VALA2022 seems like it was just yesterday for some but months ago for others. Have you been watching the online content? What were your highlights? What were some of the sessions you attended?
This is a great opportunity to provide verbal feedback and reminisce about VALA2022.
VALA will hold the 2022 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 27 April 2022. We invite members only to the AGM, which will be delivered via the Zoom platform.
VALA will hold the 2021 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 30 June 2021. We invite members only to the AGM, which will be delivered via the Zoom platform.
In response to the COVID-19 situation, VALA will hold its’ first online Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 24 June 2020. We invite members only to the AGM, which will be delivered via the Zoom platform.
This paper discusses the implementation of Alma by Ex Libris at the RMIT University Library in Melbourne, Australia. Alma is a cloud-based library services platform that rewrites the design of client-based library management systems, which until recently have been prevalent in technical services. Moving into the cloud has presented challenges, new opportunities for innovation and a vision for the future of library data. This paper considers these challenges and innovations and their impact on workflows and staff skill sets now and in the future.