Press Release

DUBLIN, Ohio, 5 March 2019—OCLC, a leading library technology and research organization, has published The Library 100: Top Novels of All Time, a list of the novels most widely available in libraries today. The list is based on data in WorldCat, the world’s most comprehensive database of information about library collections.

Facet Publishing announces the publication of The Freedom of Information Officer's Handbook by Paul Gibbons.

Freedom of information (FOI) is now an international phenomenon with over 100 countries from Albania to Zimbabwe enacting the right to know for their citizens. Since 2005, the UK’s Freedom of Information Act has opened up thousands of public bodies to unparalleled scrutiny and prompted further moves to transparency.

ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America’s forefront provider of Koha support, announced today that the Chautauqua Cattaraugus Library System, in New York is now live on Koha with ByWater Solutions! ByWater completed the transition of the library’s 470,000 plus holdings from Symphony ILS and is providing ongoing support services to the library. The library’s customized Koha OPAC can be viewed at: https://catalog.cclsny.org/.

Provo, Utah, February, 19, 2019 – Backstage Library Works (www.bslw.com) is pleased to announce that Thomas Forsythe has been appointed as Northeast account representative for the sales team representing cataloging, digitization, microfilm, authority control, reclassification, data conversion and on-site services.

Thomas will work with libraries, archives, and museums in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine, along with Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.

ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America’s forefront provider of Koha support, announced today that the Pueblo City County Library District, in Colorado is now live on Koha with ByWater Solutions! ByWater completed the transition of the library’s 380,000 plus holdings from Symphony ILS earlier this year and is providing ongoing support services to the library. The library’s customized Koha OPAC can be viewed at: https://pueblopl.bywatersolutions.com.

Duluth, Ga., February 19, 2019: Equinox is pleased to announce the successful migration of Phillipsburg Free Public Library into the open source community with their deployment of Koha.

Gale and EveryLibrary Team Up to Launch Nationwide Campaign to Promote How Libraries Support Entrepreneurship

Partnership to Raise Awareness of Services Libraries Provide for Entrepreneurs and Startups

ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America’s forefront provider of Koha support, announced today that the Cedar Park Public Library, in Texas is now live on Koha with ByWater Solutions! ByWater completed the transition of the library’s 122,000 plus holdings from Symphony ILS earlier this year and is providing ongoing support services to the library. The library’s customized Koha OPAC can be viewed at: https://library.cedarparktexas.gov/

ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America’s forefront provider of Koha support, announced today that the Ottumwa Public Library, in Iowa is now live on Koha with ByWater Solutions! ByWater completed the transition of the library’s 59,000 plus holdings from Horizon ILS earlier this year and is providing ongoing support services to the library. The library’s customized Koha OPAC can be viewed at: https://catalog.ottumwapubliclibrary.org/

Leiden / Boston / Paderborn / Singapore / Beijing – 14 February 2019

International publisher Brill is pleased to announce the addition of the Open Access journal Contributions to Zoology to its Biology publishing portfolio. Brill has taken over the publishing responsibilities from Naturalis Biodiversity Center.