Chalmers University of Technology is the First Institution to Go Live with FOLIO Library Service Platform
~ Top Swedish University Adopts the FOLIO Platform ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — October 21, 2019 ¬¬— Chalmers University of Technology has become the first university library to go live with FOLIO with hosting services from EBSCO Information Services. FOLIO is an open source service platform created by a community of librarians, services providers and developers. Adopting the FOLIO platform allows Chalmers to manage both its electronic resources and print materials on the same platform.

Chalmers University became the first EBSCO FOLIO beta partner in 2017 and has been working with EBSCO on a phased implementation process. Chalmers first brought the Electronic Resource Management (ERM) suite of apps online before fully implementing FOLIO’s base applications and discontinuing its previous Integrated Library System (ILS).

Chalmers is running FOLIO applications including check in/out; tracking user updates and requests; and managing inventory, orders, agreements, licenses, eHoldings, settings and SIP2 connections. Chalmers is also using FOLIO to integrate with existing systems such as OpenAthens, GOBI®, EBSCO Holdings IQ, EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS), along with the LIBRIS (The Swedish Union Catalogue maintained by the National Library of Sweden) and the library’s self-check-out machines.

Head of Information Resources at Chalmers, Marie Wenander, says having a Chalmers library staff that was ready for change and working with EBSCO added an important element to the migration. “The EBSCO implementation team members, who became an extension of our staff, were willing to work together and orchestrate a migration that was different from any we’ve been through — a true learning experience which allowed a smooth transition to a brand-new system.” Wenander says meeting members of the FOLIO Community along the way made the implementation even more important. “We knew we were leveraging the work of our fellow librarians and the FOLIO community while also contributing back the real-time information we were acquiring about the system and how it worked in a live environment.”

EBSCO Information Services’ Senior Vice President for Analytics and Hosting Services, Gar Sydnor, says the library at Chalmers University was a great beta tester because of its willingness to work with EBSCO on a template for migration and because of its electronic resource-heavy collection. “The Chalmers’ team made this implementation a great learning experience for EBSCO and the FOLIO community itself. Chalmers has a collection consisting mainly of electronic resources which allowed us to test FOLIO’s ERM module and ensure a smooth transition with the library’s existing EBSCO Discovery Service implementation.” Sydnor went on to note that “EBSCO would also like to offer a special thank you to the Open Library Environment (OLE) for their outstanding collaboration and contributions on the FOLIO project. Chalmers would not be live without OLE.”

The FOLIO project began as a community that brought libraries, services providers and developers together to bring an open source library services platform online that would look at traditional library automation services in a new way — combining print and electronic collections like never before. The platform leverages microservices and allows libraries to run the open source system themselves or work with service providers for hosting and system support. Libraries have full control of the software and are able to choose a full FOLIO migration or a phased approach of selected applications. The FOLIO platform is built for innovation and gives librarians choice while ensuring services will be interoperable.

About FOLIO
FOLIO is a collaborative effort among libraries, vendors, developers and consortia that leverages open source technology and a community-based effort to redefine library services and innovate based on library futures. By building on what libraries need and by leveraging library expertise as well as vendor capacity and velocity, FOLIO is designed to move libraries forward, build on the services they provide and redefine the role libraries play within their institution. FOLIO also levels the playing field and makes open source technology available to all institutions regardless of size or staffing. FOLIO brings vendors together to innovate and host services for customers and introduces open source as a service to libraries. To sign up to participate or receive more information go to www.folio.org.

About Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level. The university has 3,100 employees and 10,000 students, and offers education in engineering, science, shipping and architecture.

With scientific excellence as a basis, Chalmers promotes knowledge and technical solutions for a sustainable world. Through global commitment and entrepreneurship, Chalmers fosters an innovative spirit, in close collaboration with wider society. The EU’s biggest research initiative — the Graphene Flagship — is coordinated by Chalmers. They are also leading the development of a Swedish quantum computer.

About EBSCO Information Services
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is the leading discovery service provider for libraries worldwide with more than 11,000 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, and clinical decisions 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 1,000,000 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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For more information, please contact:
Kathleen McEvoy
Vice President of Communications
(800) 653-2726 ext. 2594
kmcevoy@ebsco.com

Duluth, Ga., October 14, 2019: Equinox is pleased to announce the successful migration of the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries to Koha, the first open source Integrated Library System to be used worldwide.

