Innovative Users Group Southern Africa
IUG-SA 2016 Conference
14th Annual Conference
23-25 November 2016
Hosted by the Vaal University of Technology
Venue: Emerald Resort and Casino
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The Local Organizing Committee of the Southern African Users Group (IUG-SA) is pleased to announce that the 14th 2016 IUG-SA Annual Conference will be hosted by the Vaal University of Technology from 23 – 25 November 2016. This is the forum where member libraries share their experiences, constraints, opportunities, challenges and solutions in connection with the Library Management Systems offered by III.
Call for papers: IUG-SA 2016 invites all Millennium and Sierra members to submit proposals for papers, panel discussions or workshops. Our theme is “III Inside Out: Share your Expertise”.
Here are some suggestions for papers (sub-themes):
- Systems access
- Data maintenance
- Electronic Resources Management
- I/R applications (e.g. Vital ContentPro)
- Encore Discovery layer
- Circulation module
- Acquisition module
- Cataloguing module
- Decision Center
- Encore Duet
- OPAC / WebPAC systems
- Data Integration (all modules)
- System migration to Sierra: lessons learned
- RDA
- WebPAC usability
- Serials handling
- New trends
- Sierra experience
Proposals should include:
- An abstract (approximately 700 words)
- A summary of the author(s) details (name, institution, position, email) and brief biographical statement of no more than 100 words
Proposals should be submitted electronically to Biziwe Tembe or Mirriam Sandase not later than 30 April 2016.
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