Cuyahoga County Public Library Chooses ByWater Solutions

by Elise Aiello on Dec 6, 2022

ByWater Solutions is thrilled to announce that Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) in Ohio has selected Koha, Aspen Discovery, and Metabase powered by ByWater Solutions. ByWater will migrate the library’s collection of over 300,000 bibliographic records, which are circulated over 10,000,000 times per year, to Koha and Aspen in 2023. ByWater will also be seamlessly integrating with the numerous subscription databases the library offers to its service population of over 600,000 residents.

We are elated to have the opportunity to partner with the talented team at the Cuyahoga County Libraries. Their adoption of Koha and Aspen is proof of the quality, affordability, and flexibility of these products and illustrates the passion that goes into supporting them by our dedicated team. Open Source technologies are the future for libraries and we are excited that the team at Cuyahoga will be such a critical part of ushering in this new age. Cuyahoga County Libraries is renowned in the library community, and we are honored that they have chosen to partner with ByWater!"

“We are very excited to join ByWater Solutions’ open-source community,” said Tracy Strobel, CCPL’s Chief Executive Officer. “After a year of exploring and evaluating products we are confident that ByWater is the best choice for our library system now and into the future. We look forward to partnering with ByWater to make it even easier for our customers to discover our outstanding collection and resources.”

After a year of exploring and evaluating products we are confident that ByWater is the best choice for our library system now and into the future. We look forward to partnering with ByWater to make it even easier for our customers to discover our outstanding collection and resources.”

CCPL and ByWater Solutions will begin the process of data migration and training in the new year with the goal of going live in August 2023.

About Cuyahoga County Public Library

Cuyahoga County Public Library has 27 branches that serve 47 communities. CCPL is committed to their mission to empower individuals and communities by providing opportunities for all to read, learn, create and connect.

Learn more at www.cuyahogalibrary.org.

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 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.

For More Information

Jessica Zairo
Director of Library Sales and Outreach
ByWater Solutions
888-900-8944