Their migration involved 318,801 bibliographic records and 2,929 patrons at the university. Equinox provided authority control and data services in addition to Koha support, hosting, and implementation. Remote training for Koha was also provided as part of the migration by Equinox.

“The Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries has had a successful implementation of Koha for our multi-site, multi-institutional consortia setting,” said Evan Boyd, Library Director and Archivist at Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries. “Koha’s ease of use and Equinox’s support services allow us to have a well-customized interface for our users. Throughout implementation, we’ve been impressed by the ways Koha simplifies some formerly time-intensive tasks and automates inter-campus lending between libraries. Equinox’s implementation staff has been responsive to our needs and quickly adapted to any special requirements we discovered through the setup and testing process. Not only has Koha reduced our costs, but it also allows us to more efficiently meet the needs of our patrons.”

Founded in 1999, Koha is the first free and open source library automation package. Equinox's team includes long-standing Koha developers.

"It was a pleasure working with the folks at the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries,” said Jason Etheridge, Senior Developer at Equinox. “While the software is a large part of what we do collaborating with great people is what makes a migration. Congratulations and welcome to the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries staff.”

To learn more about Koha and the expert services Equinox has to offer please visit https://www.equinoxinitiative.org/ .
About Equinox Open Library Initiative
Equinox Open Library Initiative Inc. is a nonprofit company engaging in literary, charitable, and educational endeavors serving cultural and knowledge institutions. As the successor to Equinox Software, Inc., the Initiative carries forward a decade of service and experience with Evergreen and other open source library software. At Equinox OLI we help you empower your library with open source technologies.

About Koha
Created in 1999 by Katipo Communications for the Horowhenua Library Trust in New Zealand, Koha is the first open source Integrated Library System to be used worldwide. The software is a full-featured ILS with a dual-database design (search engine and RDBMS) built to be compliant with library standards. Koha’s OPAC, staff, and self-checkout interfaces are all web applications. Distributed under the General Public License (GPL), libraries are free to use and install Koha themselves or to purchase support and development services. For more information on Koha, please visit http://koha-community.org.

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Duluth, Ga., October 14, 2019: Equinox is pleased to announce the successful migration of the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries to Koha, the first open source Integrated Library System to be used worldwide.

Their migration involved 318,801 bibliographic records and 2,929 patrons at the university. Equinox provided authority control and data services in addition to Koha support, hosting, and implementation. Remote training for Koha was also provided as part of the migration by Equinox.

“The Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries has had a successful implementation of Koha for our multi-site, multi-institutional consortia setting,” said Evan Boyd, Library Director and Archivist at Eastern Cluster of Luteran Seminaries. “Koha’s ease of use and Equinox’s support services allow us to have a well-customized interface for our users. Throughout implementation, we’ve been impressed by the ways Koha simplifies some formerly time-intensive tasks and automates intercampus lending between libraries. Equinox’s implementation staff has been responsive to our needs and quickly adapted to any special requirements we discovered through the setup and testing process. Not only has Koha reduced our costs, but it also allows us to more efficiently meet the needs of our patrons.”

Founded in 1999, Koha is the first free and open source library automation package. Equinox's team includes long-standing Koha developers.

"It was a pleasure working with the folks at the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries,” said Jason Etheridge, Senior Developer at Equinox. “While the software is a large part of what we do collaborating with great people is what makes a migration. Congratulations and welcome to the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries staff.”

To learn more about Koha and the expert services Equinox has to offer please visit https://www.equinoxinitiative.org/ .

About Equinox Open Library Initiative
Equinox Open Library Initiative Inc. is a nonprofit company engaging in literary, charitable, and educational endeavors serving cultural and knowledge institutions. As the successor to Equinox Software, Inc., the Initiative carries forward a decade of service and experience with Evergreen and other open source library software. At Equinox OLI we help you empower your library with open source technologies.

About Koha
Created in 1999 by Katipo Communications for the Horowhenua Library Trust in New Zealand, Koha is the first open source Integrated Library System to be used worldwide. The software is a full-featured ILS with a dual-database design (search engine and RDBMS) built to be compliant with library standards. Koha’s OPAC, staff, and self-checkout interfaces are all web applications. Distributed under the General Public License (GPL), libraries are free to use and install Koha themselves or to purchase support and development services. For more information on Koha, please visit http://koha-community.org.

