The Writer has developed a brand new digital edition in collaboration with archiving specialists Exact Editions that is available for individual and institutional subscriptions. Accessible at the click of a button across web, iOS and Android devices, the 28 issue-strong resource will grow in size and value to writing enthusiasts, professionals and academics alike with each new issue published.

Founded in 1887, The Writer is one of the United States’ oldest magazines focussing on the craft of writing. The title is published by world-class media company Madavor 12 times a year and is designed for those who are passionate about books, authors and writing. Each issue includes strategies and tips for writers of all levels, including practical industry news, expert how-to guides and profiles of both successful authors and emerging voices.

Subscribers of the new archive benefit from the Exact Editions platform’s selection of intuitive navigational tools, including linked contents pages and URLs, a thumbnail view of issues on the web reader and a comprehensive search function that permits users to use advanced Boolean search to easily pinpoint references to specific topics.

The Writer is available in the Exact Editions individual and institutional shops here:

Individuals: https://shop.exacteditions.com/the-writer

Institutions: https://institutions.exacteditions.com/the-writer

Jason Pomerantz, Vice-President Circulation Strategy at Madavor Media, commented: “This new fully-searchable collection of back issues will be incredibly useful for both aspiring and established writers, with over 2 years’ worth of content available at the click of a button.”

Managing Director of Exact Editions, Daryl Rayner, said: “The striking front covers of The Writer’s issues look brilliant on the platform and we’re looking forward to working together to increase the magazine’s reach into libraries around the world.”

About Madavor Media:

Madavor is a world-class media company that produces content across multiple platforms for a diverse audience of passionate enthusiasts and those seeking to take charge of their well-being. It publishes titles spanning aviation, photography, music and wellness.

About Exact Editions:

Exact Editions is a digital publishing company based in London. It is a team of producers, developers and designers that turns periodicals and books into dynamic, user-friendly digital editions. Exact Editions specialises in digitising content, selling subscriptions and providing streaming solutions across web, iOS and Android platforms. Exact Editions are also the innovators of ‘Reading Rooms’ technology, so publishers can provide streaming, time-limited, access to digital editions.

The Writer has developed a brand new digital edition in collaboration with archiving specialists Exact Editions that is available for individual and institutional subscriptions. Accessible at the click of a button across web, iOS and Android devices, the 28 issue-strong resource will grow in size and value to writing enthusiasts, professionals and academics alike with each new issue published.

Founded in 1887, The Writer is one of the United States’ oldest magazines focussing on the craft of writing. The title is published by world-class media company Madavor 12 times a year and is designed for those who are passionate about books, authors and writing. Each issue includes strategies and tips for writers of all levels, including practical industry news, expert how-to guides and profiles of both successful authors and emerging voices.

Subscribers of the new archive benefit from the Exact Editions platform’s selection of intuitive navigational tools, including linked contents pages and URLs, a thumbnail view of issues on the web reader and a comprehensive search function that permits users to use advanced Boolean search to easily pinpoint references to specific topics.

The Writer is available in the Exact Editions individual and institutional shops here:

Individuals: https://shop.exacteditions.com/the-writer

Institutions: https://institutions.exacteditions.com/the-writer

Jason Pomerantz, Vice-President Circulation Strategy at Madavor Media, commented: “This new fully-searchable collection of back issues will be incredibly useful for both aspiring and established writers, with over 2 years’ worth of content available at the click of a button.”

Managing Director of Exact Editions, Daryl Rayner, said: “The striking front covers of The Writer’s issues look brilliant on the platform and we’re looking forward to working together to increase the magazine’s reach into libraries around the world.”

About Madavor Media:

Madavor is a world-class media company that produces content across multiple platforms for a diverse audience of passionate enthusiasts and those seeking to take charge of their well-being. It publishes titles spanning aviation, photography, music and wellness.

About Exact Editions:

Exact Editions is a digital publishing company based in London. It is a team of producers, developers and designers that turns periodicals and books into dynamic, user-friendly digital editions. Exact Editions specialises in digitising content, selling subscriptions and providing streaming solutions across web, iOS and Android platforms. Exact Editions are also the innovators of ‘Reading Rooms’ technology, so publishers can provide streaming, time-limited, access to digital editions.

ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the 2021 Virtual Texas Library Association Annual Conference from April 22-24, 2021. The event will be held online.

Stop by our virtual booth and say hello! We will be available to answer questions, demonstrate products, and take part in discussions regarding the future of Open Source solutions for Libraries.

We will have short presentations each day at our booth on different topics. Please be sure to stop by during the hours below!

April 22, 1:15 PM CT - 1:30 PM CT
How can ByWater help my library move to an Open-Source Solution?

April 23, 11:15 AM CT - 11:30 AM CT
Making sure my patrons get the most out of a Discovery System!

April 23, 1:15 PM CT - 1:30 PM CT
Top 5 myths of Open Source! Are you ready to be the Game Changer?

About Texas Library Association
TLA was established in 1902 to promote, support, and improve library services in Texas. Our 6,000+ members are from all library types: academic, public, school and special.

Read more at https://txla.org/about/

About ByWater Solutions
ByWater Solutions is a full service, high-quality Open Source support and implementation company dedicated to providing libraries with a lower cost, more advanced level of support for their systems than a traditional proprietary solution can offer. ByWater Solutions has a proven track record in the first-rate implementation and support services with library systems of all sizes for the Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, Folio LSP, Coral ERM, and Libki PC Management.

Our highly ranked, comprehensive support is what sets our company apart from any other vendor in the industry. Partnering with ByWater Solutions not only lowers the cost of implementation and maintenance of OSS 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/.

About Aspen Discovery
Aspen is a full-featured Discovery System that integrates with e-content and other 3rd party providers, giving your patrons comprehensive access to all of your materials in one place. Aspen combines your library catalog with e-content, digital archives, and enrichment from all major third-party providers improves relevancy and ease of use, provides native reading recommendations, displays all formats of titles within one result (FRBR) and much more. Aspen was created to give users an improved experience over other Discovery systems with less of an impact on library budgets. For more information about Aspen please visit https://bywatersolutions.com/projects/aspen-discovery.

About FOLIO
The FOLIO project aims to facilitate a sustainable, community-driven collaboration around the creation of a modern technology ecosystem that empowers libraries through open source applications to manage library resources and expand library value.

FOLIO is hosted by the Open Library Foundation, an independent not-for-profit organization designed to ensure the availability, accessibility, and sustainability of open source and open access projects for and by libraries. For more information please visit https://www.folio.org.

About Libki
Libki is a cross-platform Open Source computer reservation & time management system and print management powered by Google Cloud Print. It also features single sign-on integration with the Koha ILS, which is also FOSS.

Libki is ideally suited for use in locations where a controlled computing environment is paramount such as public access systems, libraries, school computer laboratories and more! Visit https://libki.org.

About CORAL
CORAL is an electronic resources management system consisting of interoperable modules designed around the core components of managing electronic resources for libraries and other organizations.

CORAL is available as a free, open-source program that includes five modules for Organizations, Resources, Licensing, Usage Statistics, and Management. Read more at http://coral-erm.org/.

For More Information
Jessica Zairo
Director of Library Sales and Outreach
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944

ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the 2021 Virtual Texas Library Association Annual Conference from April 22-24, 2021. The event will be held online.

Stop by our virtual booth and say hello! We will be available to answer questions, demonstrate products, and take part in discussions regarding the future of Open Source solutions for Libraries.

We will have short presentations each day at our booth on different topics. Please be sure to stop by during the hours below!

April 22, 1:15 PM CT - 1:30 PM CT
How can ByWater help my library move to an Open-Source Solution?

April 23, 11:15 AM CT - 11:30 AM CT
Making sure my patrons get the most out of a Discovery System!

April 23, 1:15 PM CT - 1:30 PM CT
Top 5 myths of Open Source! Are you ready to be the Game Changer?

About Texas Library Association
TLA was established in 1902 to promote, support, and improve library services in Texas. Our 6,000+ members are from all library types: academic, public, school and special.

