ByWater Solutions at 2021 Texas Library Association Annual Conference

by Jessie Zairo on Mar 24, 2021

ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the 2021 Virtual Texas Library Association Annual Conference from April 22-24, 2021. The event will be held online.

Stop by our virtual booth and say hello! We will be available to answer questions, demonstrate products, and take part in discussions regarding the future of Open Source solutions for Libraries.

We will have short presentations each day at our booth on different topics. Please be sure to stop by during the hours below!

April 22, 1:15 PM CT - 1:30 PM CT

• How can ByWater help my library move to an Open-Source Solution?

April 23, 11:15 AM CT - 11:30 AM CT

• Making sure my patrons get the most out of a Discovery System!

April 23, 1:15 PM CT - 1:30 PM CT

• Top 5 myths of Open Source! Are you ready to be the Game Changer?

About Texas Library Association

TLA was established in 1902 to promote, support, and improve library services in Texas. Our 6,000+ members are from all library types: academic, public, school and special.

Read more at https://txla.org/about/

ByWater Partners are Presenting at TLA

Don't miss some of our AMAZING partners presenting at TLA!

• Integrated Library Systems Lightning Round: Cool Hacks to Enhance Services (Ed Veal, McKinney Public Library)
  • OD184 EDUCATION SESSIONS
  • On-demand
• How Public Libraries Can Assist Communities in Times of Crisis (Daniel Schwartz, Corpus Christi Public Library)
  • LC153 EDUCATION SESSIONS
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT Thursday, April 22
• Helpful Resources for Your Homeschool and Virtual School Population (Leigh Kapsos, Grapevine Public Library & Erica Richardson, Benbrook Public Library)
  • LC343 EDUCATION SESSIONS
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT Friday, April 23

• Pay Attention: Engaging Adults During Storytime (Leigh Kapsos, Grapevine Public Library)
  • OD115 EDUCATION SESSIONS
  • On-demand

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/.

About Aspen Discovery

Aspen is a full-featured Discovery System that integrates with e-content and other 3rd 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 improves relevancy and ease of use, provides native reading recommendations, displays all formats of titles within one result (FRBR) and much more. Aspen was created to give users an improved experience over other Discovery systems with less of an impact on library budgets. For more information about Aspen please visit https://bywatersolutions.com/projects/aspen-discovery.

About FOLIO

The FOLIO project aims to facilitate a sustainable, community-driven collaboration around the creation of a modern technology ecosystem that empowers libraries through open source applications to manage library resources and expand library value.

FOLIO is hosted by the Open Library Foundation, an independent not-for-profit organization designed to ensure the availability, accessibility, and sustainability of open source and open access projects for and by libraries. For more information please visit https://www.folio.org.

About Libki

Libki is a cross-platform Open Source computer reservation & time management system and print management powered by Google Cloud Print. It also features single sign-on integration with the Koha ILS, which is also FOSS.

Libki is ideally suited for use in locations where a controlled computing environment is paramount such as public access systems, libraries, school computer laboratories and more! Visit https://libki.org.

About CORAL

CORAL is an electronic resources management system consisting of interoperable modules designed around the core components of managing electronic resources for libraries and other organizations.

CORAL is available as a free, open-source program that includes five modules for Organizations, Resources, Licensing, Usage Statistics, and Management. Read more at http://coral-erm.org/.

For More Information

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