Lane Memorial Library Live on Koha with ByWater Support

by Elise Aiello on Nov 7, 2023

ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that the Lane Memorial Library in New Hampshire is now live on Koha ILS with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 75,800 bib records and over 86,000 item records.

The customized OPAC can be viewed here: https://lanememorial.bywaterso...

Kevin Robbitts-Terry, Assistant Director and Systems Librarian at Lane Memorial Library, recently commented on the migration:

Working through our migration to Koha with ByWater was surprisingly smooth and comfortable. Our library had only ever used one automated library system prior to our decision to move to Koha, so there was some lingering anxiety among staff that the move was going to be a stressful event. Fortunately, ByWater’s education team was well organized and did a great job planning out the many steps of education and migration. By the time we hit launch week our staff was confident with the system and also felt independent enough to solve problems on our own while knowing that we could submit a ticket to their support at any time.”

About Lane Memorial Library

The Lane Memorial Library offers a full range of services to meet the informational, educational, cultural, and recreational needs of the Hampton community within a renovated and expanded historic building that dates back to 1910. The Library is a vital and integral part of the community, providing the public with an accessible 21st century facility. Our friendly and professional staff is eager to serve you. Welcome to the Lane Memorial Library! Our library and website provide our patrons with books, DVDs, audio CDs, Large Print, audiobooks and magazines for browsing and checkout, downloadable e-books and audiobooks, a range of Reference and Research databases, an extensive Children’s collection, public-use computers, a blu-ray theater and art gallery, meeting rooms, a comprehensive genealogy center, and one of the largest on-line local history collections in the state of New Hampshire. If we don’t have what you are looking for, we can provide books and materials from libraries across the nation. Please browse our website and call us at (603) 926-3368 for more information, or head over to our Contact page to find a specific department.

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