Events

AspenCon 2024 Registration is Now Open!

Join the Aspen Community in Golden, Colorado! Registration is now open for the first annual AspenCon, March 13-15, 2024, in Golden, Colorado! Organized by the Aspen Community for the Aspen Community, this free conference aims to foster knowledge exchange, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities. Whether you're an Aspen pro or a newcomer, there's something for everyone at AspenCon. With both online and in-person components, it's a unique chance to connect, learn, and celebrate Aspen.

Aspen Conference Highlights:

  • Presentations (Wed & Thu): 30-minute sessions on community-selected Aspen topics.
  • Lightning Talks (Wed & Thu): Quick sessions on children's catalogs, UX testing, Aspen LiDA, and more.
  • Workshops (Fri): Dive into hands-on sessions on development, customization, and more.
  • Expert Panel (Fri): Explore Aspen's future and usage strategies.
  • Roundtable Discussions (Fri): Engage in open discussions on Aspen-related topics.
  • Social Activities and Dine-Arounds: Connect with Aspen enthusiasts in a relaxed setting.


Don't miss out on AspenCon 2024! Reserve your free spot today and join us in Golden for a celebration of the Aspen community, collaboration, and the power of open-source solutions in libraries. Hope to see you there!

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