North Bethesda, MD, September 14, 2012. LibLime, a division of PTFS, and WALDO (Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization) announce the production release of a browser-based mobile application for LibLime Academic Koha.

Library staff at the University of Hartford have developed mOPAC, which provides patrons with access to the University Libraries’ rich collections via mobile devices. After successful deployment with the University Libraries’ LibLime Academic Koha system, the University has teamed with LibLime to integrate the mOPAC application into LibLime Academic Koha 5.0. This contribution to LibLime Academic Koha 5.0 is a welcome enhancement to start the 2012 Fall semester.

Ben Ide, Head of Technical Services at the University Libraries, says, “This mobile access to the LibLime Academic Koha OPAC interface makes searching and checking your user account easy from handheld devices. This is the same information already in your catalog, only streamlined, and does not require an additional application in order to work on Apple iOS, Google Android, and Windows phones. The University of Hartford is glad to be able to contribute this innovation to the community of LibLime Academic Koha users. We hope that it will be as well received by your patrons as it is by ours.”

For more information about mOPAC, please visit: http://libill.hartford.edu/koha/index.asp.

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 http://www.waldolib.org or contact Robert Karen at 866-576-6051ext. 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 providing support for the Koha open source ILS. 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.