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    January 19th, 2016LISWire aggregatorUncategorized

    1/19/2016
    CONTACT:
    Leah Farrell
    Community Services
    860-673-6791 x211
    lfarrell@farmingtonlibraries.org

    Farmington Libraries Commemorate Five Years of Koha Library System

    On Friday, January 15, 2016, Farmington Libraries Executive Director Jay Johnston, Library Board Chairman Alan Sherman, and ByWater Solutions Co-Founder Nathan Curulla gathered to sign a 6-year extension of the Koha integrated library system software. In 2011, the Farmington Libraries became what at the time was the largest library to adopt the Koha software with ByWater Solutions. In the years since this decision was made, the savings and increased efficiency afforded by Koha has allowed the Farmington Libraries to double their collection size and offer better, more streamlined services to the community.

    Transitioning to Koha to manage the library collection and circulation was a no-brainer for Libraries Executive Director Johnston, who saw the advantage of 90% savings over the Libraries’ previous system, along with constantly improving features and functionality. “The benefits of the Koha system have enabled the Farmington Libraries to build a strong collection and meet the ever-evolving needs of our community,” says Johnston. “I’m happy with the knowledge that we have 6 more years ahead of us with Koha and ByWater Solutions. The savings we have seen in conjunction with the strong and stable relationship we have with ByWater has been integral to the Libraries’ growth in the past several years.”

    ByWater Solutions has also grown exponentially since 2011--according to co-founder Curulla--growing in reputation, client base, and staff size. Confidence in the software they support has been the most important contributor to this growth. “Koha provides all the features and functionality of a system that costs 10 times as much, and because it’s open source, the software continues to improve with new features and innovations while the price stays the same.” One new feature being used by the Farmington Libraries allows patrons to have their photo taken so that they can still check out items if they don’t have their library card or other identification on hand, a huge convenience for busy patrons. Forthcoming innovations include streamlined access to eBooks.

    The Farmington Libraries Board of Trustees agrees the decision to adopt the Koha software was the right one in light of its successful implementation, huge cost savings. “The Library Board is reassured that Koha will continue to offer great service and improving functionality at the same great price range,” says Chairman Alan Sherman. “As the needs of the community continue to change at a rapid pace, the Farmington Libraries are able to keep up, thanks in part to Koha,” says Johnston.
    The Farmington Libraries are part of the Farmington Village Green and Library Association.

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    January 15th, 2016LISWire aggregatorUncategorized

    1/15/2016
    CONTACT:
    Nathan Curulla
    (888) 900-8944
    sales@bywatersolutions.com

    Salisbury Free Library Goes Live on ByWater Solutions Koha Support

    ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Koha support, announced today that the Salisbury Free Library of Salisbury, NH. is now live on their Koha open source integrated library system.

    ByWater Solutions has completed the migration of the Libraries' more than 10,000 titles earlier this year and is providing ongoing hosting and support services to the library. The Salisbury Free Library's customized online catalog can be viewed at: http://salisbury.bywatersolutions.com

    Mindy Flater, Director of the library, commented on their experience moving to Koha with ByWater:

    "We moved to Koha nine months ago from, if you can believe it, stamping books and borrower's cards. It's been like going from a horse-drawn buggy to a Ferrari! We are very happy with Koha and ByWater's support and our patrons really appreciate all the added convenience of an automated system too."

    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–HTML5, 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://koha-community.org/

    About ByWater Solutions:
    ByWater Solutions is a full service, high quality support and implementation company dedicated to providing libraries with a lower cost, more advanced level of support for their ILS than a traditional proprietary solution can offer. ByWater Solutions has a proven track record in first rate Koha implementation and support with library systems of all sizes. Our highly ranked, comprehensive support is what sets our company apart from any other vendor in the industry. Partnering with ByWater Solutions to support Koha not only lowers the cost of implementing and maintaining an ILS, but more importantly empowers libraries by giving them the flexibility and freedom they deserve. For more information please visit: http://bywatersolutions.com/

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    January 12th, 2016LISWire aggregatorUncategorized

    Leiden (NL) / Boston (MA) / Singapore (SG) – 12 January 2016

    Brill is proud to announce that three Brill publications have made Choice magazine’s 2015 list of Outstanding Academic Titles. Selected by Choice review editors, the awarded titles are representative of Brill’s rich publishing program.

    Out of over 7,000 reviews in Choice during the previous calendar year, only 10% are selected as “Outstanding Academic Titles” and published in the Choice January issue each year. The awarded titles represent the extraordinary scientific and scholarly quality in their respective discipline. For more information about their selection criteria, please visit their website.

    Choice is an important source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and online resources of interest to those in higher education. Choice is a publication of Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) and a division of American Library Association (ALA).

    The list of Brill’s winning titles with our sincere congratulations to their authors:

    The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Developmental Composition of the Bible
    Eugene Ulrich, University of Notre Dame

    Networks and Trans-cultural Exchange
    Slave Trading in the South Atlantic, 1590-1867
    Edited by David Richardson, University of Hull, and Filipa Ribeiro da Silva, University of Macau

    A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese
    Paul W. Kroll, Professor of Chinese at the University of Colorado
    With the assistance of William G. Boltz, David R. Knechtges, Y. Edmund Lien, Antje Richter, Matthias L. Richter and Ding Xiang Warner
    Also available in paperback.

    Our Choice Outstanding Academic Titles from 2013 and 2014.
    More information about Choice.
    Questions about these or other Brill titles? Please contact us a marketing@brill.com.

    About Brill
    Founded in 1683 in Leiden, the Netherlands, Brill is a leading international academic publisher in 20 main subject areas, including Middle East and Islamic Studies, Asian Studies, Classical Studies, History, Biblical and Religious Studies, Language & Linguistics, Biology, and International Law. With offices in Leiden and Boston and a representative office in Singapore, Brill today publishes 230 journals and around 1000 new books and reference works each year, available in both print and electronic form. Brill also markets a large number of primary source research collections and databases. The company’s key customers are academic and research institutions, libraries, and scholars. Brill is a publicly traded company and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam NV. For more information, visit www.brill.com.

    View this Media Alert online: http://www.brill.com/news/choice-awards-three-brill-publications-outstanding-academic-titles-2015

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    January 12th, 2016LISWire aggregatorUncategorized

    The new Facet catalogue is out now and available to download here: http://bit.ly/1NLky5F. The catalogue contains details about all new Facet books publishing in the first half of 2016 including the following highlights:

    • Exploring Discovery: The front door to a library's licensed digitized content
    • Critical Literacy for Information Professionals
    • RDA Essentials
    • Digital Curation, 2nd edition
    • Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals
    • Emerging Strategies for Supporting Student Learning
    • The Innovative School Librarian, 2nd edition
    • Shared Collections: Collaborative stewardship
    • Management Skills for Archivists and Records Managers
    • Dynamic Research Support for Academic Libraries.

    You can download a PDF of the catalogue here: http://bit.ly/1NLky5F or email info@facetpublishing.co.uk to request a print copy.

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