IUG 2025 Annual Conference

IUG 2025 Annual Conference

9:00am MDT

The IUG Hackathon Evergreen DSamantha Quell • Mike Dicus Polaris Academy: Skills Refresher & Accelerator Evergreen EMichelle Ralston Sierra Academy: Skills Refresher & Accelerator Aspen AmpitheaterMichael McLellan Library Website Design & Construction Best PracticesNathan James • Taylor Fisher Vega LX Academy: Advanced Skills Conifer AJason Boland

10:00am MDT

Pre-Conference Morning Break Evergreen Pre-Function

1:30pm MDT

From Simply Reports to Bulk Changes: Reports and Correcting Errors in the Catalog Evergreen FRachel Fischer

2:30pm MDT

Pre-Conference Afternoon Break Evergreen Pre-Function

5:00pm MDT

First time IUG attendee reception **Limited Space - PLEASE SEE RSVP INSTRUCTIONS**

9:00am MDT

IUG and Innovative Opening Session Rocky MountainJeff Campbell • Tom Jacobson • Yariv Kursh

10:30am MDT

Exhibits Opening & Morning Break Atrium

11:30am MDT

Lunch on Your Own Off Site

12:00pm MDT

SeMI-IUG (Southeast Michigan) Meet-up Evergreen FDerek Brown Wisconsin-Illinois Innovative Users Group (WILIUG) Lunch Off SiteRebecca Pfenning • Alex Vancina

12:15pm MDT

Sierra Automatic Authority Control Spruce 2Emily Vierya

1:30pm MDT

Vega LX Roadmap Rocky MountainKat Cuff

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Break Atrium

3:00pm MDT

Polaris Roadmap Rocky MountainSamantha Quell Sierra Roadmap Evergreen AMike Dicus

4:00pm MDT

The IUG Hackathon Presentations & Awards/Lightning Round Presentations Evergreen AJeff Campbell • Samantha Quell • Mike Dicus

4:55pm MDT

LibData: A True OS-Agnostic Patron Device Management Solution Evergreen ADerek Brown

5:05pm MDT

Using Fail2Ban Works to Protect Services on a Linux Server from AI Harvesters Evergreen AJeff Campbell

5:15pm MDT

Sierra Inventory, without using Circa Evergreen ATammy Poquette

8:00pm MDT

All-Conference Dessert Reception Rocky Mountain

7:30am MDT

The Pillars of Motion: Balance and Fall Prevention with John Pierre - RSVP Required PrimroseJohn Pierre

9:00am MDT

Part 1: Intermediate SQL for Sierra and Polaris Evergreen FBob Gaydos Support Update & Support Center Overview Aspen AmpitheaterLuda Soffer • Caitlin Spears Herding the Cats: Bibliographic Services and System Administration in the Nation's Largest Automated Consortium Evergreen EJennifer Baugh • Dena Porter • Troy Brown Mixing Data Driven Decisions with Collection Development Knowledge: It's time to Weed Evergreen CC Mulder • Josie Wilson • Elaine Sloan Yes, Simply Reports can help! Evergreen BWendy Xie Circulation Parameters in a Nutshell Evergreen DMichael McLellan Modding Vega Discover: How I Stopped Using Defaults and Learned to Love Customization Evergreen AEduardo Loza • Derek Brown • Matt Hammermeister • Sarah Kasprzak

10:00am MDT

Morning Break Atrium

10:30am MDT

Executive Leadership Panel Aspen AmpitheaterIII Securing your library data Evergreen CWes Osborn Automating Reports and Maximizing Efficiency Evergreen AJay Peters Polaris & TS360: The Acquisitions API in Action Evergreen FSamantha Quell • Gabrielle Gosselin New domain, WHOIS this?! How we changed our domain name. Evergreen EJoy Wiser Sierra Load Profile Forum Evergreen BPam Skittino Unlock the Power of Communication with LX Starter’s New Email Notification! Evergreen DNathan James • Jason Boland

11:45am MDT

All-Conference Lunch Rocky Mountain

1:30pm MDT

Electric Libraryland: AI, Copyright, Ownership, and Tomorrow Evergreen DDaniel Messer MEEP (Member Exclusive Enhancement Process) Evergreen FKatie LeBlanc • Julie Cole System Security in an Insecure World Aspen AmpitheaterIII Polaris Cataloging & Acquisitions Forum Evergreen AC Mulder • Josie Wilson • Alissa Dornink Sierra Cataloging Forum Evergreen BLynn Gates • Emily Vierya Sierra SQL for the Beginner Evergreen CJason Boland Are you Kidding Me? Learn more about Vega Discover's Kids Catalog & Themed Catalogs Evergreen EMichelle Ralston

