6/28/2016
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Daniel Morgan Academy 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 Library at Daniel Morgan Academy of Washington, DC. is now live on their Koha open source integrated library system.

ByWater Solutions completed the migration of the Library's more than 12,000 titles earlier this year and is providing ongoing hosting and support services to the library. The Daniel Morgan Academy Library's customized online catalog can be viewed at: http://danielmorganlibrary.bywatersolutions.com/

Diane White, Library Director, commented on their decision to move to Koha with ByWater:

"The ByWater Koha system, backed by the wonderful support and training teams, has made my arrival as the Daniel Morgan Academy’s Library Director quite smooth. Although I had heard Nicole speak at many conferences and events, and understood the concept of an open source ILS, I was totally unfamiliar with Koha as an operational platform. Your system has proven to be very intuitive and unbreakable – I can try things, investigate modules and read documentation in numerous fora – and, most of the time, I am able to figure things out. About the only thing I could recommend would be to produce a Koha for Dummies book; for someone with no computer science or systems experience some of the documentation is a little daunting. But, whenever that happens I can always rely on your patient and friendly support staff. They have been especially helpful in assisting me through the post-migration work, and I look forward to continuing to draw on their expertise."

About the Daniel Morgan Academy:
Established in 2014, the Daniel Morgan Academy provides graduate education in support of the intelligence and national security communities. Its three Master’s programs (Intelligence, National Security, Information Operations) and five specialized credit-bearing certificates provide the framework through and in which students can advance themselves academically, personally and professionally. A practitioner faculty impart and ensure optimum understandings of real world events, and a strong cadre of visiting instructors supplements the classroom experience through simulation and presentation.

The Daniel Morgan Academy is a new, independent and stand-alone graduate school in Washington, DC (near Farragut North and West Metro Stations) dedicated to delivering the practical edge for the national security and intelligence professional. The Academy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. It is neither a government contractor nor a government entity. For more information please visit: https://danielmorgan.academy/about/

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/

~ Renewal Agreement Provides Subscription Fulfillment for De Gruyter Journals ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — June 28, 2016 — Publisher Promotion & Fulfillment (PPF), a division of EBSCO Information Services, has renewed its partnership to fulfill subscription services for journals from De Gruyter. The partnership ensures that the needs of De Gruyter subscribers are met while allowing the company to focus on the editorial aspects of its business.

The partnership between PPF and De Gruyter, which began in 2010, provides long-term value and stability to its fulfillment clients that subscribe to its humanities, social sciences, STM and law journals, the more than 750 subscription based or Open Access journals, and a variety of digital products that De Gruyter produces. PPF’s expertise at managing institutional subscriptions and providing consultative, industry-specific analysis allows publishers to focus on editorial excellence and grow circulation and revenue.

Managing Director at De Gruyter, Carsten Buhr, looks forward to the continued partnership between the two companies: “Since 2010 PPF has been a reliable partner of De Gruyter’s, representing our subscription business in the Americas. We prize PPF’s collaborative and innovative spirit, and are happy to be further strengthening our partnership with them so that we can continue to build our subscription business in one of De Gruyter’s largest growth markets.”

For more information, visit the PPF website at www.ppfebsco.com

About Publisher Promotion & Fulfillment (PPF)
Publisher Promotion & Fulfillment (PPF), a division of EBSCO Information Services, has partnered with publishers worldwide since 1975 to provide customized journal subscription fulfillment services for scientific, technical, medical and business publications. A trusted publisher partner in the STM community, PPF offers a comprehensive solution for publishers, including renewal and marketing services, journal subscription fulfillment, finances and subscriber communication. Visit www.ppfebsco.com to learn more.

About EBSCO Information Services
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is the leading discovery service provider for libraries worldwide with more than 10,000 discovery customers in over 100 countries. EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) provides each institution with a comprehensive, single search box for its entire collection, offering unparalleled relevance ranking quality and extensive customization. EBSCO is also the preeminent provider of online research content for libraries, including hundreds of research databases, historical archives, point-of-care medical reference, and corporate learning tools serving millions of end users at tens of thousands of institutions. EBSCO is the leading provider of electronic journals & books for libraries, with subscription management for more than 360,000 serials, including more than 57,000 e-journals, as well as online access to more than 800,000 e-books. For more information, visit the EBSCO website at: www.ebsco.com. EBSCO Information Services is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., a family owned company since 1944.

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