IUG 2025 - Preview of Sessions
Please note that this is a preliminary list and is subject to additions and adjustments as the schedule is finalized.
Innovative-led Sessions
Title: IUG Hackathon
Topic: General
Title: Library Website Design and Construction Best Practices
Topic: Vega
Title: Polaris Academy: Skills Refresher and Accelerator
Topic: Polaris
Title: Sierra Academy: Skills Refresher and Accelerator
Topic: Sierra
Title: Vega LX Academy: Advanced Skills
Topic: Vega
User-led Sessions
Title: From Simply Reports to Bulk Changes: Reports and Correcting Errors in the Catalog
Topic: Polaris
Presenter: Rachel Fischer
Innovative-led Sessions
Title: Opening session
Topic: General
Title: Customer Spotlight
Topic: General
Title: Polaris Roadmap
Topic: Polaris
Title: Sierra Roadmap
Topic: Sierra
Title: IUG Hackathon presentations and awards
Topic: General
Title: Support Update & Support Center Overview
Topic: General
Title: Executive Leadership Panel
Topic: General
Title: Resource Sharing Landscape
Topic: General
Title: Streamline Staff Workflows with Mobile Worklists
Topic: General
Title: System Security in an Insecure World
Topic: General
Title: Accessibility Matters
Topic: General
Title: Unlock the Power of Communication with LX Starter’s New Email Notification!
Topic: General
Title: Polaris Year in Review
Topic: Polaris
Title: Polaris Web-Based System Admin
Topic: Polaris
Title: Polaris Reporting Tools
Topic: Polaris
Title: Getting Started with Polaris SQL
Topic: Polaris
Title: Polaris & TS360: The Acquisition API in Action
Topic: Polaris
Title: Sierra Year in Review
Topic: Sierra
Title: Sierra SQL for the Beginner
Topic: Sierra
Title: Fun with Funds in Sierra
Topic: Sierra
Title: Circulation Parameters in a Nutshell
Topic: Sierra
Title: Are you Kidding Me? Learn more about Vega Discover's Kids Catalog & Themed Catalogs
Topic: Vega
Title: Vega Discover Integrations
Topic: Vega
Title: Easy Event and Room Management with Vega Program
Topic: Vega
Title: Maximize your reach with Vega Promote
Topic: Vega
Title: Best of the web and website design trends
Topic: Vega
Title: Vega LX Consortia Benefits
Topic: Vega
User-led Sessions
Title: Electric Libraryland: AI, Copyright, Ownership, and Tomorrow
Topic: General
Presented by: Daniel Messer
Title: LibraryIQ & You: Collaborative Approaches to Vendor Integrations
Topic: General
Presented by: Jeremy Goldstein
Title: The Human Factor: Empowering Staff to Stay Secure
Topic: General
Presented by: Stephanie Thero
Title: Leveraging Collaborative Software to Facilitate System Administration
Topic: General
Presented by: Nathaniel Burnard, Matthew Etzel
Title: Using Data to Set Priorities & Enhance the Collection
Topic: General
Presented by: Allison Sartwell
Title: MEEP Enhancements
Topic: General
Presented by: Julie Cole and Katie LeBlanc
Title: From Code to Community: Redesigning Your Library's Digital Experience with APIs
Topic: General
Presented by: Kristin Suda, Bethany Morse, Peter Keung
Title: From Feedback to Focus: Crafting Responsive Training for Library Staff
Topic: General
Presented by: Mieko Fujiura-Landers
Title: Lessons Learned, Custom software in the Library Space
Topic: General
Presented by: Andrew McDonald
Title: Visual Reporting using Elastic
Topic: General
Presented by: Rob Zylstra
Title: Creating Effective Cybersecurity
Topic: General
Presented by: Alan McCarthy-Behler
Title: Intermediate SQL for Sierra and Polaris
Topic: General
Presented by: Bob Gaydos
Title: More Intermediate SQL for Sierra and Polaris
Topic: General
Presented by: Bob Gaydos
Title: Technical Services: Managing with Limited Resources
Topic: General
Presented by: Rhonda Glazier
Title: Securing Your Library Data
Topic: General
Presented by: Wes Osborn
Title: Did Cataloging Choose You? Learn how to level up!
Topic: General
Presented by: Lynn Gates
Title: Mixing Data Driven Decisions with Collection Development Knowledge: It's Time to Weed
Topic: Polaris
Presented by: Celia Mulder, Josie Wilson, Elaine Sloan
Title: A Room With a View of Polaris and a Pond
Topic: Polaris
Presented by: Daniel Messer
Title: Messy, Messy Records: The Who, How, and When of Polaris Bibliographic Record Clean-up and Maintenance
Topic: Polaris
Presented by: Celia Mulder, Charlie Rosenthal, Eleanor Crumblehulme, Elaine Sloan
Title: Are You Suggesting That an ILS Migrates?
Topic: Polaris
Presented by: Daniel Messer, Carrie Gehrer, Wes Osborn
Title: Automating Reports and Maximizing Efficiency
Topic: Polaris
Presented by: Jay Peters
Title: PIAC Info Session
Topic: Polaris
Presented by: Lauren Arnsman
Title: Yes, SimplyReports can help!
Topic: Polaris
Presented by: Wendy Xie
Title: Demystify and Democratize Find Tool SQL for Library Staff: Strategies for Engaging Trainings
Topic: Polaris
Presented by: Suri Smith
Title: Heding the Cats: Bibliographic Services and System Administration in the Nation's Largest Automated Consortium
Topic: Polaris
Presented by: Jennifer Baugh
Title: Polaris Cataloging for System Administrators
Topic: Polaris
Presented by: Wes Osborn
Title: Leaping from the middle white your organization is distracted with other things
Topic: Polaris
Presented by: Jennifer Hoffman
Title: Thriving as a New Sierra ILS Administrator: Tips, Tricks, and Lessons Learned
Topic: Sierra
Presented by: Bethany Baker
Title: Implementing PINs for max security
Topic: Sierra
Presented by: Brandon Cole
Title: Sierra Scheduler Workarounds
Topic: Sierra
Presented by: Lloyd Chittenden
Title: New domain, WHOIS this?! How we changed our domain name
Topic: Sierra
Presented by: Joy Wiser
Title: Sierra REST API First Steps and Recipes
Topic: Sierra
Presented by: Jeremy Goldstein and Ray Voelker
Title: Automating the Routine
Topic: Sierra
Presented by: Nicole Allen
Title: Modding Vega Discover: How I Stopped Using Defaults and Learned to Love Customization
Topic: Vega
Presented by: Derek Brown, Matt Hammermeister, Sarah Kasprzak
Forums
Title: Polaris Cataloging and Acquisitions Forum
Moderated by: Celia Mulder, Josie Wilson, Alissa Dornink
Title: Polaris Consortia Forum
Moderated by: Jason Bedsaul
Title: Polaris Circulation Forum
Moderated by: Jeff Tate
Title: Polaris System Administration Forum
Moderated by: Daniel Messer, Wes Osborn
Title: Sierra Reporting Tools Forum
Moderated by: Jeremy Goldstein
Title: Sierra Circulation Forum
Moderated by: Shawn Farrell
Title: Sierra Systems Administration Forum
Moderated by: Jeff Campbell, Stephanie Ruhe
Title: Sierra Cataloging Forum
Moderated by: Lynn Gates and Emily Vieyra
Lightning Rounds
Title: LibData: A True OS-Agnostic Patron Device Management Solution
Presented by: Derek Brown
Title: Elastic AI for security monitoring (SIEM)
Presented by: Scott Murray
Title: Using Fail2Ban Works to Protect Services on a Linux Server from AI Harvesters
Presented by: Jeff Campbell
Title: Sierra Inventory, without using Circa
Presented by: Tammy Poquette
Birds of a Feather
Title: Wisconsin-Illinois Innovative Users Group (WILIUG) Lunch
Organized by: Alex Vancina
Title: SeMI-IUG (Southeast Michigan) Meet-up
Organized by: Derek Brown
Title: Sierra Automatic Authority Control
Organized by: Emily Vieyra