Read more at https://txla.org/about/

About ByWater Solutions
ByWater Solutions is a full service, high-quality Open Source support and implementation company dedicated to providing libraries with a lower cost, more advanced level of support for their systems than a traditional proprietary solution can offer. ByWater Solutions has a proven track record in the first-rate implementation and support services with library systems of all sizes for the Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, Folio LSP, Coral ERM, and Libki PC Management.

Our highly ranked, comprehensive support is what sets our company apart from any other vendor in the industry. Partnering with ByWater Solutions not only lowers the cost of implementation and maintenance of OSS 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/.

About Aspen Discovery
Aspen is a full-featured Discovery System that integrates with e-content and other 3rd party providers, giving your patrons comprehensive access to all of your materials in one place. Aspen combines your library catalog with e-content, digital archives, and enrichment from all major third-party providers improves relevancy and ease of use, provides native reading recommendations, displays all formats of titles within one result (FRBR) and much more. Aspen was created to give users an improved experience over other Discovery systems with less of an impact on library budgets. For more information about Aspen please visit https://bywatersolutions.com/projects/aspen-discovery.

About FOLIO
The FOLIO project aims to facilitate a sustainable, community-driven collaboration around the creation of a modern technology ecosystem that empowers libraries through open source applications to manage library resources and expand library value.

FOLIO is hosted by the Open Library Foundation, an independent not-for-profit organization designed to ensure the availability, accessibility, and sustainability of open source and open access projects for and by libraries. For more information please visit https://www.folio.org.

About Libki
Libki is a cross-platform Open Source computer reservation & time management system and print management powered by Google Cloud Print. It also features single sign-on integration with the Koha ILS, which is also FOSS.

Libki is ideally suited for use in locations where a controlled computing environment is paramount such as public access systems, libraries, school computer laboratories and more! Visit https://libki.org.

About CORAL
CORAL is an electronic resources management system consisting of interoperable modules designed around the core components of managing electronic resources for libraries and other organizations.

CORAL is available as a free, open-source program that includes five modules for Organizations, Resources, Licensing, Usage Statistics, and Management. Read more at http://coral-erm.org/.

For More Information
Jessica Zairo
Director of Library Sales and Outreach
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944

ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, IN is now live on community CORAL.

CORAL was initially started by the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries and we were thrilled to help them migrate to the community version of CORAL. This was an incredible learning experience for staff at ByWater and we are grateful for the partnership!

Jessica Morales, Director of Collections Strategy and Acquisitions for Hesburgh Libraries, commented, "Working with ByWater Solutions has been an excellent experience. Heading into the project we knew the migration would be complex. ByWater's expertise, dedication, and good-natured disposition served us well throughout the whole process. We ended the project feeling like we gained great new colleagues, and look forward to the continued partnership."

About University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries
The Hesburgh Libraries is a diverse system featuring the flagship Hesburgh Library—which houses the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, the Medieval Institute Library, the University Archives and Rare Books & Special Collections—and four specialty libraries located on the Notre Dame campus. Home to over 150 library faculty and staff, the Libraries hold more than 3.5 million monographs and subscribe to more than 35,000 serials. The vast array of library expertise, services, resources and spaces help to advance teaching, learning and research at Notre Dame.
Learn more here: https://library.nd.edu/.

About ByWater Solutions
ByWater Solutions is a full service, high-quality Open Source support and implementation company dedicated to providing libraries with a lower cost, more advanced level of support for their systems than a traditional proprietary solution can offer. ByWater Solutions has a proven track record in the first-rate implementation and support services with library systems of all sizes for the Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, Folio LSP, Coral ERM, and Libki PC Management.

Our highly ranked, comprehensive support is what sets our company apart from any other vendor in the industry. Partnering with ByWater Solutions not only lowers the cost of implementation and maintenance of OSS but more importantly empowers libraries by giving them the flexibility and freedom they deserve. For more information please visit https://bywatersolutions.com.

About CORAL
CORAL is an electronic resources management system consisting of interoperable modules designed around the core components of managing electronic resources for libraries and other organizations.

CORAL is available as a free, open-source program that includes five modules for Organizations, Resources, Licensing, Usage Statistics, and Management. Read more at http://coral-erm.org/.

For More Information
Jessica Zairo
Director of Library Sales & Outreach
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944