2025 EBSCO User Group: Full Schedule

EBSCO User Group 2025

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3:10pm EDT

Linked Data and MARC: Or There and Back Again

Thursday May 1, 2025 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT

Learn how MARC records are transformed into Linked Data -- and back into MARC -- using the new Linked Data Editor module in the Sunflower release of FOLIO. 
 This session is directed to technical librarians and systems administrators, and will

recap key points from the Linked Data 101 session, from the 2024 EBSCO User Group meeting
walk through the basics of linked data as a technology
explain how MARC records are transformed into linked data (and transformed back into MARC), and
outline the advantages and challenges of deploying linked data for metadata management.

Speakers

Doug Loynes

Product Launch Manager, EBSCO

Joined EBSCO 2023, to head up project for adding support for linked data cataloging in FOLIO. Previously with OCLC, holding positions in product management and business development.Based in Columbus OH

PK Jacob

Principal Software Engineer, EBSCO

Thursday May 1, 2025 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
555 & 556 | Coral 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA

Track 2 | Seahorse, Technology and Trends

Audience Intermediate
Product FOLIO
Sub-Topic FOLIO Demo, FOLIO BIBFRAME

11:30am EDT

FOLIO Product Management Update: Exploring Ramsons and Sunflower Metadata Management & Lists Enhancements

Friday May 2, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm EDT

Ballroom D | Ocean

Join us for a session on the latest developments in FOLIO, highlighting the new features and improvements in Ramsons (Winter 2024) and Sunflower (Spring 2025) releases. This session will delve into metadata management and lists enhancements designed to enrich user experience, streamline library workflows, and enhance system performance.
FOLIO product owners will provide a live demonstration, illustrating the practical applications and benefits of these updates.
Attendees will learn about:
• Key improvements in the Ramsons and Sunflower releases
• Enhanced functionalities and user interface updates

Speakers

Kathleen Moore

Product Owner, EBSCO FOLIO

Christine Schultz-Richert

Product Owner, EBSCO

Ryan Taylor

Product Owner, EBSCO

Friday May 2, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm EDT
Ballroom D | Ocean 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA

Track 1 | Ocean, Features/Functionality/Apps

Audience All are welcome
Product FOLIO
Sub-Topic FOLIO Demo, FOLIO Innovation, FOLIO Electronic Resource Management (ERM), Metadata Management, User Experience

2:20pm EDT

All about the Package POL in FOLIO–from the original vision for the feature design to use cases in practice and ideas for shaping future development

Friday May 2, 2025 2:20pm - 3:10pm EDT

Ballroom B | Seahorse

Ever wonder about that box with the word ‘Package’ next to it, when setting up a new Order/PO Line in FOLIO? What does checking the box let you do when creating a new Order/PO Line? What are all the flavors of Package POLs? Hear from Dennis Bridges, the PO for Orders and all things FOLIO Acquisitions, about the original vision for the feature design and from Sara Colglazier, a fully implemented FOLIO user since 2022, about why it is one of her favorite FOLIO things–even if she cannot quite come up with 32 flavors, she will share a wide variety of use cases. Finally, together, let’s discuss and brainstorm ideas for shaping future development of the Package PO Line.

Speakers

Sara Colglazier

Head of Discovery Services, Mount Holyoke College LITS

Dennis Bridges

Principal Product Manager, EBSCO Information Services

Friday May 2, 2025 2:20pm - 3:10pm EDT
Ballroom B | Seahorse 1 Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA

Track 3 | Coral, Features/Functionality/Apps

Audience All are welcome
Product FOLIO
Sub-Topic FOLIO Demo