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    November 12th, 2021LISWire aggregatorUncategorized

    Atlanta, Ga., November 11, 2021: Equinox Open Library Initiative, an expert leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome Pearisburg Public Library to the Virginia Evergreen Libraries system with their deployment of Evergreen ILS, an award winning library solution used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide.

    The Pearisburg Public Library began serving its community in 1963, begun by the fundraising efforts of the Pearisburg’s Women's Club. Today they serve 8,590 patrons and their migration encompasses 66,009 bibliographic records. Equinox supported the migration with their project management and configuration services in addition to deduplication and data conversion for the Pearisburg Public Library. They will be hosted on Sequoia, Equinox’s hosting platform for open source tools for library automation services. Remote training was provided by Equinox’s expert team of degreed librarians.

    "Pearisburg is excited to join the Virginia Evergreen Library system,” said Allison Long, Director of Library Services for Pearisburg Public Library. “The ability to place holds and renew items online has been a longstanding request from our patrons. With Evergreen, we can fulfill those requests and offer even better service to the community!"

    Virginia Evergreen Libraries was founded to provide the state of Virginia with an affordable, integrated open source library system. It is supported by its member libraries, the Library of Virginia, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

    “Supporting communities by empowering libraries is a core part of what we do at Equinox,” said Jason Etheridge, Senior Developer at Equinox. “We are excited to make resources more accessible to users of the Pearisburg Public Library with their addition to the Virginia Evergreen Libraries consortium.”
    Follow Equinox Open Library Initiative on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Vimeo for the latest updates.

    To receive news directly in your inbox: https://www.equinoxOLI.org/#signup

    For more information:
    Laura Barry
    Communications Coordinator
    Equinox Open Library Initiative, Inc.
    EquinoxOLI.org
    laura.barry@equinoxOLI.org
    877.OPEN.ILS (877.673.6457)

    About Equinox Open Library Initiative
    Equinox Open Library Initiative provides innovative open source software for libraries of all types and delivers extraordinary service at exceptional value. As the successor to Equinox Software, Inc., Equinox Open Library Initiative builds upon more than a decade of trusted service and technical expertise, providing consulting services, software development, hosting, training, and support for Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, and other open source library software. To learn more, please visit https://www.equinoxOLI.org. For Equinox Library Services Canada, please visit https://www.equinoxOLI.ca.

    About Evergreen
    Evergreen Integrated Library System is an award winning and trusted library solution used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. Evergreen ILS is a web-based and mobile-friendly system which provides attractive, easy to use interfaces for library acquisitions, administration, cataloging, circulation, OPAC, reports, course reserves, and serials functionality.

    Evergreen ILS is an enterprise level system designed to manage a scalable catalog shared across libraries, including large public and academic library consortia. While designed for large collections, Evergreen is suitable for libraries of any size and type from government libraries to museum and special library collections. Its flexibility enables libraries to configure policies and settings that work best for their communities and to maintain ownership of their library and systems data.

    For more information about Evergreen: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/evergreen/.

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    November 11th, 2021LISWire aggregatorUncategorized

    ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that they are providing support and hosting services for the Aspen Open Source Discovery system for McKinney Public Libraries in McKinney, Texas. McKinney Public Libraries has been a Koha and ByWater partner since 2016. We are excited to expand our partnership!

    You can view McKinney Public Libraries' Aspen Discovery interface by visiting: https://mckinney.aspendiscovery.org/

    They also went live with a seperate Kid's Catalog that can be viewed here: https://mckinneykidscat.aspendiscovery.org/

    Addie Van Salisbury of the Aspen Implementation Team commented, "Despite having a quick turnaround time for getting McKinney Public Libraries up and running, the whole McKinney team jumped right in and created some seriously beautiful and robust catalogs for adults and children with Aspen Discovery. The McKinney team are already involved members of the open source and Koha community so we are extra excited for them to join our other Aspen libraries in the community."

    About McKinney Public Libraries
    McKinney Public Libraries is made up of the Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library and John & Judy Gay Library. The mission of the McKinney Public Libraries is to serve their community by providing access to materials and experiences that educate, inform, and entertain.

    Learn more about the McKinney Public Libraries here: https://www.mckinneytexas.org/116/Library

    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 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 Aspen Discovery
    Aspen is a full-featured Discovery System that integrates with eContent and other third-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. It also improves relevancy and ease of use, provides native reading recommendations, displays all formats of titles within one result (record grouping), and much more. With included features like web builder and mobile app (Aspen LiDA), Aspen was created to give users an improved experience over other Discovery systems, with less impact on library budgets.

