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Call for CANRUG nominations
by Alex Fletcher May 28, 2025

May 28, 2025

Nominations are now open for the CANRUG Executive Committee. This Committee consists of a Chair, Chair-Elect, Past Chair, and Secretary. Due to the nature of the group’s formation, the first election will be taking place from June 2 through the end of day June 15th with the results being announced at the ELUNA CANRUG meeting on June 18th, and on the CANRUG mailing list shortly after. The nomination period opens today and will remain open until the end of day May 29th. Positions available are: * Chair-Elect (chair for next year) * Secretary (three year position) People may self-nominate by submitting the following information to both election designates (Alex Fletcher <alex.fletcher(a)ocul.on.ca<mailto:alex.fletcher@ocul.on.ca>> and Heather Pretty <hjpretty(a)mun.ca<mailto:hjpretty@mun.ca>>): * Name * Position running for * What institution they are with * A short four sentence biography/platform speech This information will be used to populate the ballots that will be done in Qualtrics and sent to all CANRUG registered members. To be considered a registered CANRUG member to vote on this ballot, you must be registered via the CANRUG website form<https://forms.gle/9sHQEi4qtTg9nTyW8> no later than May 30, 2025. Alex Fletcher -- Omni Network Zone and Technology Specialist (he/him) Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL)

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Accessibility Symposium 2.0 registration now open
by Mark Weiler May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Accessibility Symposium 2.0 registration now open Online event via Zoom Tuesday June 17, June 18 and June 19 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Eastern Time each day Registration is now open and free<https://ocul.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CPVWm9z9Td-TuYhvMimZAw#/registrati…> for the Accessibility Symposium 2.0, presented by the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL). Join us online on Tuesday June 17, Wednesday June 18 and Thursday June 19 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Eastern Time each day to explore critical topics in improving accessibility and the experiences of people with disabilities using, and working in, libraries in Ontario's post-secondary landscape. To view schedule, more details about the sessions, and to contact the Symposium Planning Committee, please visit the OCUL Accessibility Symposium website<https://ocul.on.ca/accessibility-symposium>. Around the world, post-secondary libraries are recognizing accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities as a shared priority. In Ontario, 2025 was intended to mark a compliance milestone for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). However, much work remains to be done. The Accessibility Symposium 2.0 will feature presentations and discussions that reflect on the progress made over the past 20 years and envision a more ambitious and inclusive future for accessibility in academic libraries. Please visit ocul.on.ca/accessibility-symposium for agenda and speaker information. This event will be recorded and live captions will be available. Recordings will be available after the conference. Volunteer Opportunity The Symposium Planning Committee is looking for volunteers to review and correct video captioning and transcriptions of this symposium for accuracy. This will happen after the symposium and will involve watching portions of sessions and editing existing caption and transcription files. If you would like to get involved with this project, indicate so on the registration page, or email the Planning Committee via the OCUL website. Please note that while registration for the Symposium is not limited, Zoom sessions are limited to 500 participants, so sign in early to ensure you get a spot, or enjoy the recording to any session you can't attend afterwards. Mark Weiler, PhD (he & him) JAWS certified and Web Accessibility Specialist Web & User Experience Librarian Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario 548-889-5056 Notices Upcoming Laurier Library workshops & events<https://library.wlu.ca/events>

