When Legacy Becomes Liability: Migrating Early New Zealand Books to Alma Digital | ANZREG 2026

When Legacy Becomes Liability: Migrating Early New Zealand Books to Alma Digital A recorded presenter session from the 2026 ANZREG Conference, held online from 25–27 August 2026. Session information 📅 Originally streamed: 25 August 2026 🎤 Presenters: Patricia Velasquez & Sara Sladwick 🏢 Organisation: The University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau About this session The University of Auckland Library’s Early New Zealand Books collection was hosted on a bespoke platform built in 2004. This presentation shares the migration to Alma Digital, including format incompatibilities, metadata remediation, functionality changes, copyright considerations prompted by AI web crawlers, and practical lessons about documentation, collaboration and working within commercial platforms. About the presenters Sara Sladwick is a Digital Library Specialist at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, working with Alma, Primo, Rapido, Specto and other library systems. Patricia Velasquez is a Digital Library Specialist at the University of Auckland, focusing on library systems, digital services and technology-enabled workflows. Patricia holds a PhD in Information Systems and has more than a decade of library experience. About the 2026 ANZREG Online Conference The 2026 ANZREG Online Conference was held online from 25–27 August 2026, including a Best Practice / Developer's Day. 📅 2026 Conference: https://anzreg.igelu.org/meetings/202... ANZREG — the Australia & New Zealand Regional Ex Libris Group — is a recognised forum of the International Group of Ex Libris Users (IGeLU) and Ex Libris, part of Clarivate. ANZREG promotes communication among users of Ex Libris software products at institutions across Australia and New Zealand. 🌐 ANZREG: https://anzreg.igelu.org/ Disclaimer This recording reflects the presentation and views expressed by the presenter at the time of the 2026 ANZREG Online Conference. Information, technologies and practices discussed in the session may have changed since the original broadcast. Views expressed by the presenter/s are their own and are not necessarily endorsed by ANZREG. #ANZREG #ANZREG2026