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ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America’s forefront provider of Koha support, announced today that the Fresno County Public Law Library, Fresno California is now live! ByWater completed the transition of the libraries' 39,000 plus holdings from EOS ILS and is providing ongoing support services to the library.

The libraries' customized Koha OPAC's can be viewed at: https://fresnolaw.bywatersolutions.com/.

Brendan Gallagher, Founder and CEO of ByWater Solutions recently commented on the migration:

The Public Law Library contingent is growing in California and we are excited to see how this will expand the Koha Community.

About Fresno County Public Law Library
The law library is located on the 6th floor of the Fresno County Courthouse at 1100 Van Ness Ave. We boast a rich history and a skilled staff and are guided by an experienced board of trustees. To find out more information about the library, its policies, staff and governance, please read here: http://www.fresnolawlibrary.org/AboutUs.asp.

About ByWater Solutions
ByWater Solutions is a full service, high quality Koha 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 for Koha support 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: https://bywatersolutions.com.

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/.

For More Information
Jessica Zairo
Marketing & Outreach Coordinator
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944

EBSCO Information Services and MCN Healthcare Partner to Offer Healthcare Policy Expertise
~ Seamless Integration into Dynamic Health™ Combines Policies and Procedures for Healthcare Professionals ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — October 8, 2019 — EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has partnered with MCN Healthcare to seamlessly integrate skills and procedures content from Dynamic Health™ into the MCN platform. Dynamic Health is EBSCO's evidence-based resource designed to help nurses and allied health professionals master critical skills. MCN provides custom policy content, document management software and compliance expertise to healthcare organizations.

MCN is unique in that it is the only solution provider offering both a policy management system and policy content. With the integration of Dynamic Health procedure content, MCN offers a complete solution to the policy and procedure processes, allowing healthcare organizations to save valuable time, money and resources on creation and upkeep of their digital policy and procedure repository.

Policy and procedure creation, upkeep and management are significant challenges faced by health systems and providers. The ability to access policies in an easy, streamlined manner is a vital step in the healthcare process. This access helps facilities meet state laws and regulations, federal healthcare requirements, Joint Commission and NIAHO standards, CMS and other accreditation requirements.

EBSCO Information Services Chief Nursing Officer Diane Hanson says this relationship reinforces EBSCO’s commitment to supporting evidence-based nursing practice and reducing care variation. “The integration of skills and procedures content into a resource like MCN makes it easy for providers to meet regulatory compliance and shift their focus to providing meaningful patient care. EBSCO’s evidence-based approach ensures the latest clinical information is available to healthcare professionals, offering consistency of care across the continuum of care.”

MCN Healthcare’s Executive Vice President Pamela Gustafson says they understand healthcare professionals are committed to ensuring high-quality care for their patients. “Our partnership with EBSCO helps further enhance accessibility to evidence-based procedures and skills, as well as policies, ensuring healthcare organizations’ ability to seamlessly implement the most current regulatory compliance and evidence-based nursing practice for optimal patient care. The integration of EBSCO’s Dynamic Health with MCN’s comprehensive Policy Manager solution closes the circle of regulatory compliance, policy process and evidence-based nursing practice."

For more information on the partnership, visit Dynamic Health at: https://health.ebsco.com/products/dynamic-health.

About EBSCO’s Health Resources
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is a leading provider of clinical decision support solutions, medical research information and healthcare business intelligence for the healthcare industry. EBSCO users include professionals in medicine, nursing, and allied health. Flagship products include DynaMed®, Dynamic Health™, clinical e-books and e-journals, EBSCO Discovery Service™, licensed databases (such as CINAHL® Complete, MEDLINE® Complete) plus EBSCONET®. EBSCO’s health databases are powered by EBSCOhost®, the research platform favored by libraries around the world.

About MCN Healthcare
MCN Healthcare, Inc. is a leading provider of document management and regulatory compliance solutions built specifically for the healthcare industry. With over 30 years of healthcare experience, customers worldwide rely on MCN’s Policy Manager, Policy Library, StayAlert!, and Contract Manager to confidently maintain compliance and manage documents. MCN’s suite of products help customers reduce risk, streamline and automate workflows and provide safer, quality patient care.

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For more information, please contact:
Jessica Holmes
EBSCO Information Services
Communications Director
978-356-6500 x3485
jmholmes@ebsco.com

Senija Paich
MCN Healthcare
Marketing Specialist
800-538-6264 x3066
senija.paich@mcnhealthcare.com