Chickadee Library Consortium Live on Koha with ByWater Support

by Elise Aiello on Oct 30, 2023

ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that Chickadee Library Consortium in Maine is now live on Koha ILS with ByWater Support. The Chickadee Library Consortium consists of the Casco Public Library, Harrison Village Library, Raymond Village Library, Naples Public Library, the Bridgton Public Library, and the Tourmaline Catalog. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 84,900 bib records and over 113,900 item records.

The customized OPAC can be viewed here: https://chickadee.bywatersolut...

Amy Stone, Library Director at the Bridgton Public Library, recently commented on the migration:

"Our library users are very excited with the possibilities this consortium opens to them. The idea that we are sharing one catalog has definitely struck a chord with people. Our libraries are all grateful that Bywater was there to do the heavy lifting to merge five separate catalogs into one"

About Chickadee Library Consortium

The Chickadee Library Consortium is a new consortium in Maine consisting of the Casco Public Library, Harrison Village Library, Raymond Village Library, Naples Public Library, and Bridgton Public Library. The consortium offers patrons a shared catalog, shared collections, and shared access.

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