2025 EBSCO User Group

EBSCO User Group 2025

9:00am EDT

Pre-Conference Workshop - Exploring AI in Libraries 554 Pre-Conference Workshop - Optimizing your EBSCOhost Experience 555 Pre-Conference Workshop: Maximize EBSCO Tools for Effective Book Collection Development and Management 557 Pre-Conference Workshop - EDS/FTF Health Check 556

7:30pm EDT

Pre-Conference Game Night- Sponsored by APA Ballroom A | Boardwalk

7:15am EDT

YOGA- Sponsored by APA 552 Selfcare

8:00am EDT

Breakfast- Sponsored by MLA Ballroom A | Boardwalk

9:00am EDT

Welcome/Opening Session Ballroom A | Boardwalk

10:15am EDT

Networking Break- Sponsored by MLA East Prefunction

10:30am EDT

What is UX design and why is it important? Ballroom D | Ocean Proposal for Advancing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in Library Collections within the EBSCO User Group at an HBCU 555 & 556 | Seahorse Steering the Ship: Piloting the EDS UI Migration Ballroom B | Coral A Tale of Two Libraries 554 | Achor

11:20am EDT

Networking Break- Sponsored by MLA East Prefunction

11:30am EDT

Using Business Source Premier for Market Research Ballroom D | Ocean Being the Designated Driver: Responsible AI in Psychology Research (APA Sponsor) 555 & 556 | Seahorse Updates to EBSCO's Configuration Applications Ballroom B | Coral The SaaS Implementation Playbook: Strategies for Success 554 | Achor

12:20pm EDT

Lunch- Sponsored by APA Ballroom A | Boardwalk

1:20pm EDT

Improving the Knowledgebase Improves Access for All: Cornell & EBSCO Cooperative Work on Knowledgebase Enhancement Ballroom D | Ocean Ins and Outs of Changing Everything: Migrating to New EDS and OpenAthens 555 & 556 | Seahorse Transforming Library Services: The New York Public Library EDS Implementation Adventure Ballroom B | Coral TBD - Placeholder for IET 554 | Achor

2:10pm EDT

Networking Break- Sponsored by MLA East Prefunction

2:20pm EDT

Using Linked Data to improve student researcher experiences on EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost Ballroom D | Ocean Mosaic Readiness: A Town Hall Q&A 555 & 556 | Seahorse Leveraging Analytics in Academic Libraries: Enhancing Decision-Making and Resource Allocation Ballroom B | Coral Our Journey from the Pandemic to FOLIO 554 | Achor

3:10pm EDT

Networking Break- Sponsored by MLA East Prefunction

3:20pm EDT

Ideation to iteration: a partnered approach to communicating and progressing product roadmaps Ballroom D | Ocean Unlocking Insights: OpenAthens UX review and future Innovations 555 & 556 | Seahorse Strategies for Ensuring Access to Electronic Resources from HLM MARC Records Ballroom B | Coral Holdings Management: The New Collection Assessment Tool 554 | Achor

4:15pm EDT

Exploring the New Publication Finder: Features and Benefits Ballroom D | Ocean Tips, tricks, and new workflows: Migrating from Sierra to FOLIO as part of a consortium 555 & 556 | Seahorse Evidence-Based Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships: A Case Study of URI’s Collaborative Approach with GOBI Ballroom B | Coral Shape the Future of Your User Group: A Conversation with the Board 554 | Achor

6:00pm EDT

Evening Reception-Sponsored by IET Providence G (Outside Venue)

7:15am EDT

Meditation- Sponsored by APA 552 Selfcare

8:00am EDT

Breakfast- Sponsored by MLA Ballroom A | Boardwalk

9:00am EDT

The E-Resources Lifecycle: The EBSCO Ecosystem Ballroom D | Ocean Benefits of the Full Text Finder Product Suite 555 & 556 | Seahorse Partnering For Success: Jackson Library's Journey with EBSCO FOLIO Ballroom B | Coral New UI Accessibility 554 | Achor

9:50am EDT

Networking Break- Sponsored by MLA East Prefunction

10:00am EDT

Searching in EBSCO’s new Business Searching Interface Ballroom D | Ocean Coordinated and Collaborative: An Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation Collection Development Project 555 & 556 | Seahorse Charting a Course with GOBI Library Technical Services Ballroom B | Coral Navigating the FOLIO Frontier: Lessons Learned and Best Practices 554 | Achor

