Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is Live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Solutions

by Elise Aiello on Jul 13, 2023

ByWater Solutions, America’s forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is now live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater support and hosting services.

The Aspen Discovery catalog may be seen here: https://library.pit.edu/

Some innovative ways that the catalog incorporates features of Aspen include:

• Collections by Program Browse Category: https://library.pit.edu/Search/Home?browseCategory=collections_by_program
• A to Z list of all their resources: https://library.pit.edu/WebBuilder/ResourcesList

Patrick Lyons, Library Director at the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology, recently commented on the migration:

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Library is delighted with the transition to ByWater Solutions' Koha and Aspen systems. ByWater has been wonderful to work with, particularly in how responsive and adaptable to the needs of our community they are. Our catalog and homepage not only appear much improved but are also more functional, with the collections by program highlight particularly well-received. Staff appreciate the simplicity and flexibility of Koha's Cataloging and Circulation modules, and the well-organized wikis and How-To videos that help them meet patron needs. ByWater's products are a truly excellent options for academic libraries."

About the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology’s Mission is to empower students to achieve success by offering a personalized approach to learning that promotes career advancement, transfer opportunities, and individual growth. By fostering an inclusive environment, P.I.T. encourages, supports, and celebrates diversity.

Learn more here: https://www.pit.edu/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 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