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ByWater Solutions Announces the Explore the Possibilities Webinar Series
by Kelly McElligott on Nov 16, 2022
Aspen Discovery Webinars
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. Aspen was created to give users an improved experience over other Discovery systems with less impact on library budgets.
Aspen LiDA (Library Discovery app) is the companion to Aspen Discovery. The app expands the robust offerings currently available with Aspen Discovery; including intuitive searching, visually engaging browsing, patron account management, and suggested searches to bring an enhanced library experience to your patrons. Download for free now in the Google Play and Apple App Store.
Learn more about Aspen Discovery
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Patron-Driven Experience in Aspen Discovery
- January 26, 2023 at 2 pm ET
All of our main goals in developing and improving Aspen are related to user experience - both library patrons and staff. There are a number of ways Aspen gives the power to the patron to control their library catalog experience. In this webinar, we will show you how Aspen achieves this with personalized browse categories, relevant search results, app notifications, and more!
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Archive and Website Integrations with Aspen Discovery
Feb 13, 2023, at 2:30 pm ET
- In this webinar, we will show your library how Aspen Discovery displays more than just print and ebooks! With Aspen Discovery, a library can incorporate genealogy, local history content, and even library website information into the catalog. Aspen Discovery will help your patrons find all the material available to them with a click of a search button!
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Accessibility and Usability with Aspen Discovery
March 27th at 4 pm ET
- In this webinar, we explore what it means for a discovery layer to be accessible and how we strive toward these standards with Aspen Discovery.
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Digital Marketing with Aspen Discovery
April 27th at 2 pm ET
- In this 30-minute webinar, we highlight how Aspen Discovery can be a true asset in getting information out to your patrons. Aspen Discovery can be used as a powerful tool to highlight special collections, photo archives, and underused digital resources right within the library catalog.
Register in Advance for this webinar
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Aspen and Events with Aspen Discovery
May 22th at 2 pm ET
- In this webinar, we will explore Events Integration with Aspen Discovery. One of the main goals of Aspen is to make all of your library’s content (including the programs you put so much effort into creating!) available to users through various innovative functions. The Events Integration is just another way to bring your content to your users.
Register in advance for this webinar.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Aspen Discovery LiDA app
June 21st at 2:30pm ET
- In this 30-minute webinar, Aspen LiDA Mobile Experience, see how patrons can discover all the amazing resources that your library has to offer. The Aspen LiDA app expands the robust offerings currently available with Aspen Discovery, including an intuitive and visually engaging catalog, to bring an enhanced library experience to your patrons. Join us as we discuss how Aspen can provide a truly seamless patron and staff experience.
Register in advance for this webinar.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Koha ILS Webinars
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.
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Implementing Koha at your Library
January 23, 2023, at 2pm ET
- Thinking about migrating your library to Koha, in this 30-minute webinar, we will outline and describe the steps to successfully migrate your library to Koha.
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Let’s Explore Koha
February 16th, at 1 pm ET
- In this 45-minute webinar, we will demonstrate the functionality of Koha from both the patron and staff perspectives. We will cover how staff can intuitively navigate through the models on the staff client and how your patrons can get the most out of the Koha OPAC!
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Why Open Source?
March 20th at 3 pm ET
- In this 30-minute webinar, we will talk about the advantages of using an open-source product for your library. At ByWater Solutions, we deeply value collaboration and the spirit of the people behind open source. When so much of the world is defined by borders, paywalls, and keeping people out, we value that open source is universally available. We will continually work for what we believe is right when it comes to access to software and information. We believe in working together to build free, high-quality products that are accessible to all.
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Getting my Consortium ready to switch to Koha and Aspen
April 27th at 3 pm ET
- In this webinar, we will be joined by a few of our partners that are in consortiums. We will discuss how to get your consortium ready for a switch to Koha. In addition, our partners will talk about the overall advantages of using Koha with a consortium.
Register in advance for this webinar.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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An Introduction to Koha
May 16th, at 3pm
- In this 45-minute webinar, we will demonstrate the functionality of Koha from both the patron and staff perspectives. We will cover how staff can intuitively navigate through the models on the staff client and how your patrons can get the most out of the Koha OPAC!
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For More Information
Jessica Zairo
Director of Library Sales & Outreach
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944
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