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Accessibility Symposium 2.0 registration now open
by Mark Weiler May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Accessibility Symposium 2.0 registration now open Online event via Zoom Tuesday June 17, June 18 and June 19 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Eastern Time each day Registration is now open and free<https://ocul.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CPVWm9z9Td-TuYhvMimZAw#/registrati…> for the Accessibility Symposium 2.0, presented by the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL). Join us online on Tuesday June 17, Wednesday June 18 and Thursday June 19 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Eastern Time each day to explore critical topics in improving accessibility and the experiences of people with disabilities using, and working in, libraries in Ontario's post-secondary landscape. To view schedule, more details about the sessions, and to contact the Symposium Planning Committee, please visit the OCUL Accessibility Symposium website<https://ocul.on.ca/accessibility-symposium>. Around the world, post-secondary libraries are recognizing accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities as a shared priority. In Ontario, 2025 was intended to mark a compliance milestone for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). However, much work remains to be done. The Accessibility Symposium 2.0 will feature presentations and discussions that reflect on the progress made over the past 20 years and envision a more ambitious and inclusive future for accessibility in academic libraries. Please visit ocul.on.ca/accessibility-symposium for agenda and speaker information. This event will be recorded and live captions will be available. Recordings will be available after the conference. Volunteer Opportunity The Symposium Planning Committee is looking for volunteers to review and correct video captioning and transcriptions of this symposium for accuracy. This will happen after the symposium and will involve watching portions of sessions and editing existing caption and transcription files. If you would like to get involved with this project, indicate so on the registration page, or email the Planning Committee via the OCUL website. Please note that while registration for the Symposium is not limited, Zoom sessions are limited to 500 participants, so sign in early to ensure you get a spot, or enjoy the recording to any session you can't attend afterwards. Mark Weiler, PhD (he & him) JAWS certified and Web Accessibility Specialist Web & User Experience Librarian Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario 548-889-5056 Notices Upcoming Laurier Library workshops & events<https://library.wlu.ca/events>

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Save the Date: CANRUG's First Annual General Meeting – May 8, 2025Hi Alex,
by Matthew Black May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

Hello everyone, The group working on the transition from the Western Canadian User Group to CANRUG is in the process of planning CANRUG’s first Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is scheduled for: Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM PDT/11:00 AM MDT12:00 PM CDT/1:00 PM EDT/2:00 PM ADT/2:30 PM NDT Please hold the time in your calendars. The meeting will be held online via Zoom and will last approximately 2 hours (the first hour will be for official business, the second hour will be for optional socialization). I’ll follow up next week with a registration link and the full AGM meeting package. After the AGM, we’ll begin the process for CANRUG’s first election and an online vote on the draft by-laws. We expect to announce the results of both before ELUNA. Thanks you, Matt Black on behalf of the CANRUG Matt Black (He/Him/His) Director, Systems & Discovery Associate Librarian, Discovery & Systems Librarian Facilities, Infrastructure and Technology | Libraries and Cultural Resources E mblack(a)ucalgary.ca<mailto:mblack@ucalgary.ca> T 403.220.3383 library.ucalgary.ca [cid:image001.png@01DBAD2D.D9802870]<http://www.ucalgary.ca/> The University of Calgary, located in the heart of Southern Alberta, both acknowledges and pays tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6). Privilege and confidentiality notice | The information contained in this e-mail communication and any attached documentation may be privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure and is intended only for the use of the designated recipient(s) and should not be distributed or copied without consent of sender.

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"Who has what" spreadsheet
by Pretty, Heather May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

Happy Friday! It was nice virtually meet so many of you at the AGM yesterday. Thank you, Matt and Alex, for leading and hosting the meeting. Thank you also for sharing the link to the "Who has what" spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DHmfC4iIKWHrZ0VUJj0JCXvUxTMrbXdL2Gf… I appreciate the additional columns added during the meeting for location and consortia information. A question for those of you who have been working with the spreadsheet for awhile: At Memorial University of Newfoundland, we're wondering what "online fine payment" (column K) is referring to, or what scope it has. Thanks! Heather HEATHER PRETTY | CATALOGUING LIBRARIAN Queen Elizabeth II Library Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador | A1B 3Y1 CANADA T 709 864 2449 | hjpretty(a)mun.ca<mailto:hjpretty@mun.ca> The lands upon which Memorial University's campuses are situated lie within the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups. We respectfully acknowledge the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi'kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.

