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Breeding, Marshall. ByWater Expands Support Offerings to Include Aspen Discovery. December 2019. Smart Libraries Newsletter. ByWater Solutions, a company involved in providing services surrounding open source software, has recently expanded its portfolio to include Aspen Discovery. This open source discovery interface based on VuFind was originally developed by Mark Noble. His business, Turning Leaf Technologies, has been acquired by ByWater solutions and Noble now serves as Aspen Discovery Team Lead.

Breeding, Marshall. Virginia Tech Libraries to Implement Koha. March 2018. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The libraries of Virginia Tech University have begun the implementation of the open source Koha integrated library system and the Coral electronic resource management application. Virginia Tech selected ByWater Solutions as its technology partner, not only to provide support services for Koha and Coral, but also to enhance these systems to meet the library's specific needs while offering substantial savings relative to its current environment. The library will migrate from Sierra ILS from Innovative Interfaces, which was implemented in 2011.

Breeding, Marshall. ByWater Solutions to Offer FOLIO Services. March 2018. Smart Libraries Newsletter. ByWater Solutions has become well established as a support services firm for open source library software, primarily for the open source Koha integrated library system. The company announced that it will also offer support for the open source FOLIO library services platform in partnership with EBSCO Information Services. ByWater Solutions will provide services to libraries to implement and support FOLIO hosted on EBSCO's technology infrastructure. EBSCO will also provide data services, such as access to its knowledge base and to EBSCO Discovery Service. ByWater Solutions will also explore using FOLIO microservices and apps to enhance services for its current clients using Koha and other open source components.

Breeding, Marshall. ByWater and Donohue Group To Develop New Advanced Cataloging Module for Koha. April 2014. Smart Libraries Newsletter. A collaborative project between ByWater Solutions, one of the major providers of support services for the open source Koha integrated library system, and Donohue Group Inc. proposes to develop new MARC record editing and management capabilities to support the needs of complex cataloging operations. The Donohue Group will partially fund the development of the new cataloging module, which will be supplemented by funding contributed from ByWater Solutions

Breeding, Marshall. Open Source ILS Continues to Expand. April 2011. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The movement toward open source library automation continues. Recent months have seen many announcements of libraries selecting both Koha and Evergreen to replace proprietary systems. Keeping in mind that proprietary ILS products continue to dominate, both in new selections and in the overall base of installed systems, open source library automation has gained a strong footing in the industry and has become a common option for most types of libraries.

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February 21, 2025. ByWater Solutions at the 2025 Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference. ByWater Solutions will be attending the 2025 Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference from April 2-5 in Minneapolis, MN. We will be available to answer questions, provide demos, and to take part in discussions regarding the future of Open Source solutions for Libraries! Come see us at Booth 618.

February 20, 2025. ByWater Solutions at the 2025 Texas Library Association Conference. ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that team members will be at the Texas Library Association (TLA) 2025 Conference, April 1-4, in Dallas, Texas.

February 13, 2025. ByWater Solutions announces February 2025 Community Giveback Winner. Each month, ByWater Solutions selects one library to be awarded $500. These funds are meant to support libraries and their communities and fill gaps in funding to further library goals. The February 2025 winner of the ByWater Community Giveback is the Marywood University Library in Pennsylvania.

February 11, 2025. ByWater Solutions at the Computers in Libraries Conference 2025. ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that team members will be at the Computers in Libraries conference from March 25-27. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia.

February 7, 2025. Tooele City Library is Live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that the Tooele City Library in Utah is now live on the Koha ILS with Aspen Discovery and ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 39,000 bibliographic records from the Symphony ILS providing the library with customized implementation and training for their open source solutions.

February 6, 2025. ByWater Solutions announces accessibility compliance for Koha and Aspen. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of open source library systems, is proud to announce that the Koha Open Source ILS, Aspen Discovery System, and Aspen LiDA App now comply with current industry accessibility standards. Because of the efforts within these open source communities, Koha now conforms to WCAG 2.1 Accessibility Requirement, and Aspen Discovery and LiDA conform to the WCAG 2.1 AA standard. These projects were completed as part of joint efforts between the vendors and users of these products and ensure that end users can benefit from all these solutions have to offer regardless of disability.

February 6, 2025. ByWater Solutions at Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference 2025. ByWater Solutions, an open source contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the Oklahoma Library Association 118th Annual Conference from March 12-14. The event will be held at the at the Embassy Suites in Norman, Oklahoma.

February 3, 2025. Wheaton Public Library is live on Aspen Discovery with ByWater support. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that the Wheaton Public Library in Illinois is now live on Aspen Discovery with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the implementation providing the library with customized implementation and training for their open-source solutions.

January 30, 2025. Aspen Discovery Community Announces 25.01.01 Release. Aspen Discovery announces that the 25.01.01 release.

January 28, 2025. ByWater Solutions 2024 Year in Review: Aspen Community. 2024 was an exciting year for the Aspen Community. In Part 3 of our Year in Review, ByWater Solutions takes a look at enhancements with the new releases, community events, and more

Nov 07, 2019 ByWater Solutions expands services to include Aspen Discovery
ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that they have acquired Turning Leaf Technologies and will be providing implementation, support, hosting and development services to the Aspen Open Source Discovery system. Mark Noble the founder of both the Pika and Aspen Discovery systems, has joined the ByWater family as the Aspen Discovery Team Lead and users will benefit from his 10 plus years of experience in developing, managing and supporting Discovery systems for Public, Academic and School Libraries.

Apr 17, 2009 ByWater Solutions listed as an official Koha support company
ByWater Solutions has been recognized for providing expert open source ILS support by the Koha free library software developer and user community. As a result the newly formed company has been listed as an official pay-for support vendor on Koha.org.

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2024 ByWater Solutions Accomplishments Narrative

2024 was another fantastic year for ByWater Solutions, Koha and Aspen! ByWater partnered with 196 new libraries made up of over 45 new contracts for Koha, Aspen, Metabase and Libki. We continue to see a huge interest in Open Source Software within the library technology industry, with more libraries than ever before interested in learning why we do what we do. ByWater has seen substantial growth internally as well as externally. We have brought on over a dozen new team members during 2024, are in the process of upgrading our internal tools for more efficient project and support management, have promoted several internal team members to strengthen our already impressive Administration Team, and much more. All this while still setting a new bar in the library world regarding implementation and support satisfaction. We thank all of our wonderful partners for your ongoing support during this exciting and challenging year and we look forward to continuing to "keep it Live in 2025"!!