American Conservatory Theater Live on Koha with ByWater Support

by Elise Aiello on Jun 15, 2023

ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that the American Conservatory Theater is now live on Koha ILS with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 14,000 bib records and over 17,000 item records.

The customized OPAC can be viewed here: https://actsf.bywatersolutions...

Joseph Tally of the American Conservatory Theater, recently commented on the migration:

From the moment we committed to working with ByWater to join the Koha community, we knew we had made the right decision. Staff at ByWater have been helpful and understanding as we migrated our unique collection to Koha. We look forward to the continued partnership with them and their excellent team, as well as becoming more involved in the world of Koha."

About American Conservatory Theater

American Conservatory Theater is an essential gathering place that brings artists and communities together to inspire and provoke.

Under the leadership of Tony Award-winning Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon and Executive Director Jennifer Bielstein, A.C.T.’s mission is to engage the spirit of the San Francisco Bay Area, activate stories that resonate, promote a diversity of voices and points of view, and empower theater makers and audiences to celebrate liveness. A.C.T. values inclusion, transformational learning, participation and rigorous fun. A.C.T. is a Tony Award-winning nonprofit theater serving almost 200,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area annually through theater, training, education and community programs.

Learn more here: https://www.act-sf.org/about-u...

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

Elise Aiello
Partner Engagement Specialist
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944