IUG 2026 Annual Conference

Roadmap of upcoming Vega Library Experience (LX) development (Discover, Mobile, Promote, WebBuilder, Program)

Highlighting the new Account Portal, integration of programs to be searchable and overall personalization trends.

Building on the success of our 2025 IUG Forum session, join us for an in-depth look at innovative customer implementations across the entire Vega product suite. This interactive session showcases how libraries are leveraging Vega Discover, LX Starter, Mobile, WebBuilder, Promote, Program, and Interact to create unique, community-focused solutions. During this session, you'll experience live demonstrations and pre-recorded walkthroughs of real customer environments, creative customizations and workflow solutions from libraries of all sizes, practical implementation strategies and lessons learned, and Q&A opportunities with presenters and fellow attendees. This session is ideal for library staff considering Vega products or planning implementations, current Vega users looking to optimize their configurations, technical staff interested in advanced customization techniques, and anyone seeking inspiration for enhancing their library's digital presence.

Springfield-Greene County Library launched Vega Discover in late 2024, after using Encore for over fifteen years. Join ILS Administrator (Sierra) Stephanie Ruhe for a recap of the go-live experience and first year (or so) live on Discover. We'll discuss successes, challenges, and lessons learned through each stage of the process, then wrap it up with a little show-and-tell and discussion of our hopes for the future.

The Vega LX platform is modernizing and reshaping our tools for circulation notices. Across multiple channels, what does each offer and how best to structure the choices and your communications?

Session to highlight all of the recent features in Discover.

An update on the exciting Vega Reports tool, showing new Discover reports and the plan for the inclusion of OverDrive circulation data.

New to Program Registration? Join us to learn to how to create and manage program session, introduction to program administration, and customer experience.

In 2025, The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC)-comprising four library systems and representing over 180 libraries across Alberta-undertook the implementation of Vega Discover. The TRAC environment is characterized by multiple layers of collaboration and decision-making across all areas, from cataloguing and system administration to public services. Because of this complexity, the implementation of a system as extensive and impactful as Vega Discover necessitated numerous adaptations to established practices, often diverging from the approaches employed by other libraries or consortia. This presentation will outline TRAC's implementation process from the initial research and evaluation phase through configuration, cataloguing modifications, and staff training. It will examine key challenges and successful strategies encountered throughout the project, present feedback from patrons, and discuss anticipated next steps in the ongoing development and optimization of Vega Discover within the consortium.

Exploring the game changer that is "patrons in promote" and COPPA compliance, along with other updates to Vega Promote over the previous year.

Vega WebBuilder is a iii/Clarivate product based to help libraries build their website on the Wix.com platform. We would like to portray our libraries (Springfield-Greene County Library District & Rochester Hills Public Library) experiences using the platform, ways other libraries could easily implement some of the features available, some of the more advanced options for libraries with more staff resources, and some ways you can use AI as a coding tool for web apps you may not be able to do without. Springfield-Greene County Library District & RHPL approached the Wix.com platform in different ways. Springfield-Greene used some of the simpler deployment features Wix.com offers to easily deploy a large website in a crunch period. Simple deployment features that can make production faster and easier include: Built-in wix modules Wix.com Mobile App Dynamic Pages Wix blogs CMS deployment with user permissions RHPL used more visual processes, advanced coding, and design concepts to create a more streamlined user experience. Tools that RHPL used to help stream user experience include: Saving custom assets Custom templates Wix Velo API coding 'Wix Blocks' App coding We may also go over on how to use AI as a tool to help you deploy some "need to have" features from older website deployments, and converting them into something usable by the Wix.com platform. We will also go over some of the faults and abnormalities that come with using the Wix.com platform so libraries can make an educated choice as to whether switching will be an improvement for their work environment. We hope this presentation can present several different ways the iii/Clarivate Vega WebBuilder platform can be used to modernize current library websites, and give libraries another choice as to how they manage their web presence.

Build beautiful, professional websites with ease using WebBuilder’s intuitive drag-and-drop tools. Whether you're a beginner or a pro you can create a stunning, responsive by using a few simple guiding principles.

Review of the on-going evolution of Mobile, including the addition of push notifications and other key enhancements from the last year.

As Vega has evolved, libraries have developed creative strategies to ensure their materials roll up (or don’t roll up) appropriately within the system’s MARC-to-BIBFRAME conversion and roll-up logic. Join colleagues from three different libraries—representing both standalone institutions and consortia—as they share how they approached a range of challenges, including video games, series statements, travel guides, and more.
Although some of the solutions discussed may no longer be necessary due to recent Vega upgrades, they provide practical insight into the kinds of decisions and adjustments libraries have made along the way. These examples may be especially helpful for libraries considering a transition to Vega or refining their records to better serve users and reduce frustration when searching for specific formats. This session will be an opportunity not only to learn from real-world experiences, but also to exchange ideas—attendees are encouraged to bring their own perspectives, questions, and strategies to enrich the conversation.