Dear EPUG-UKI colleagues,
Registration is now open for this year’s AGM & Spring conference event. This year the event will be on Monday 11 May 2026 (9:30-4:30 GMT), and will take place in person at the British Library Knowledge Centre in London. Hybrid attendance will take place via Zoom.
Registration for in-person attendees will close Friday 24 April 2026. Attendance is free of charge and a light lunch and hot drinks will be provided.
There is an opportunity to submit questions for Ex Libris & Clarivate colleagues. Please do this by Friday 1 May 2026 either as part of your registration or by emailing epuguki.secretary@gmail.com.
Joining details for hybrid attendees will be mailed out nearer the conference date. The event will also be recorded and made available shortly afterwards.
EPUG-UKI Spring Event Draft Programme, Monday 11 May 2026 (subject to change)
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Arrival and registration |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | EPUG-UKI Welcome and AGM Business Lee Houghton – EPUG UKI&I Chair Laurence Lockton – EPUG UKI&I Treasurer IGeLU Update James Dodd, IGeLU Steering Committee |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Session 1: NDE Primo working group update and using Google’s AI products to support and develop Ex Libris products Paul Harding, University of York NDE implementation at Nottingham Trent University Richard Cross, Nottingham Trent University |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Session 2: Customer Service Update Martin Buescher, Ex Libris |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Session 3: Project updates Leganto Course rollover: Testing for success Laura MacNeil, University of Edinburgh Developing a new Inventory Control client at Oxford Sara Burnell & Ben Gable, Bodleian Libraries |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Session 4: Ex Libris Update Alan Oliver, Ex Libris |
| 14:30-14:45 | Short break |
| 14:45 – 15:45 | Session 5: Connected Cost and Usage Data Workflows in Alma Data Visualization Michelle Halpin, University of Sunderland |
| 15:45-16:15 | Session 6: Ex Libris Q&A / Discussion Martin Buescher & Allan Oliver, Ex Libris |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Close Lee Houghton – EPUG UK&I Chair |
Leah Emary
EPUG-UKI Secretary, on behalf of the Committee
EPUG-UKI 