The aim of the seminar is to provide an overview of the latest trends, best practices, challenges, and opportunities related to digital resources and library management systems that support the effective administration of modern library information systems. The seminar will also present information about the activity within Project 4.2.2.11 “Digitalisation of Studies,” which concerns the modernisation of digital resources and library management systems, including its current status and next steps.

During the seminar, representatives from Clarivate will introduce their information systems — Alma, Primo VE, and others.

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Seminar locations and times:

3 December, 14:30–17:30 – Jelgavas 1, University of Latvia Academic Centre, House of Nature, Room 702
4 December, 09:00–14:00 – Jelgavas 1, University of Latvia Academic Centre, House of Nature, Room 701

The target audience for the first day of the seminar is primarily library management staff, with a focus on introducing the functionality of Clarivate systems and how they can support the resolution of current and future challenges.

The second seminar day is more technical and geared towards practitioners, particularly systems librarians, focusing on evaluating potential system architecture solutions within a consortium model, as well as the limitations and advantages of each approach.

Program:

December 3^rd , 2025

14:30 – 14:40	Introduction and audience`s expectations, challenges and hopes for the project & the future
14:00 – 15:00	General Alma overview
15:00 – 15:30	Demonstrating some basic workflows (e.g. Acquisition, ERM, fulfillment)
15:30 – 15:40	Coffee break
15:40 – 16:10	Brief overview of analytics
16:10 – 16:40	Demonstrating Primo NDE
16:40 – 17:00	Topology scenarios and impact (e.g. individual IZs vs. shared IZs)
17:00 – 17:30	Q & A / Discussion / Wrap-up day 1

December 4^th, 2025

09:00 – 09:10	Introduction and audience`s expectations, challenges and hopes for the project & the future, General Alma overview summary
09:10 – 09:30	Best practices from Europe – trends, challenges & solutions The need for change in the higher education landscape in Europe – demographic developments, budget constraints, competences, IT resources; Alma consortia examples from Europe – the main drivers for the change;
09:30 – 10:00	Discussion about potential future organization of the consortium, roles & resources
10:00 – 11:00	Ex Libris`s Alma implementation approach for networks/consortia based on the size (members, topology) and scope of the project
11:00 – 11:15	Coffee break
11:15 – 12:15	Better prepared for future challenges part I: how to establish the library as an inevitable service provider of the university supported with innovative technology (e.g. GenAI) The library at the heart of teaching & learning incl. addressing copyright challenges – reading list management solution Leganto incl. AI-Syllabus; From just in case to just in time: new ways of improved fulfillment & collection development: Rialto Collection development capabilities; Improving collection coverage with RapidILL while saving acquisition budget; GenAI transformation: Reacting on changes in user expectations & behavior (AI-powered Discovery); Let Alma do the work for you: Alma Assistants (video); Outlook GenAI.
12:15 – 13:00	Lunch break
13:00 – 13:30	Better prepared for future challenges part II: how to establish the library as an inevitable service provider of the university supported with innovative technology Simplifying third-party integrations and library operation processes – empowering librarians to automate time-consuming routine tasks with LibOW (workflow-automation tool)
13:30 – 14:00	Q & A / Discussion / Wrap-up day 2

Digitālo resursu un bibliotēku vadības sistēmu modernizācija

3. December, 14:30 - 4. December, 17:30

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