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    January 25th, 2011LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    Bethesda, MD – January 25, 2011 – LibLime, a Division of PTFS, and WALDO (Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization) have announced that D’Youville College has successfully migrated to Koha.

    D’Youville has selected the LibLime – PTFS fully-managed Koha package. In this model, the system is installed, operated and maintained at one of LibLime – PTFS carrier-class data centers. LibLime – PTFS provided D’Youville with installation, data migration, systems configuration, software development and staff training. As a member of the WALDO consortium D’Youville will take advantage of the discounts available to WALDO members for LibLime - PTFS services.

    About D’Youville College
    D’Youville College, in Buffalo, NY was chartered by the state of New York in 1908. As a co-educational college, D’Youville offers baccalaureate and graduate programs to students. Approximately 2,900 undergraduate and graduate students attend D’Youville. Named after 18th century Canadian St. Marguerite d'Youville (the"Mother of Universal Charity") the college provides academic, social, spiritual, and professional development in programs that emphasize leadership and service.

    About WALDO
    Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO) is a membership organization supporting the procurement & administration of electronic information services for libraries since 1982. Supporting over 900 member libraries, WALDO offers consortial discounts for over 5,000 products and services.
    For more information, please visit the WALDO Website located at http://www.waldolib.org or contact Robert Karen at (800) 326-6495 ext. 1 or rob@waldolib.org.

Other advantages of choosing a LibLime solution through the WALDO consortium include volume discounts, standard contracts, consolidated renewals and invoicing and centralized billing. Participation in the LibLime discounts through WALDO is available to all WALDO full, associate and limited members.

    About LibLime - PTFS
    LibLime – PTFS is the global leader in open-source solutions for libraries. Rather than sell software licenses for static, hard-to-customize software products, The PTFS LibLime Division educates libraries about the benefits of open source, enabling them to make choices about how best to provide their communities and staff with better technology services. The PTFS LibLime Division then facilitates deployment of Koha in libraries by providing outstanding consulting, development, implementation, and support/hosting for libraries of all types and sizes. PTFS is also the developer of the world’s leading content management software, ArchivalWare, and specializes in meeting library personnel staffing requirements, digitization, and metadata keying services. For more information, see http://liblime.com or http://ptfs.com or http://archivalware.net.

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