The Upper Midwest User Group (UMWUG) Conference is coming back this November! After several years away, we are excited to bring the community together again for a day of learning and connection.
Information about the conference can be found below. More information will be shared in the coming months.
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Time: 10AM - 3PM Central
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free!
The Call for Proposals has closed.
Register on the registration page. Registration is open to all through November 6, 2026.Â
10:00AM-10:10AM - Welcome
10:10AM-10:20AM - ELUNA Information
10:20AM-11:00AM - Lightning Round
Clean Slate: Automating Patron Purges with Python and the Alma API by Robert Wilson (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities)
Using Labels in Order Lines and Committed to Retain features for Easier Identification and Analysis of Data by Heather Buckwalter (Creighton University Law Library)
Using Alma to Audit EZproxy Repositories by Cate Triola (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities)
Content Filtering and AI Guardrails in the Primo Research Assistant by Pete McDonnell (Bemidji State University)
11:10AM-11:50AM - Full Presentations (Breakout Rooms)
Review and Remediation: Building a Sustainable Reparative Metadata Workflow by Broghan White and Margaret Mering (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
NDE @ UNI: Optimizing for the User by Katherine Arndt, Matthew Lawson, and Tonya Ryals (University of Northern Iowa)
Rapido at Minnesota -- Lessons Learned in Our First Two Years by Christopher Rose (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities)
11:50AM-12:50PM - Lunch
12:50PM-1:20PM - Lightning Round
Adding Repository Records to Primo VE Discovery System by Edward Warga (St. Cloud State University)
Working Through Workday by Marcus Seraphine (Dunwoody College of Technology)
Using Indication Rule Filters in Import Profiles to Assign Different Material Types to e-resource Portfolios by Tina Gross (University of Minnesota)
1:30PM-2:10PM - Full Presentations (Breakout Rooms)
Norm Rules or MarcEdit?: Don't Bring Polyhedral Dice to a Scrabble Tournament by Stacie Traill and Tina Gross (University of Minnesota)
Navigating Loan Notifications by Carrie Curie (PALS)
Integrating Alma Analytics with Google Workspace via Google Apps Script by Mark Engelmann (University of Minnesota)
2:20PM-3:00PM - Panel Discussion
Moving to Primo NDE from Multiple Perspectives with Perry Madden (Minnesota State University, Mankato), John Holm (University of St. Thomas), Christina Koss (Concordia University, St. Paul), Pam Gladis (Southwest Minnesota State University), William Straub (St. Catherine University), and Andrew Pederson (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
2:20PM-3:00PM - Closing
All attendees, speakers, and organizers agree to engage with respect, honesty, and professionalism. We are committed to an inclusive environment free from harassment, discrimination, or intimidation. Participants are expected to represent their work accurately and support the open exchange of ideas. Violations of this Code will result in removal from the conference. To report a concern, please contact a conference organizer.
The Upper Midwest User Group (UMWUG) is the ELUNA regional user group for Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. In addition to a yearly meetup at the ELUNA Conference, UMWUG had a history of hosting a conference for its members to connect and share information. This year's conference will be the first in many years.
To stay involved in UMWUG, consider bookmarking our regional user group website and subscribing to our listserv.
Andy Pederson; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Committee Chair
Michael Straatmann; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Member and UMWUG Chair
Kirsten Clark; University of Minnesota; Member and RUG Contact
Sunshine Carter; University of Minnesota; Member
Etta Thornburg; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Member
Heather Buckwalter; Creighton University; Member
If you have any questions about the 2026 UMWUG Conference, please contact Andy Pederson at apederson@unl.edu.