CALL FOR PROPOSALS2009 Ex Libris MID-ATLANTIC USERS GROUP MEETING

span xmlns=''pspan style='font-family:Courier New; font-size:10pt'CALL FOR PROPOSALSbr/2009 Ex Libris MID-ATLANTIC USERS GROUP MEETINGbr/November 5-6, 2009br/SUNY Binghamton Universitybr/Binghamton, NYbr/br/The Ex Libris Mid-Atlantic Users Group (EMA) will meet this year at SUNYbr/Binghamton in New York State on November 5-6, 2009. We have a traditionbr/of providing an excellent program to our participants along with anbr/opportunity to network with your Ex Libris colleagues. We will, again,br/have Ex Libris representatives present to give product updates andbr/answer questions.br/Conference information will be posted to a target='_blank' href='https://em.ucla.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://emausers.org/'http://emausers.org//a.br/Please do consider contributing to the community of Ex Libris users inbr/this way. Our strength is in our many different voices! We look forwardbr/to receiving proposals from users of any and/or all products. If wouldbr/like to discuss your ideas before submitting your proposal, please don'tbr/hesitate to contact the chair—Ray Schwartz (see contact info below).  Ifbr/you *think* you have a good idea, you probably do!  The conference'sbr/success depends on the efforts of its participants. We need volunteersbr/to share their experiences and expertise and help everyone become a morebr/enlightened and effective Ex Libris product user.br/br/DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:              July 19, 2009br/NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE:      August 9, 2009br/br/Topics:  Proposals may cover any of the Ex Libris products, thebr/interactions between them, and their interoperation with other systems.br/We are interested in users' experiences of Aleph and ARC, Voyager, SFX,br/MetaLib, Verde, DigiTool, Rosetta (digital preservation system) andbr/Primo.  Proposals may also cover topics that relate to the widerbr/development of library and information systems. For example:br/br/* Innovative use of productsbr/* Integration of products with each other or with external systemsbr/* Experiences of latest releases of productsbr/* Experiences with new products,  e.g., Primo, Rosettabr/* Authentication and authorization, e.g., PDS, Single Sign On,br/Shibbolethbr/* Follow up to sessions from last year's meetingbr/* Next-generation systemsbr/* Optimizing systems and maximizing resourcesbr/* Usability/accessibility of interfacesbr/* Consortia issuesbr/* Aleph, Voyager, Metalib, SFX, Digitool, Verde, Primo specific sessionsbr/* Improved workflows for cataloging, acquisitions, circulation or otherbr/areasbr/* OPAC customizationbr/* Data mining and data warehousingbr/* Creating RSS feeds with Ex Libris databr/* Complex publication patterns (or basic publication patterns training)br/* Access or SQL report writingbr/* ILL modulebr/* Media Schedulingbr/* Incorporation of open-source applicationsbr/* System administration tips and tricksbr/* Digitizationbr/* Non product-specific, general topicsbr/* Cataloging, Acquisitions, Circulation, SysAdmin roundtablesbr/br/Please include the following information:br/  1. Proposed presentation topic/titlebr/  2. Proposed presenter's namebr/  3. Presenter's institution affiliationbr/  4. Presenter's email addressbr/  5. Presenter's mailing addressbr/  6. Presenter's telephone and FAX numbersbr/  7. Description of the presentationbr/  8. Presentation requirements (e.g. computer/projector, Powerpoint,br/Access Ex Libris (product/version) module(s))br/br/Proposals must be submitted via email to: ematopics@princeton.edubr/br/Proposals will be reviewed by the EMA Program Committee. Proposalsbr/submitted via email must be received no later than July 19, 2009br/br/Ray Schwartz, br //span/ppspan style='font-family:Courier New; font-size:10pt'Chair of the Ex Libris Mid-Atlantic Users Group (EMA)br/Systems Specialist Librariesbr //span/ppspan style='font-family:Courier New; font-size:10pt'Tel: +1 973 720-3192br/br/EMA Program Committeebr/Emily Batista, UnTrevor Dawes, Princeton Universitybr/William Jones, New York Universitybr/Ray Schwartz, William Paterson Universitybr/Kurt Wagner, William Paterson Universitybr/Yongming Wang, The College of New Jerseybr/Mark Wilson, Columbia University/spanbr / /p/spandiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3727702538046991329-287573159041326657?l=slavicstudieslibrarian.blogspot.com'//div