    For more information about Aspen please visit: https://bywatersolutions.com/projects/aspen-discovery

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

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    November 11th, 2021LISWire aggregatorUncategorized

    ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that Bossier Parish Libraries are now live on Koha!

    ByWater completed the transition of the library’s over 220,000 bibs from Library.Solution and continues to provide support services for Koha.

    The catalog can be viewed here: https://catalog.bossierlibrary.org/

    Teresa Rice, Associate Director of Technical Services, recently commented, "We are most excited by the OPAC. We were immediately impressed with the look of our online catalog. It far exceeded any expectation. Our catalog is such an important part of our relationship with our community and representational of who we are and what we offer. As we have used the catalog more and are getting settled in, we are also seeing how easy it is for our community to access and use. Our catalog now properly reflects our branding and blends seamlessly with our website. There are so many features in the new catalog. Our community will have so much more available to them to manage their library accounts. Now our community will have a more complete picture of all the materials we have to offer by being able to see our electronic materials offered from OverDrive and hoopla from a simple keyword search by using the integrated API. Our chat feature has also been integrated into our catalog to help our borrowers navigate using the catalog or accessing their account. Some of the koha features that we most look forward to implementing in the near future are patron clubs and homebound services. Pretty much every request we have made to our Bywater koha support team has been received enthusiastically and implemented. We look forward to growing and expanding with our new ILS."

    About Bossier Parish Libraries
    Bossier Parish Libraries, located in Northwest Louisiana, has seven locations and a History Center. Their mission is to enrich, educate, and inspire our community by providing unique and welcoming physical and virtual environments in which open thought, innovation, and the sharing of ideas are encouraged. Their vision is to support the changing needs of Bossier Parish by being a safe and inviting haven for all, fostering education and literacy, encouraging personal growth, inspiring curiosity, and building connections that strengthen our community.

    Read more: https://www.bossierlibrary.org/

    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.

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

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    November 11th, 2021LISWire aggregatorUncategorized

    Rockville, MD, November 10, 2021 – The Rio Community Library in Rio, Wisconsin has joined the South Central Library System (SCLS) Bibliovation shared catalog. By joining the shared catalog, the Rio Community Library now will manage print and digital collections as well as resource sharing using the Bibliovation Library Services Platform. The migration processes were completed in late August. The Rio library staff is now enjoying the benefits of a 100% browser-based library management solution in a FedRAMP-certified hosting facility. The users of the library are accessing their collections and related resources using the Bibliovation Discovery Layer.

    About Rio Community Library
    The Rio Community Library provides vital services such as computer workstations, internet access, and digital scanning to its community of nearly 1,100. It provides programs for all ages and supports local activities such as gardening, quilting and Lego building. Rio patrons now have direct access to the 950,000 unique titles and 3.4 million items in the SCLS LINKcat shared catalog. Patrons may search and request items remotely, and the items are delivered directly to their local library by the SCLS delivery service. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds offset the costs of the data migration to LINKcat.

    About South Central Library System
    The South Central Library System is a consortium of 53 member libraries that works to provide the best possible service to the public. SCLS assists its member libraries with sharing materials, providing members with guidance and direction in technology solutions, and supplying them with the training and expertise to cope with constantly changing technologies and demands for service. SCLS is a sponsor of many key features that have allowed Bibliovation to be a feature-rich and innovative ILS solution. SCLS is an active leader within the LibLime User Group and works to help all LibLime customers benefit from their innovative ideas and services.

    About Bibliovation
    The Bibliovation LSP is 100% web-based, providing all system access to researchers, library staff, and system administrators through web browsers. With FedRAMP authorized IaaS and PaaS certification made available through the Amazon AWS Cloud, Bibliovation offers libraries a secure and cost-effective hosting solution. Supporting MARC21, Dublin Core, RDA, and geotagging, Bibliovation helps libraries manage both physical and digital content all in a single Rest API-based platform. Bibliovation includes an EDI-compliant acquisitions component; a completely MARC-based cataloging editor for bibliographic, holdings and authority records; and full patron empowerment for purchase requests, ILL requests, and reference requests directly from the Discovery Layer. Bibliovation provides local control of cataloging rules that complement the MARC structure; includes expanded call slip functionality; offers expanded statistical reporting features; and supports multiple time zones in a single database for enhanced autonomous circulation policies among libraries within a union catalog.

