Registration is now open for the WILIUG 2024 Spring Conference. The conference will be held at Gateway Technical College’s Racine Campus Conference Center. Parking will be available on site.
Register here
Registration Cost
(Continental breakfast, lunch, snacks/beverages included)
- $30 members
- $40 non-members
Register by May 31!
Conference Schedule: Friday, June 7
Registration and continental breakfast: 9:00am-9:30am
Conference: 9:30am-3:00pm
Sessions and Events
| 9:30-10:45 | Opening Session | |
| WILIUG Business Meeting | ||
| Innovative Corporate Update Hear about the exciting new announcements from Innovative and see some of the development that’s been happening with Sierra, Polaris, and Vega! There will be an update on the larger Clarivate Corporate direction and how that’s enabling Innovative to provide more resources for support and development. Presenter: Dean Cooper, Innovative | ||
| 10:45-11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00-11:50 | Breakout Session 1 | |
| 10 Leap Tricks The session will go over tips and tricks particular to Polaris Leap! Help your staff feel more comfortable using Leap by learning ways that make Leap work for them! Presenter: Brittany Smith (Pinnacle Library Cooperative) Audience: Polaris | ||
| Update your Circ Notices with LX Starter For Sierra and Polaris libraries there is a modern tool for email circulation notices and more. It’s included with your current ILS license and called LX Starter. Hear firsthand about implementation and lessons learned from Deerfield Public Library (Sierra). You’ll also learn about Innovative’s plans to further develop LX Starter to include online patron registration and more. Presenters: Pam Skittino (Deerfield Public Library), Dean Cooper (Innovative) Audience: General | ||
| Not Who But How: Creating a Solution Centered Team Using examples from her real-life experiences, Michelle shares some of her life and work philosophy in the context of the different ways staff members work differently and how they can work together to better serve patrons and each other. Presenter: Michelle Petersen (Helen Plum Library) Audience: General | ||
| 11:50-1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00-1:50 | Breakout Session 2 | |
| Diversity Audit Idea Exchange Is your library considering a diversity audit? Are you currently planning for one and are feeling stuck? Join us for a presentation and idea exchange! Hear from Carly Thompson of Palatine Public Library (IL) and Rachel Fischer of Cooperative Computer Services (IL) about diversity audit projects at their organizations, and then discuss plans, details, and questions from your own diversity audits. Presenters: Presenter: Carly Thompson (Palatine Library District), Rachel Fischer (Cooperative Computer Services) Audience: General | ||
| Exploring Aspen Discovery Two public libraries discuss their experiences implementing hosted Aspen Discovery. We’ll start with the selection process, through the data loading (and side loads), configuration, and staff and patron training. Learn what indexing and searching benefits you’ll gain, FRBRized record grouping, and what work-around processes you’ll be able to stop. Hear about the magic of APIs connections and vendors that work/play well with Aspen, and the included mobile app, Aspen LiDA. Presenter: Pam Skittino , Tim Mayse-Lillig (Helen Plum Library), Alex Vancina (Helen Plum Library) Audience: General | ||
| Ramping Up Security with Individual Logins in Sierra Cybersecurity issues are common, even in libraries. Using departmental logins can lead to security issues. This session will describe how Naperville Public Library moved from having 13 departmental logins to almost 200 staff logins. They will share their project plan including how to use SQL queries to gather information, becoming familiar with the options and settings in the authorizations menu, and how they rolled out the new logins. Presenter: Anne Bultman (Naperville Public Library) Audience: Sierra | ||
| 1:50-2:00 | Break | |
| 2:00-3:00 | Breakout Session 3 | |
| Polaris ILS Forum A general discussion forum for all Polaris users. Come and learn more about the ILS with other WILIUG members. | ||
| Sierra ILS Forum A general discussion forum for all Sierra users. Come and learn more about the ILS with other WILIUG members. |
Questions? Email the Steering Committee at wiliugorg@gmail.com.
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