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    December 11th, 2012LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    North Bethesda, MD –December 11, 2012 – Students in Dr. William Helling’s Library Systems course enrolled in Indiana University’s School of Library and Information Science program will begin utilizing LibLime Koha this upcoming semester through LibLime's Koha with Class program.

    LibLime will provide the class of approximately 20 students with a hosted installation of LibLime Koha 4.14 free of charge. This will allow the students unlimited access and all privileges associated with the staff end of LibLime Koha as well as all OPAC functionality for the duration of the course. LibLime Koha 4.14 introduces the Solr search engine to the Koha application. The Solr engine provides increased performance for importing and indexing bibliographic records. Solr also provides a much richer facet list for OPAC searching. Students in Dr. Hellings’s class will have the opportunity to take advantage of these and other improvements brought to the application through the Solr search engine.

    Dr. Helling says “I have used the Koha with Class program for the past five years at Indiana University in my graduate class on library systems. It is an excellent way to introduce students to a fully functional integrated library system (ILS) and its various components. The fact that Koha incorporates the latest technologies and developments makes this program even more attractive. The opportunity to configure and administer an ILS is an invaluable experience for students who will be future administrators and decision makers in their libraries.”

    About LibLime’s Koha with Class
    LibLime's Koha with Class program is designed to give library school faculty a chance to embed the use of an ILS into their coursework and curricula. This allows students to gain practical experience with library automation software as they prepare to enter the library workforce. Many faculty members around the world are taking advantage of the free support that LibLime provides with the Koha with Class installations. LibLime is striving to expand the program overseas to support librarianship at an international level. To learn more about the program visit or if you wish to get involved go to: http://www.liblime.com/we-give-back.

    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.

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    December 11th, 2012LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 20th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 20th issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid April 2013, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at:

    http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to journal@code4lib.org

    by Friday, January 18, 2013. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message.

    C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

    • Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical)
    • Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced
    • Case studies
    • Best practices
    • Reviews
    • Comparisons of third party software or libraries
    • Analyses of library metadata for use with technology
    • Project management and communication within the library environment
    • Assessment and user studies

    C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit
    C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 18 issues (issue #19 anticipated next month) published on our website:

    http://journal.code4lib.org

    Remember, for consideration for the 20th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to journal@code4lib.org no later than Friday, January 18, 2013.

    Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing.