2020 Iowa Koha Summit

by Jessie Zairo on Jan 2, 2020

2020 Iowa Summit Canceled

Unfortunately, as a precautionary measure to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19, the Des Moines Public Library is canceling all programs and events through May 1 at all library buildings. ByWater Solutions is also canceling all travel through the end of May 2020. We will work to reschedule this event sometime in the future.

Event Details

Location: Des Moines Public Library
1000 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309 Directions

Date: Monday, April 20, 2020

Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Registration: http://bit.ly/iowakohasummit

Why attend the summit?

The 2020 Iowa Koha Summit will take place at the Des Moines Public Library, on Monday April 20th. Interested in learning more about Koha and what it can do for your library? Then join Des Moines Public Library, ByWater Solutions, and Koha Community Members for a conversation about Koha and how it can benefit your library.

Topics will include advantages of Koha, customer and staff functionality, technical attributes, collection development, 3rd party integrations and lending services. We will also discuss the Koha community and how collaborative developments work.

Tentative Agenda

9:30am: Networking and Refreshments

10:00am: Opening (Adam Brooks, Andrew Fuerste-Henry & Jessica Zairo, ByWater Solutions)

12:00pm: Lunch

12:45pm Tour of Library (optional)

1:00pm: Koha ILS Demo - Track A (Adam Brooks & Jessica Zairo, ByWater Solutions)

1:00pm: How to use Bugzilla / Developments - Track B (Andrew Fuerste-Henry, ByWater Solutions)

4:00pm: Closing

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 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