The following service providers have partnered with the Open Source - Open Libraries Consortium by providing free or discounted services.
ByWater Solutions www.bywatersolutions.com
ByWater Solutions is assisting the Open Source - Open Libraries Consortium in a number of ways:
- Providing a Koha sandbox (free!)
- Assisting Mono County with their evaluation of Koha by providing a free mini-migration and test environment
- Providing discounted pricing (pricing sheet)
- Providing two free intro webinars on Koha (info below)
Introduction to Koha: OPAC & Circulation (archived)
In this session Nicole C. Engard, Director of Open Source Education introduced attendees to the first open source web-based integrated library system - Koha. This first of a two part series covered the features of the OPAC as well as managing patrons and handling circulation functions.
Introduction to Koha: Cataloging & Advanced Functions (archived)
In this session Nicole C. Engard, Director of Open Source Education and a professional cataloger walked librarians through the cataloging functionality within the first open source web-based integrated library system - Koha. In addition to the cataloging overview, attendees were shown how to handle some of the advanced functionality within Koha, such as, Serials, Acquisitions and System Preferences.
Equinox Software, Inc. www.esilibrary.com
Equinox Software is assisting the Open Source - Open Libraries Consortium by setting up an Evergreen sandbox and providing discounted training. When the details of the training program have been finalized, we will notify members.
Liblime www.liblime.com
Liblime is assisting the Open Source - Open Libraries Consortium by providing special pricing to OS-OL members for their Koha Express package.