eastern Kentucky University, USA

Session 93

The Monash Portal and Voyager® Integration PDF. presented by: Simon Huggard, Systems Manager, Monash University Library, Australia

Session 94

EDI and Perl: Simple Scripts to Make Life Easy PDF. PDF. presented by: Jane M. Davis, Cataloging Team Leader, Middle Tennessee State University, USA

Session 102

Using Mash-ups to Enhance Library Services PDF. presented by: Chulin Meng, Head of Library Systems, Loyola University Chicago, USA

WEBVOYÁGE & PUBLIC TRACK (WEB) Sessions #18; 27; 34; 35; 59; 60; 68; 81; 103;    Page Top.

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Session 18

Dynamic Map Display in WebVoyáge PDF. presented by: Hongfei Li, Library Systems Developer, Wichita State University Libraries, USA; Nancy Deyoe, Assistant Dean for Technical Services, Wichita State University Libraries, USA; Sai Deng, Metadata Librarian, Wichita State University Libraries, USA



See also http://libmedia.wichita.edu/lhf/map_proposal.htm External Link., or contact hongfeili@cityu.edu?Subject=Dynamic Map Display Code and Instructions">hongfeili@cityu.edu for code and instruction.

Session 27

Enhancing WebVoyáge Using Google™ and Yahoo!® APIs: Making Your Spell-check Dream a Reality PDF. presented by: Wendy Crist, Web Services Librarian, Arkansas State University, USA; Tracy Farmer, Systems Librarian, Arkansas State University, USA

Session 34

Crunching Numbers: OPAC Log Analysis of WebVoyáge PDF. presented by: Bennett Claire Ponsford, Digital Services Librarian, Texas A&M University Libraries, USA

Session 35

Making Your Video and Audio Collections More Readily Available from Your Voyager® Database presented by: Paul Asay, Systems Programmer, Indiana State University, USA; Stan Adamson, Programmer Analyst, Indiana State University, USA

Session 59

The OPAC and Accessibility Efforts for the Visually Impaired (Universal Access) presented by: Michael North, Voyager® System Administrator, Kansas State University, USA; Erma Verhage, Library Services -People with Disabilities Coordinator, Kansas State University, USA


Due to a last minute speaker's conflict, this session was not held.

Session 60

Adding Amazon® Book Covers, Google™ Books Full Text and Other Improvements to the WebVoyáge Interface Using JavaScript, AJAX and DOM PDF. presented by: Jackie Wrosch, Systems Librarian and Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan University, USA

Session 68

Delivering Personalized Content from Voyager® via the Campus Portal PDF. presented by: Wayne Johnston, Digital Initiatives Librarian, University of Guelph, Canada

Session 81

Get it!: Simplifying and Streamlining Request and Delivery Services PDF. presented by: Jesse Koennecke, Head, Access Services, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, USA

Session 103

Using Adobe® Fireworks® to Create WebVoyáge Graphics PDF. presented by: Greg Sennema, Electronic Services Librarian, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

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