North Logan City Library Goes Live on Aspen and Koha with ByWater Support

by Elise Aiello on Jul 14, 2022

ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that the North Logan City Library in Utah is now live on Aspen Discovery and Koha ILS with ByWater Support. ByWater migrated over 52,000 bib records and 59,000 item records.

The customized OPAC for the library can be seen here:

https://catalog.northloganlibrary.org/?browseCategory=new_non_fiction

Kalleen Marquise, Aspen Implementation Specialist at ByWater Solutions, recently commented:

Their small and mighty team has been amazing, knocking out a double implementation in the middle of summer programming! They are excited about the customization options in Aspen with Browse Categories and Web Builder. They've been wonderful to work with and we are excited to see how their Aspen OPAC grows and changes over the next couple of years!

About the North Logan City Library

Construction of the new North Logan City Library was started in August of 1998 and completed in October of 1999. The 11,200 square foot building is angled to face the majestic east bench mountains of Cache Valley on 2500 North, the main thoroughfare entering North Logan City. Vaulted ceilings, which soar to 30-foot peaks, are lined with rustic pine boards and compliment a large array of lush live foliage below. The southeast exterior wall boasts expansive windows from floor to ceiling offering patrons a dramatic view of the Cache mountains. This feature, along with sumptuous seating, creates a most soothing backdrop for the ever-growing collection of over 60,000 books and materials.

In addition to approximately 7,000 square feet for the main library area. There is also a separate work/delivery area, break room, staff restroom and Director’s office. Public restrooms are located down the main hallway that leads into a multipurpose Meeting Room, complete with sound equipment, overhead projectors, and a full-service kitchen.

Read more here: https://northloganlibrary.org/aboutus

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 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

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