    About LibLime
    LibLime is a global leader in providing support for open development Library Service Platforms (LSP). Rather than sell software licenses for static, hard-to-customize software products, LibLime educates libraries about the benefits of open development, enabling them to make choices about how best to provide their communities and staff with better technology services. LibLime then facilitates deployment of the LSP in libraries by providing outstanding consulting, development, implementation and support/hosting services. To learn more or receive budgetary service estimates, please visit: https://liblime.com/

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    November 9th, 2021LISWire aggregatorUncategorized

    ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of open-source library technology support, announced today that they are providing support and software development services for the Aspen Discovery system for SWAN Library Services.

    SWAN and ByWater Solutions, through a development partnership, expanded Aspen Discovery’s features. We were very excited to work with SWAN on developing integration with EBSCO Discovery Services and improving Aspen’s scalability and stability for such a large library network. Their first round of 42 libraries went live in October 2021 and 58 more will roll out in January 2022 out until 100 libraries will all be live on Aspen Discovery!

    Aaron Skog, SWAN Executive Director, recently commented, "SWAN has a complex library e-resource arrangement, and the integration of those 2 million electronic resources within the Aspen Discovery record grouping feature helps SWAN’s 1.5 million combined library collection blend together in a search display that is seamless and beautiful. We are seeing usage increases already for requested items due to Aspen Discovery’s algorithm for suggesting collection titles to library users based on their activity. Library staff are excited to have Aspen’s tools for featured collection curation through Browse Categories and Spotlights."

    About SWAN
    SWAN Library Services is dedicated to bringing 100 libraries in the Chicagoland areas for the purposes of resource sharing and collaboration. We connect a 1.9 million service population with their community library. To this end, SWAN built a shared online public catalog with nearly 8 million items available to library users. This is a unique collection of materials, e-content, and library events. SWAN’s strength is founded on providing a common platform of services and promoting collaboration among libraries. Over the past 5 years, the membership of SWAN has grown by 25 libraries.

    Read more at https://swanlibraries.net/news/

    You can see the following SWAN libraries and their library catalog URL below:

