8/23/2011
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The C.G. Jung Institute of New York Goes Live on Koha with ByWater Solutions

ByWater Solutions, an open source community supporter and official Koha support company, announced today that C.G. Jung Institute of New York, NY. is now live on their installation of the Koha integrated library system.

The Kristine Mann Library's Koha installation went live in late July, and ByWater Solutions will be providing ongoing support and hosting services for them.

Lorna Peachin, Director of the Kristine Mann Library, commented on their move to Koha with ByWater Solutions:

"The Kristine Mann Library at the NY C.G. Jung Center, the oldest Jung Library in North America, is pleased to announce that they are partnering with ByWater Solutions to offer an online Open Source Library Catalog/Database, Koha! After lengthy consideration we chose ByWater and Koha as the best choice for our needs! Check our webpage in September for the link!"

The Kristine Mann Library houses an extensive collection in the field of analytical psychology and other related disciplines. ARAS, a unique symbol library, contains a wide range of imagery of cultural and religious importance. The C.G. Jung Foundation runs educational programs and a Book Service for the public and publishes the journal, Quadrant, devoted to the work of Jung.

About the C.G Jung Institute of New York:
The C.G. Jung Institute of New York, originally formed in 1962, was Chartered by the New York State Board of Regents in 1975 as a not-for-profit educational institution, and is accredited by the American Board for Accreditation in Psychoanalysis to offer training leading to certification as a psychoanalyst. Currently, to comply with the new law leading to Professional Licensure in Psychoanalysis, the Institute is registered with New York State as a program that leads to New York State Licensure in Psychoanalysis. The Institute is authorized by the International Association for Analytical Psychology, the governing body of Jungian analysts, to administer a Jungian training program. The C. G. Jung Institute of NY is Accredited by the American Board for Accreditation in Psychoanalysis (ABAP). For more information please visit: http://www.junginstitute.org

About Koha:
Koha is the first open-source Integrated Library System (ILS). In use worldwide, its development is steered by a growing community of libraries collaborating to achieve their technology goals. Koha's impressive feature set continues to evolve and expand to meet the needs of its user base. It includes modules for circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, serials, reserves, patron management, branch relationships, and more.

Koha’s OPAC, circulation, management and self-checkout interfaces are all based on standards-compliant World Wide Web technologies--XHTML, CSS and Javascript--making Koha a truly platform-independent solution. Koha is distributed under the open-source General Public License (GPL). For more information about Koha, please visit: http://www.koha-community.org

About ByWater Solutions:
With over 10 years of experience, ByWater Solutions offers customized hosting, data migration, configuration, installation, training, support options and development of enterprise class open-source library systems. Offering a 24/7 technical helpline, ByWater Solutions’ clients have the support system they need to make their software work for them. ByWater Solutions pledges to share 100% of all developed code to the Koha community for the strengthening and advancement of the Koha ILS. For more information about ByWater Solutions, please visit: http://www.bywatersolutions.com