by Jessie Zairo on Sep 30, 2019
ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America’s forefront provider of Koha support, announced today that the Southeast Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN) in Florida is now live on Koha! The SEFLIN group includes 4 libraries, Boynton Beach City Library, Delray Beach Public Library, Lake Public Library, and Palm Springs Public Library.
ByWater completed the transition of the libraries' 400,000 plus holdings from Symphony ILS and is providing ongoing support services to the library.
The libraries' customized Koha OPAC's can be viewed at:
Jessie Zairo, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator for ByWater Solutions recently commented on the migration:
We are thrilled to have 4 more libraries joining the existing Koha Community in Florida! The number of libraries migrating to the Koha Open Source ILS is growing and we can't wait to see how they help shape the future of Koha in Florida.
About SEFLIN
SEFLIN, the Southeast Florida Library Information Network, is a non-profit membership organization of Southeast Florida libraries dedicated to supporting cooperation between all library types in our service area.
The SEFLIN region includes Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties with a service population of over six million.
Founded in 1984, SEFLIN strives to pioneer innovative services that support library staff and library services.
SEFLIN is one of five Multitype Library Cooperatives in Florida.
Mission: Empowering Libraries to Transform Communities
Read more at: https://seflin.org/members/
About ByWater Solutions
ByWater Solutions is a full service, high quality Koha support and implementation company dedicated to providing libraries with a lower cost, more advanced level of support for their ILS than a traditional proprietary solution can offer. ByWater Solutions has a proven track record in first rate Koha implementation and support with library systems of all sizes.
Our highly ranked, comprehensive support is what sets our company apart from any other vendor in the industry. Partnering with ByWater Solutions for Koha support not only lowers the cost of implementing and maintaining an ILS, 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
Jessica Zairo
Marketing & Outreach Coordinator
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944
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