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Breeding, Marshall. ByWater Expands Support Offerings to Include Aspen Discovery. December 2019. Smart Libraries Newsletter. ByWater Solutions, a company involved in providing services surrounding open source software, has recently expanded its portfolio to include Aspen Discovery. This open source discovery interface based on VuFind was originally developed by Mark Noble. His business, Turning Leaf Technologies, has been acquired by ByWater solutions and Noble now serves as Aspen Discovery Team Lead.

Breeding, Marshall. Virginia Tech Libraries to Implement Koha. March 2018. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The libraries of Virginia Tech University have begun the implementation of the open source Koha integrated library system and the Coral electronic resource management application. Virginia Tech selected ByWater Solutions as its technology partner, not only to provide support services for Koha and Coral, but also to enhance these systems to meet the library's specific needs while offering substantial savings relative to its current environment. The library will migrate from Sierra ILS from Innovative Interfaces, which was implemented in 2011.

Breeding, Marshall. ByWater Solutions to Offer FOLIO Services. March 2018. Smart Libraries Newsletter. ByWater Solutions has become well established as a support services firm for open source library software, primarily for the open source Koha integrated library system. The company announced that it will also offer support for the open source FOLIO library services platform in partnership with EBSCO Information Services. ByWater Solutions will provide services to libraries to implement and support FOLIO hosted on EBSCO's technology infrastructure. EBSCO will also provide data services, such as access to its knowledge base and to EBSCO Discovery Service. ByWater Solutions will also explore using FOLIO microservices and apps to enhance services for its current clients using Koha and other open source components.

Breeding, Marshall. ByWater and Donohue Group To Develop New Advanced Cataloging Module for Koha. April 2014. Smart Libraries Newsletter. A collaborative project between ByWater Solutions, one of the major providers of support services for the open source Koha integrated library system, and Donohue Group Inc. proposes to develop new MARC record editing and management capabilities to support the needs of complex cataloging operations. The Donohue Group will partially fund the development of the new cataloging module, which will be supplemented by funding contributed from ByWater Solutions

Breeding, Marshall. Open Source ILS Continues to Expand. April 2011. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The movement toward open source library automation continues. Recent months have seen many announcements of libraries selecting both Koha and Evergreen to replace proprietary systems. Keeping in mind that proprietary ILS products continue to dominate, both in new selections and in the overall base of installed systems, open source library automation has gained a strong footing in the industry and has become a common option for most types of libraries.

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June 17, 2026. CirriusImpact integration with Koha Webinar. ByWater Solutions Partners with CirriusImpact to Bring Advanced SMS & Voice Notifications to Koha Libraries. Learn how CirriusImpact integration works with Koha, enabling your patrons to receive automated SMS notifications, reminders, and alerts.

June 15, 2026. Spaulding Memorial Library joins the Chickadee Library Consortium and goes Live on Koha with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that the Spaulding Memorial Library in Maine has joined the Chickadee Library Consortium and is now live on the Koha ILS with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration providing the library with customized implementation and training for their open source solutions.

June 11, 2026. Iowa City Public Library is live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater support. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that the Iowa City Public Library in Iowa is live on the Koha ILS and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 180,300 bibliographic records and 188,300 item records providing the library with customized implementation and training for their open source solutions.

June 9, 2026. Hamilton East Public Library is live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that the Hamilton East Public Library in Indiana is now live on the Koha ILS and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration providing the library with customized implementation and training for their open source solutions.

June 5, 2026. ByWater Solutions welcomes Danielle Meininger. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open-Source library technology support announced toda

June 4, 2026. ByWater Solutions partners with koha-US to raise money for the Koha Community for 6th year in a row. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that their annual Koha Community Challenge raised over $1,550.00 for koha-US and the Koha Community. 62 Community members participated in the month-long challenge logging 1,298 activities and over 800 hours of active time for the month of May. By partnering with koha-us for the Spring into Fitness: Koha Community Challenge, we once again were able to create a way for the open-source community to come together, move, and raise money for a good cause!

June 3, 2026. Bibliotheca and ByWater Solutions announce RFID integration for Koha libraries. Bibliotheca, a global provider of library technology solutions, has announced a new integration between its RFID workstations and the Koha integrated library system. This integration was made possible by our partnership with ByWater Solutions and is enabled through the staffConnect link plugin. The integration allows Koha to communicate directly with Bibliotheca RFID pads, enabling staff to process multiple items at once without switching between systems. The result is faster check-in, checkout, and renewal workflows, with improved accuracy in high-volume environments.

June 2, 2026. ByWater Solutions partners with Novare Library Services to provide the Digital Dexterity: AI in Libraries Webinar Series. ByWater Solutions is partnering with Novare Library Services to provide a Digital Dexterity: AI in Libraries webinar series. This will be a six-part series featuring a variety of guest presenters speaking on a range of AI-related topics. These sessions are open to anyone and will be recorded.

May 29, 2026. ByWater Solutions' partners sponsor development in Koha 26.05 Release. ByWater Solutions partners sponsored developments in the Koha Community 26.05 release.

May 28, 2026. ByWater Solutions at the American Library Association Annual Conference 2026. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the ALA Annual Conference 2026 from June 25 - June 29 in Chicago. Come visit us at booth 4834 to chat and explore what Open Source can do for your library. We will be available to answer questions, demonstrate products, and take part in discussions regarding the future of Open Source solutions for Libraries.

Nov 07, 2019 ByWater Solutions expands services to include Aspen Discovery
ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that they have acquired Turning Leaf Technologies and will be providing implementation, support, hosting and development services to the Aspen Open Source Discovery system. Mark Noble the founder of both the Pika and Aspen Discovery systems, has joined the ByWater family as the Aspen Discovery Team Lead and users will benefit from his 10 plus years of experience in developing, managing and supporting Discovery systems for Public, Academic and School Libraries.

Apr 17, 2009 ByWater Solutions listed as an official Koha support company
ByWater Solutions has been recognized for providing expert open source ILS support by the Koha free library software developer and user community. As a result the newly formed company has been listed as an official pay-for support vendor on Koha.org.

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2025 ByWater Solutions Accomplishments Narrative

2025 was another fantastic year for ByWater Solutions! We achieved significant growth and progress, as our team met all of our goals for the year and successfully brought on several new library contracts representing more than one hundred twenty locations. Both Koha and Aspen continued to grow alongside our libraries through strong community growth and restructuring as well as meaningful advances in software functionality, while dozens of new team members joined ByWater to ensure we could meet the evolving needs of our customers. We also made major leaps forward in terms of scalability and long term sustainability, strengthening our infrastructure, security, and onboarding processes in ways that will benefit our libraries well into the future. These improvements proved critical during an extremely challenging year for the entire library automation industry, as aggressive bot attacks created widespread disruption. ByWater was proud to be one of the first companies to communicate and mitigate these attacks using our transparent and honest support processes. Additionally, the loss of funding from the IMLS created serious challenges for many of our library customers, and we were proud to provide financial support in numerous cases to help libraries navigate that difficult period. We closed the year inspired by the amazing KohaCon conference in New Zealand, which several of our team members were able to attend and which reinforced the sense of community, participation, and sharing that brought us into this community in the first place.