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Test Plan on Alma Migration
by Ivan Chan May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

Hi Everyone, We are currently in the process of migrating from Symphony to Alma and Primo VE. I am reaching out to see if anyone would have a test plan on end-to-end process/ workflow testing to share. We are particularly interested in test scenarios covering the cross-team workflows of Acquisitions, ERM, Resource Management, Fulfillment, and peer-to-peer Resource Sharing, among others. Thanks for your consideration. Regards, *Ivan Chan* *LSP Project Manager* *University of Alberta Library* *ivan.chan(a)ualberta.ca <ivan.chan(a)ualberta.ca>* *The University of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on Treaty 6 territory, traditional lands of First Nations and Métis people.*

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Question: how to set-up SSO with ALMA when PeopleSoft records don't contain the institutional Microsoft account identifier
by ben.harrison＠lakelandcollege.ca April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Hello, I’m searching for an explanation and then perhaps documentation. Lakeland College’s Student Information System is PeopleSoft. As we migrate to ALMA, we’d like to import and synchronize student users from PeopleSoft to ALMA (which I am learning is considered as setting up an External user). Our institution’s IT department uses Microsoft Azure/Entra ID for Identity Management (students use their institutional Microsoft account for access to D2L as well as computer access on-campus). We wish for our students to be able to authenticate to view their account in ALMA/PRIMO using their institutional Microsoft account. But our students’ institutional Microsoft account information is not currently added to their records in PeopleSoft, therefore it will not appear in our user records in ALMA. I'm concerned that without a student's institutional email address appearing in their ALMA account, they won't be able to sign-in to their library account. How do other institutions import their students' Microsoft email addresses into ALMA? My main responsibilities are reference and instruction, so I am over my head on this aspect of our migration project! Ben

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Re: [EXTERNAL *] [Eluna-accessibility] Re: WCAG 2.0, 2.4.2: Primo NDE & the Full Record Display
by Mark Weiler April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

That’s promising Manuela. Thank you. I think it is a bit under-described, though. I’m not sure what “Header/Footer Tiles Labels” mean. From: Manuela Schwendener <manuela.schwendener(a)unibas.ch> Sent: April 28, 2025 5:36 AM To: Nancy Babb <babb(a)buffalo.edu> Cc: Mark Weiler <mweiler(a)wlu.ca>; eluna-accessibility(a)exlibrisusers.org; Matthew Black via Canrug <canrug(a)exlibrisusers.org> Subject: [EXTERNAL *] [Eluna-accessibility] Re: WCAG 2.0, 2.4.2: Primo NDE & the Full Record Display Hi See https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Product_Documentation/020Primo_VE… "June 2025: Support the page title labels (Header/Footer Tiles Labels)" Kind regards Manuela Von: Nancy Babb <babb(a)buffalo.edu<mailto:babb@buffalo.edu>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 24. April 2025 16:35 An: Mark Weiler <mweiler(a)wlu.ca<mailto:mweiler@wlu.ca>>; eluna-accessibility(a)exlibrisusers.org<mailto:eluna-accessibility@exlibrisusers.org>; Matthew Black via Canrug <canrug(a)exlibrisusers.org<mailto:canrug@exlibrisusers.org>> Betreff: [Eluna-accessibility] Re: WCAG 2.0, 2.4.2: Primo NDE & the Full Record Display I find the same result: <title>PrimoVeNde</title> Best, --Nancy Nancy Babb Discovery Services Librarian University Libraries University at Buffalo State University of New York Buffalo, New York 14260-1110 phone (716) 645-0394 e-mail babb(a)buffalo.edu<mailto:babb@buffalo.edu> https://library.buffalo.edu/ From: Mark Weiler <mweiler(a)wlu.ca<mailto:mweiler@wlu.ca>> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 4:46 PM To: eluna-accessibility(a)exlibrisusers.org<mailto:eluna-accessibility@exlibrisusers.org>; Matthew Black via Canrug <canrug(a)exlibrisusers.org<mailto:canrug@exlibrisusers.org>> Subject: [Eluna-accessibility] WCAG 2.0, 2.4.2: Primo NDE & the Full Record Display I would appreciate it if someone who has access to the Primo NDE, can try this WCAG test: Test environment 1. Search for an article or book 2. Open the full record display Testing procedure Apply the test procedures in WCAG Failure test F25<https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/failures/F25> (“This describes a failure condition when the web page has a title, but the title does not identify the contents or purpose of the web page.”) Procedure 1. Check whether the title of each web page identifies the contents or purpose of the web page . Expected Results · If check #1 is false, then this failure condition applies and the content fails this Success Criterion. Results When I do it, I notice: <title>PrimoVeNde</title> for multiple items This is concerning because WCAG 2.x (A) success criteria 2.4.2 is intended to protect<https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/page-titled#benefits> users with these disabilities: * People with visual disabilities will benefit from being able to differentiate content when multiple web pages are open. * People with cognitive disabilities, limited short-term memory and reading disabilities also benefit from the ability to identify content by its title. * This criterion also benefits people with severe mobility impairments whose mode of operation relies on audio when navigating between web pages. Please let me know what you find. Mark Weiler, PhD (he & him) JAWS certified and Web Accessibility Specialist Web & User Experience Librarian Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario 548-889-5056 Notices Upcoming Laurier Library workshops & events<https://library.wlu.ca/events> * ⚠ Notice: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