    Acorn Public Library District https://ads.swanlibraries.net
    Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District https://ams.swanlibraries.net
    Batavia Public Library District https://bld.swanlibraries.net
    Bedford Park Public Library District https://bps.swanlibraries.net
    Beecher Community Library District https://bcs.swanlibraries.net
    Bellwood Public Library https://bws.swanlibraries.net
    Bensenville Community Public Library District https://bvd.swanlibraries.net
    Tioga Elementary School Library https://btd.swanlibraries.net
    WA Johnson Elementary School Library https://bjd.swanlibraries.net
    Blackhawk Middle School https://bbd.swanlibraries.net
    Berkeley Public Library https://bks.swanlibraries.net
    Berwyn Public Library https://bys.swanlibraries.net
    Bloomingdale Public Library https://bdd.swanlibraries.net
    Blue Island Public Library https://bis.swanlibraries.net
    Bridgeview Public Library https://bvs.swanlibraries.net
    Broadview Public Library District https://brs.swanlibraries.net
    Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library https://bfs.swanlibraries.net
    Calumet City Public Library https://ccs.swanlibraries.net
    Calumet Park Public Library https://cas.swanlibraries.net
    Carol Stream Public Library https://csd.swanlibraries.net
    Chicago Heights Public Library https://chs.swanlibraries.net
    Chicago Ridge Public Library https://crs.swanlibraries.net
    Cicero Public Library https://cis.swanlibraries.net
    Clarendon Hills Public Library https://cns.swanlibraries.net
    Crestwood Public Library District https://cws.swanlibraries.net
    Crete Public Library District https://cts.swanlibraries.net
    Dolton Public Library District https://dos.swanlibraries.net
    Downers Grove Public Library https://dgs.swanlibraries.net
    Eisenhower Public Library District https://ess.swanlibraries.net
    Elmwood Park Public Library https://eps.swanlibraries.net
    Evergreen Park Public Library https://evs.swanlibraries.net
    Flossmoor Public Library https://fms.swanlibraries.net
    Forest Park Public Library https://fps.swanlibraries.net
    Frankfort Public Library District https://frs.swanlibraries.net
    Franklin Park Public Library District https://fpd.swanlibraries.net
    Geneva Public Library District https://gvd.swanlibraries.net
    Glen Ellyn Public Library https://ged.swanlibraries.net
    Glenside Public Library District https://gsd.swanlibraries.net
    Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District https://gws.swanlibraries.net
    Grande Prairie Public Library District https://gps.swanlibraries.net
    Green Hills Public Library District https://ghs.swanlibraries.net
    Harvey Public Library District https://has.swanlibraries.net
    Hillside Public Library https://hss.swanlibraries.net
    Hinsdale Public Library https://hds.swanlibraries.net
    Hodgkins Public Library District https://hks.swanlibraries.net
    Homewood Public Library District https://hws.swanlibraries.net
    Indian Prairie Public Library District https://ins.swanlibraries.net
    Itasca Community Library https://itd.swanlibraries.net
    Justice Public Library District https://jds.swanlibraries.net
    Kaneville Public Library District https://kvd.swanlibraries.net
    LaGrange Park Public Library District https://lps.swanlibraries.net
    LaGrange Public Library https://lgs.swanlibraries.net
    Lansing Public Library https://lss.swanlibraries.net
    Lyons Public Library https://lys.swanlibraries.net
    Bradford Anderson Oglesby Public Library https://mks.swanlibraries.net
    Matteson Area Public Library District https://mts.swanlibraries.net
    Maywood Public Library District https://mws.swanlibraries.net
    McCook Public Library District https://mcs.swanlibraries.net
    Melrose Park Public Library https://mps.swanlibraries.net
    Messenger Public Library of North Aurora https://med.swanlibraries.net
    Midlothian Public Library https://mds.swanlibraries.net
    Nancy L. McConathy Public Library District https://svs.swanlibraries.net
    National University of Health Sciences Learning Resource Center https://nud.swanlibraries.net
    North Riverside Public Library District https://nrs.swanlibraries.net
    Northlake Public Library District https://nls.swanlibraries.net
    Oak Brook Public Library https://obd.swanlibraries.net
    Oak Lawn Public Library https://ols.swanlibraries.net
    Oak Park Public Library Main Library https://ops.swanlibraries.net
    Palos Heights Public Library https://phs.swanlibraries.net
    Palos Park Public Library https://pps.swanlibraries.net
    Park Forest Public Library https://pfs.swanlibraries.net
    Prairie State College https://pcs.swanlibraries.net
    Prairie Trails Public Library District https://pts.swanlibraries.net
    Richton Park Public Library District https://rps.swanlibraries.net
    River Forest Public Library https://rfs.swanlibraries.net
    River Grove Public Library District https://rgs.swanlibraries.net
    Riverdale Public Library District https://rds.swanlibraries.net
    Riverside Public Library https://rss.swanlibraries.net
    Roselle Public Library District https://rod.swanlibraries.net
    Saint Charles Public Library District https://scd.swanlibraries.net
    Schiller Park Public Library https://sps.swanlibraries.net
    South Holland Public Library https://shs.swanlibraries.net
    Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District https://sts.swanlibraries.net
    Stickney-Forest View Public Library District https://sfs.swanlibraries.net
    Sugar Grove Public Library District https://sgd.swanlibraries.net
    Summit Public Library District https://sas.swanlibraries.net
    SWAN - System Wide Automation Network https://catalogbeta.swanlibraries.net
    The Morton Arboretum Sterling Morton Library https://mas.swanlibraries.net
    Theosophical Society in America Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library https://tod.swanlibraries.net
    Thomas Ford Memorial Library https://tfs.swanlibraries.net
    Thornton Public Library https://ths.swanlibraries.net
    Tinley Park Public Library https://tps.swanlibraries.net
    Town and Country Public Library District https://tcd.swanlibraries.net
    University Park Public Library District https://pss.swanlibraries.net
    Villa Park Public Library https://vpd.swanlibraries.net
    Warrenville Public Library District https://wvd.swanlibraries.net
    West Chicago Public Library District https://wcd.swanlibraries.net
    Westchester Public Library https://wcs.swanlibraries.net
    Westmont Public Library https://wms.swanlibraries.net
    William Leonard Public Library District https://ros.swanlibraries.net
    Wood Dale Public Library District https://wdd.swanlibraries.net
    Woodridge Public Library https://wrs.swanlibraries.net
    Worth Public Library District https://wos.swanlibraries.net
    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 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 Aspen Discovery
    Aspen is a full-featured Discovery System that integrates with eContent and other third-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. It also improves relevancy and ease of use, provides native reading recommendations, displays all formats of titles within one result (record grouping), and much more. With included features like web builder and mobile app (Aspen LiDA), Aspen was created to give users an improved experience over other Discovery systems, with less impact on library budgets.

    For more information about Aspen please visit: https://bywatersolutions.com/projects/aspen-discovery
    For More Information
    Jessica Zairo
    Director of Library Sales & Outreach
    ByWater Solutions
    bywatersolutions.com
    Phone:(888)900-8944

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