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Break Atrium

3:00pm MDT

Accessibility Matters Aspen AmpitheaterAnthony Quinn Polaris cataloging for System Administrators Evergreen DWes Osborn • Kalee Burkett Polaris Circulation Forum Evergreen AKatie LeBlanc • Jeff Tate Automating the Routine Evergreen ENicole Allen Fun with Funds in Sierra Evergreen FMichael McLellan Sierra Circulation Forum Evergreen BShawn Farrell Vega Discover Integrations Evergreen CSamantha Cunning • Angela Nolet

4:00pm MDT

Afternoon Break Rocky Mountain

4:30pm MDT

A Day Ending in 'Y' in Florida: Handling Natural and Man-made Disasters Evergreen FKristen Marshall LibraryIQ & You: Collaborative Approaches to Vendor Integrations Evergreen DJeremy Goldstein Are You Suggesting That an ILS Migrates? Aspen AmpitheaterWes Osborn • Daniel Messer • Carrie Gehrer PIAC Evergreen ELauren Arnsman Polaris Web-Based System Admin Evergreen AMichelle Ralston Easy Event and Room Management with Vega Program Evergreen CAngela Nolet Maximize your reach with Vega Promote Evergreen BTaylor Fisher

9:00am MDT

From Feedback to Focus: Crafting Responsive Training for Library Staff Evergreen AMieko Fujiura-Landers Lessons Learned, Custom software in the Library Space Aspen AmpitheaterAndrew McDonald Using Data to Set Priorities & Enhance the Collection Evergreen DAllison Sartwell A Room With a View of Polaris and a Pond Evergreen EDaniel Messer Sierra Reporting Tools Forum Evergreen BJeremy Goldstein Thriving as a New Sierra ILS Administrator: Tips, Tricks, and Lessons Learned Evergreen FBethany Baker Vega LX Consortia Benefits Evergreen CSamantha Cunning • Angela Nolet

10:00am MDT

Morning Break Atrium

10:30am MDT

Leveraging Collaborative Software to Facilitate System Administration Evergreen BMatthew Etzel • Nathaniel Burnard Part 2: More Intermediate SQL for Sierra and Polaris Evergreen FBob Gaydos Streamline Staff Workflows with Mobile Worklists Evergreen ESamantha Cunning The Human Factor: Empowering Staff to Stay Secure Evergreen CStephanie Thero Visual Reporting using Kibana Aspen AmpitheaterRob Zylstra Leaping from the middle while your organization is distracted with other things Evergreen AJennifer Hoffman • Meg Albee Messy, Messy Records: The Who, How, and When of Polaris Bibliographic Record Clean-up and Maintenance Evergreen DEleanor Crumblehulme • C Mulder • Elaine Sloan • Charlie Rosenthal

11:30am MDT

Networking Boxed Lunch Rocky Mountain

1:00pm MDT

Creating Effective Cybersecurity Aspen AmpitheaterAlan McCarthy-Behler Did Cataloging Choose You? Learn How to Level Up? Evergreen DLynn Gates Resource Sharing Landscape Evergreen BKat Cuff • Hope Harley Demystify and democratize Find Tool SQL for library staff: strategies for engaging trainings Evergreen ASuri Smith Polaris Consortia Forum Evergreen CJason Bedsaul Implementing PINs for max security Evergreen EBrandon Cole Sierra Scheduler Workarounds Evergreen FLloyd Chittenden

2:00pm MDT

Afternoon Break Atrium

2:30pm MDT

Technical Services: Managing with limited resources Evergreen DRhonda Glazier Getting Started with Polaris SQL Evergreen CJason Boland Polaris Reporting Tools Evergreen EMichelle Ralston Polaris Year in Review Evergreen ASamantha Quell • Gabrielle Gosselin Sierra Year in Review Evergreen BMike Dicus Unlocking Sierra's REST APIs: Practical Python Projects for Libraries Aspen AmpitheaterJeremy Goldstein • Ray Voelker Best of the web and website design trends Evergreen FNathan James • Taylor Fisher

4:00pm MDT

Polaris System Administration Forum Evergreen AWes Osborn • Daniel Messer Sierra Systems Administration Forum Evergreen BJeff Campbell • Stephanie Rhue

8:00pm MDT

Trivia Night Pint Brothers Restaurant