11:00am EDT

Networking Break- Sponsored by MLA East Prefunction

11:10am EDT

Enhancing Library Services at Andrews University with FOLIO, One Year On: Successes and Challenges Beyond the Honeymoon Ballroom D | Ocean Navigating Success Post-Migration: Mastering the Enhanced EBSCOhost UI 555 & 556 | Seahorse Increasing access to resources using free software tools from EBSCO Ballroom B | Coral The Importance of Inclusivity in Academic Resource Collections 554 | Achor

12:00pm EDT

Lunch- Sponsored by APA Ballroom A | Boardwalk

1:00pm EDT

Linked Data at EBSCO: Enhancing Discoverability, Engagement, and Interoperability Ballroom D | Ocean Creating Short, Targeted, Effective EDS Tutorial Videos for Patrons 555 & 556 | Seahorse Unsung Heroes of Academic Research: Magazine Archives as Primary Sources Ballroom B | Coral Enhancing the Discovery Experience: Customizations, Collaboration, and User-Centered Design 554 | Achor

1:50pm EDT

Networking Break- Sponsored by MLA East Prefunction

2:00pm EDT

EBSCO: History, context, and Innovation Ballroom D | Ocean "Too Good To Be True?": Exploring the Ways Generative AI is (and isn't) Reshaping Student Research 555 & 556 | Seahorse Coverage and Curation: Reflecting the Scope of Language and Literature Study Ballroom B | Coral Sharing and Citing Information in EDS 554 | Achor

2:50pm EDT

Networking Break- Sponsored by MLA East Prefunction

3:10pm EDT

Research Databases as Community Practice: Three Perspectives on the MLA International Bibliography Ballroom D | Ocean Linked Data and MARC: Or There and Back Again 555 & 556 | Seahorse EBSCO’s Voice of the Customer Program Update and Enhancement Request Deep Dive Ballroom B | Coral Real-time (for fee) record-based document delivery for Nursing students and faculty using EBSCO Customlinking, CINAHL, OpenAthens, and Research Solutions’ Article Galaxy Scholar. 554 | Achor

4:05pm EDT

Getting familiar with the new EBSCO Discovery Service Ballroom D | Ocean Leveraging Your Linked Data 555 & 556 | Seahorse Supporting OER with EBSCO Ballroom B | Coral The Next Step in Serials Transformative Agreement Management: Evaluation using Read and Publish Dashboards 554 | Achor

8:00am EDT

Breakfast- Sponsored by MLA Ballroom A | Boardwalk

9:00am EDT

FOLIO Plenary Session Ballroom A | Boardwalk

10:15am EDT

Networking Break- Sponsored by MLA East Prefunction

10:30am EDT

Collecting Course Reserves and Annual Report stats: Lessons learned Ballroom D | Ocean AI Workflows with edge-ai and FOLIO 555 & 556 | Seahorse FOLIO integrations at the Five Colleges Ballroom B | Coral From Chaos to Clarity: A FOLIO Inventory Cleanup Project 554 | Achor

11:20am EDT

Networking Break- Sponsored by MLA East Prefunction

11:30am EDT

FOLIO Product Management Update: Exploring Ramsons and Sunflower Metadata Management & Lists Enhancements Ballroom D | Ocean User journey and advice for migrating to FOLIO, OpenAthens, and new EBSCO Discovery Search UI 555 & 556 | Seahorse GALILEO here we go again: migrating to FOLIO after 7 years of Alma Ballroom B | Coral Enhancing Library Operations with FOLIO API Integration: The Development and Impact of Redbud Reports 554 | Achor

12:20pm EDT

Lunch- Sponsored by APA Ballroom A | Boardwalk

1:20pm EDT

Acquisition and Finance: the FOLIO ERM lagniappe Ballroom D | Ocean eReserve Plus FOLIO Application 555 & 556 | Seahorse Some of the things we wish we had known and understood early in our FOLIO implementation Ballroom B | Coral From Manual to Magic: Automating User Imports in FOLIO 554 | Achor

2:10pm EDT

Networking Break- Sponsored by MLA East Prefunction

2:20pm EDT

The Lowdown on Locate: A Modern Discovery Solution for Local Collections Ballroom D | Ocean Unlocking FOLIO: Transforming APIs and SQL queries into Innovative Library Services 555 & 556 | Seahorse 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 Ballroom B | Coral Coming Around: MOBIUS' First ILS Conversion in 25 Years 554 | Achor

3:20pm EDT

Using FOLIO's API – An introduction with examples Ballroom D | Ocean From Roadmap to Release: Maximizing Your FOLIO Enhancements 555 & 556 | Seahorse Enhanced Consortia Support Discussion: Meeting the needs of complex systems Ballroom B | Coral Retraining our Minds: Considerations when transitioning Integrated Library Systems 554 | Achor