ByWater Solutions Announces Support of Aspen Discovery for Chattanooga Public Library

by Elise Aiello on Nov 6, 2023

ByWater Solutions announced that they are providing support and hosting services for the Aspen Open Source Discovery system for the Chattanooga Public Library in Tennessee.

The catalog features integrations with OverDrive, Hoopla, Syndetics Unbound, open archives, and NoveList Select. There is also a Unique Collections browse category featuring a Noise Closet for instruments, and a Tool library!

The customized catalog can be viewed here: https://catalog.chattlibrary.o...

Will O’Hearn, Executive Director at the Chattanooga Public Library, recently commented on the implementation:

“The Chattanooga Public Library is thrilled to launch our new website, designed to make library resources more accessible to our community. This user-friendly site offers an improved catalog search, easier access to our digital collections, and a calendar showcasing our upcoming programs and events. The Library is dedicated to providing equitable access to knowledge, and we're confident our new website will help us achieve that goal. We invite everyone to explore the site and take advantage of everything our Library has to offer.”

About Chattanooga Public Library

Our story starts way back in 1887 when The Library Association of Chattanooga opened a modest library and reading room with 4,200 volumes. Later on, with support from Andrew Carneigie, the first Chattanooga Public Library opened in 1905. Since then, the Library grew in ways that reflected the needs and climate of each era. In 1949, for example, the Chattanooga Public Library became one of the first libraries in the southeast to desegregate, five years before the Supreme Court decision of 1954.

Read more here: https://chattlibrary.org/about...

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.

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

For More Information

Elise Aiello
Partner Engagement Specialist
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944