(Posted on behalf of Ray Schwartz)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
2009 Ex Libris MID-ATLANTIC USERS GROUP MEETING
November 5-6, 2009
SUNY Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

The Ex Libris Mid-Atlantic Users Group (EMA) will meet this year at
SUNY Binghamton in New York state on November 5-6, 2009. We have a
tradition of providing an excellent program to our participants along
with an opportunity to network with your Ex Libris colleagues. We
will, again, have Ex Libris representatives present to give product
updates and answer questions.

Conference information will be posted to http://emausers.org/.

Please do consider contributing to the community of Ex Libris users in
this way. Our strength is in our many different voices! We look
forward to receiving proposals from users of any and/or all products.
If would like to discuss your ideas before submitting your proposal,
please don't hesitate to contact the chair—Ray Schwartz (see contact
info below).  If you *think* you have a good idea, you probably do!
The conference's success depends on the efforts of its participants.
We need volunteers to share their experiences and expertise and help
everyone become a more enlightened and effective Ex Libris product
user.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:              July 19, 2009
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE:      August 9, 2009

Topics:  Proposals may cover any of the Ex Libris products, the
interactions between them, and their interoperation with other
systems.  We are interested in users’ experiences of Aleph and ARC,
Voyager, SFX, MetaLib, Verde, DigiTool, Rosetta (digital preservation
system) and Primo.  Proposals may also cover topics that relate to the
wider development of library and information systems. For example:

* Innovative use of products
* Integration of products with each other or with external systems
* Experiences of latest releases of products
* Experiences with new products,  e.g., Primo, Rosetta
* Authentication and authorization, e.g., PDS, Single Sign On, Shibboleth
* Follow up to sessions from last year’s meeting
* Next-generation systems
* Optimizing systems and maximizing resources
* Usability/accessibility of interfaces
* Consortia issues
* Aleph, Voyager, Metalib, SFX, Digitool, Verde, Primo specific sessions
* Improved workflows for cataloging, acquisitions, circulation or other areas
* OPAC customization
* Data mining and data warehousing
* Creating RSS feeds with Ex Libris data
* Complex publication patterns (or basic publication patterns training)
* Access or SQL report writing
* ILL module
* Media Scheduling
* Incorporation of open-source applications
* System administration tips and tricks
* Digitization
* Non product-specific, general topics
* Cataloging, Acquisitions, Circulation, SysAdmin roundtables

Please include the following information:
   1. Proposed presentation topic/title
   2. Proposed presenter's name
   3. Presenter's institution affiliation
   4. Presenter's email address
   5. Presenter's mailing address
   6. Presenter's telephone and FAX numbers
   7. Description of the presentation
   8. Presentation requirements (e.g. computer/projector, Powerpoint,
Access Ex Libris (product/version) module(s))

Proposals must be submitted via email to: ematopics@princeton.edu

Proposals will be reviewed by the EMA Program Committee. Proposals
submitted via email must be received no later than July 19, 2009

Please contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
Ray Schwartz, Chair of the Ex Libris Mid-Atlantic Users Group (EMA)
Systems Specialist Librarian
David and Lorraine Cheng Library                        Tel: +1 973 720-3192
William Paterson University                                   Fax: +1
973 720-2585
300 Pompton Road
Mobile: +1 201 424-4491
Wayne, NJ 07470-2103 USA

EMA Program Committee
Emily Batista, University of Pennsylvania
Ed Corrado, Binghamton University
Trevor Dawes, Princeton University
William Jones, New York University
Ray Schwartz, William Paterson University
Kurt Wagner, William Paterson University
Yongming Wang, The College of New Jersey
Mark Wilson, Columbia University