Library Technology Guides

Avalon Free Public Library is live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions announced that the Avalon Free Public Library in New Jersey is now live on the Koha ILS with Aspen Discovery and ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 47,000 bibliographic records from the Sierra ILS providing the library with customized implementation and training for their open source solutions. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions announces support of Aspen Discovery for Los Gatos Library. ByWater Solutions announced that they are providing support and hosting services for the Aspen Open Source Discovery system for the Los Gatos Public Library in California. The Los Gatos Public Library is an existing Koha Partner through ByWater Solutions. [Full Announcement].

Lane Memorial Library live on Koha with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions announced that the Lane Memorial Library in New Hampshire is now live on Koha ILS with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 75,800 bib records and over 86,000 item records. [Full Announcement].

Weber State University go live with eReserve Plus. Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, has gone live with eReserve Plus for the delivery of online course reserve materials to students. eReserve Plus helps faculty quickly discover and curate learning resources for students, identify at-risk students early to ensure student success and provides the library with detailed analytics on resource usage and patron engagement, all while ensuring copyright obligations are efficiently managed and met. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Nevada Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative welcomed Nevada Public Library to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium with their migration to Evergreen ILS, an award winning library solution used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. The Nevada Public Library celebrated 100 years of service in 2017. Today it serves more than 5,032 patrons and includes 37,729 bibliographic records. Equinox provided implementation, data, hosting, support, and training services which included project management and configuration of their ILS. [Full Announcement].

Mitteilungen/Produktionsbeginn des Forum Wiedenest e. V. mit Koha 22.11. Der Forum Wiedenest e. V. mit Sitz im Ortsteil Wiedenest von Bergneustadt ist ein christlich-evangelikales Werk mit drei Arbeitsfeldern: Weltweite Mission, Biblisch-Theologische Akademie sowie Jugend- und Gemeindeforum. Es arbeitet besonders mit Brüdergemeinden und Baptisten zusammen. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Welcomes the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to Koha ILS with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collection Libraries. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced the migration of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) to Koha ILS as part of their membership with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collection Libraries. [Full Announcement].

Pickens County Library System makes the switch to TLC. The Pickens County Library System now has better reporting, collection curation, and staff operations after switching to the Library.Solution integrated library system from The Library Corporation. Over the summer, TLC completed migration services for the four-site South Carolina library system from the SirsiDynix Horizon ILS. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes the German Society of Pennsylvania to Koha ILS with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collection Libraries. quinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced the migration of the German Society of Pennsylvania to Koha ILS as part of their membership with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collection Libraries. [Full Announcement].

Canberra Institute of Technology now live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services. Canberra Institute of Technology, in Australia, has moved to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their library services platform to improve workflows, increase access to more resources for students and faculty, and join an ever-growing global network of collaborating libraries. [Full Announcement].

Logan Library finds seamless connections with TLC. Logan Library is now using Library.Solution as its integrated library system and TLC.Go! for its mobile app from The Library Corporation (TLC). TLC completed the migration services from the SirsiDynix ILS for the high-circulating single-site library earlier this year. The library is looking forward to taking advantage of the seamless connection between the ILS and mobile app. [Full Announcement].

Chesapeake Public Libraries now Live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Solutions Support. ByWater Solutions announced that Chesapeake Public Libraries in Virginia is now live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater support and hosting services. ByWater Solutions successfully completed the migration of 177,700 bibliographic records, 353,000 item records and more than 159,000 patron records. [Full Announcement].

Soest Public Library expands its opening hours as an Open Library. Instead of 41 hours as before, Soest residents can now spend 56 hours a week in their library. Nex.365 Open Library makes it possible. The need to expand opening hours to include relevant evening and midday hours on weekdays was obvious. The additional staff-free library hours on Saturday afternoons and Sundays are in line with a modern and community-focused library strategy. The library is now open continuously from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. four days a week. On Saturdays and Sundays, the doors are open until 6 p.m. [Full Announcement].

Cooperative Computer Services (IL) launches MessageBee SMS. Unique Library announced the launch of MessageBee for Cooperative Computer Services. The innovative messaging solution offers customizable library-specific notifications for email and SMS. CCS joins the SWAN library consortium to be the second collection of libraries to implement MessageBee SMS in the Chicagoland area this year. [Full Announcement].

CIF Southern Section goes live on TIND Digital Archive. TIND announced the official launch of the digital history archive for the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section. The platform will serve as a central repository capturing over 110 years of articles, photographs, and multimedia materials documenting the history of education-based athletics in Southern California. [Full Announcement].

Cuyahoga County Public Library goes live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Solutions Support. ByWater Solutions announced that Cuyahoga County Public Library in Ohio is now live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater support and hosting services. ByWater Solutions successfully completed the migration of 217,000 bibliographic records, 1.3 million item records and more than 456,000 patron records. [Full Announcement].

Coastal Bend College live on Koha with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions announced that Coastal Bend College in Texas is now live on Koha ILS with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 21,000 bib records and over 24,000 item records. [Full Announcement].

UN Human Rights goes live on TIND Institutional Repository. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has gone live on TIND IR. This collaboration aims to create a worldwide database of academic publications, UN documents, reports, and other resources on the impact of unilateral sanctions on human rights. The repository leverages TIND IR's comprehensive feature set and user-friendly interface to ensure this vital collection is widely discoverable. [Full Announcement].

Whiting Library joins VOKAL and goes Live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Solutions Support. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that Whiting Library in Vermont has joined VOKAL and is now live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater support and hosting services. [Full Announcement].

Manchester Community Library joins Catamount and goes live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Solutions Support. ByWater Solutions announced that the Manchester Community Library in Vermont, has joined the Catamount Library Network to use ByWater Solutions for their support of Koha and Aspen Discovery. ByWater completed the transition of over 27,000 bibliographic records and 27,000 item records. [Full Announcement].