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CANRUG AGM – Thursday, May 8, 2025
by Matthew Black April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

Dear CANRUG Community, I’m excited to invite you to the first AGM of the Canadian Regional Users Group (CANRUG). Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wYJ3UeWhw40GI7WM8yusR_7r8_uHM0R6/edit?u… * Please review the meeting agenda and draft by-laws before the meeting. Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025 at Time Time: 10am – 12pm PDT 11am – 1pm MDT/CST 12pm – 2pm CDT 1pm – 3pm EDT 2pm – 4pm ADT 2:30pm – 4:30pm NDT Registration: To attend the AGM, please register in advance using the following link: https://ocul.zoom.us/meeting/register/x_LAkH_ZRVyJEIOnuLeGIQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the meeting. Also, just as a heads up here is our planned timeline: * April 25: * Meeting agenda and materials distributed to the mailing list * May 8: * AGM held * Call for nominations email will be sent to the list to open nominations for the CANRUG Executive Committee elections * May 29: * Deadline for submitting nominations * June 2: * Voting begins * June 15 (end of day): * Voting period ends * June 18: * Election results announced I look forward to your participation in building a strong and collaborative Canadian user group. Matt Black Chair of the CANRUG Transition Group Matt Black (He/Him/His) Director, Systems & Discovery Associate Librarian, Discovery & Systems Librarian Facilities, Infrastructure and Technology | Libraries and Cultural Resources E mblack(a)ucalgary.ca<mailto:mblack@ucalgary.ca> T 403.220.3383 library.ucalgary.ca [cid:image001.png@01DBB505.656C9380]<http://www.ucalgary.ca/> The University of Calgary, located in the heart of Southern Alberta, both acknowledges and pays tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6). Privilege and confidentiality notice | The information contained in this e-mail communication and any attached documentation may be privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure and is intended only for the use of the designated recipient(s) and should not be distributed or copied without consent of sender.

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Accessibility gathering! April 29th
by Mark Weiler April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025

Accessibility Champions! A gathering is happening! Ex Libris customers are invited to an event hosted by the Collaborative Futures Accessibility subcommittee. Relay this invitation to others you know! Improving the experiences of people with disabilities is an individual and collective responsibility. Learning about Disabilities and Academia: Listening to User Testimony Users with disabilities often share their experiences so others can better understand how to remove obstacles. The OCUL Collaborative Futures Accessibility subcommittee (CFA) invites university and colleges that use Primo VE or Alma to come together to broaden our understanding of users by watching and discussing parts of the 2024 ArXiv Accessibility forum. As a group, we’ll watch parts of “Deaf Hub at RIT,” a presentation about the ways deaf and hard of hearing researchers navigate academia, followed by parts of “Sonification,” which explores multi-model research outputs in science that go beyond the visual. This will be followed by a guided discussion and how attendees are trying to improve the accessibility of Primo VE and Alma and how the experience of these users can be taken into consideration. * April 29, 1pm to 2pm Eastern * Register for this Zoom event<https://ocul.zoom.us/meeting/register/FhCsNKM0SFuA9CjeGsS0Lg#/registration> The Collaborative Futures Accessibility subcommittee is part of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and aims to proactively identify and remove barriers that disadvantage individuals with disabilities when using library software products, including Primo VE and Alma. Mark Weiler, PhD (he & him) JAWS certified and Web Accessibility Specialist Web & User Experience Librarian Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario 548-889-5056 Notices Upcoming Laurier Library workshops & events<https://library.wlu.ca/events>

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