Orem Public Library Goes Live on Aspen Discovery and Koha with ByWater Support

by Elise Aiello on Dec 8, 2022

ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that the Orem Public Library in Utah is now live on Aspen Discovery and Koha ILS with ByWater Support.

ByWater completed the migration of over 239,500 bibliographic records and 290,000 items records.

The customized OPAC for the library can be seen here:

https://catalog.oremlibrary.org/?browseCategory=main_new

Orem Public Library will also be using EBSCO and Events integration with their Aspen catalog.

Anthony Morris, Library Division Manager-Technical Services at Orem Public Library, recently commented:

The Orem Public Library was looking for a system that would improve the experience for both patrons and staff, and Koha & Aspen Discovery as implemented by Bywater was exactly what we were looking for. Bywater walked us through the process each step of the way, answered our questions and concerns with speed and precision, and positively charmed us with their friendly and supportive demeanor. We are very pleased with the new functionality we see from Koha and Aspen, and we are looking forward to continuing to work with Bywater to maintain an outstanding system!”

About the Orem Public Library

The Orem Public Library is located in Orem, Utah.

Learn more about the library here: https://oremlibrary.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 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

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