News: Registration is now open for the 2026 WILIUG Fall Meeting

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on

The mission of the Wisconsin/Illinois Innovative Users Group (WILIUG) is to facilitate communication and to help create learning opportunities, both online and in-person, for Innovative libraries in the area. The WILIUG Steering Committee invites you to join us for our upcoming virtual meeting on Friday, October 16th, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Register here.

This half-day meeting will include sessions on Polaris Custom TOMs and Sierra Create Lists, as well as a panel discussion with Innovative staff and users about how to get your enhancement ideas incorporated into future ILS releases.

Registration is free for both WILIUG members and non-members from other Innovative libraries!

Non-members are encouraged to join WILIUG to be eligible for future members-only events including our in-person Spring Conference. Please visit our Membership Page to check your library's membership status or for information about joining.

Register by Thursday, October 15th.

Zoom access information will be emailed to registrants before the meeting.

Agenda

9:30 - 9:45 AM

Welcome and WILIUG Business Meeting

9:45 - 10:30 AM

 

Polaris Custom TOMs: Implementation, Strategies &  Best Practices presented by Matt Hammermeister (Pinnacle Library Cooperative)

 

Introduction to Sierra Create Lists presented by Tim Mayse-Lillig (Helen Plum Library) and Jen Schmidt (Milwaukee County Federated Library System)

10:30 - 10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

 

 

Idea Exchange and the Member Exclusive Enhancement Process (MEEP): a Panel Discussion

 

Panel Members:

Mike Dicus (Innovative/Clarivate)

Shawn Farrell (Cincinnati and Hamilton Country Public Library)

Gabrielle Gosselin (Innovative/Clarivate)

Alex Vancina (Helen Plum Library)

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Break

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

 

 

Polaris Discussion Forum

moderated by Maripat Olson (Barrington Area Library) and Rebecca Pfenning (Plainfield Area Public Library)

 

Sierra Discussion Forum

moderated by Tim Mayse-Lillig (Helen Plum Library) and Emily Vieyra (Milwaukee Public Library)


Have a question for the Idea Exchange/MEEP panel? 

Please submit your question for the panel here. Members of the steering committee will read submitted questions during the panel session.