New York, USA

“ By selecting an open-source ILS, the Guggenheim Library has an opportunity to develop and customize Koha into a library catalog that has the potential to be adopted by other institutions with similar needs.“
-- Francine Snyder, Manager of Library and Archives, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Library

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Library

Vienna, AUSTRIA— The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) provides resources to improve the living conditions of people and promote global prosperity through offering tailor-made solutions for the sustainable industrial development of developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

• Migrated to Koha in 2003
• Running Koha, version 2.0

As part of the United Nations common system, UNIDO has responsibility for promoting industrialization throughout the developing world, in cooperation with its 172 Member States. Its headquarters are in Vienna, and it is represented in 35 developing countries. This representation and a number of specialised field offices, for investment and technology promotion and other specific aspects of its work, give UNIDO an active presence in the field. One of their services is a library which now uses Koha.

UNIDO's OPAC is available online at: http://www.unido.org/library
Visit UNIDO's website at: https://www.unido.org/

Alaska, USA

Native Village of Afognak Library

Alaska, USA— The Native Village of Afognak library has a collection of books and resources on Afognak and Alutiiq culture and traditions. Its resources and services are available to Tribal Members, students and researchers. The Library small collection contains approximately 800 volumes on a broad range of historical, cultural and natural resource subjects as well as several audiotapes, videtapes, photographs and periodicals.

• Migrated to Koha in 2006
• Running Koha Classic, Hosted
• Supported by LibLime

For the Native Village of Afognak Library, the challenge was finding a reliable and evolving ILS to automate their unique and growing collection. Koha’s web-based OPAC was critical to Afognak’s mission -- to make their collection of Alutiiq and other Native-related library materials accessible to the Native Village of Afognak’s displaced tribal members.

Their OPAC is online at: http://library.afognak.org
Visit the Native Village of Afognak's website at: http://afognak.org

Toronto, CANADA

University of Toronto: Child Resource and Research Unit

Toronto, CANADA— The Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) at the University of Toronto is a policy and research facility that maintains a comprehensive resource collection of materials on a variety of topics focused on early learning and child care. CRRU chose Koha primarily for its seemlessly integrated OPAC and staff/administration modules and its impressive self-service tools.

• Migrated to Koha in 2006
• Supported by LibLime

CRRU selected LibLime’s ASP (Application Service Provider) Koha package, in which the entire system is hosted and managed by LibLime. This solution is perfect for libraries without an on-site technical staff to handle server maintenance.

“As a special resource collection, we were impressed with LibLime’s ability to work with smaller special collection libraries as well as larger institutional libraries. Their ability to work toward the individual needs and goals of the library was a major draw.”
-- Michelle Turiano, Resource Officer, CRRU

Their OPAC is online at: http://circonline.ca
Check out CRRU's website at: http://www.childcarecanada.org/

Alaska, USA

University of Alaska: Alaska Statewide Mentor Project

Toronto, CANADA— Developed in conjunction with the University of Alaska, The Alaska Statewide Mentor Project (ASMP) exists to lift up and support the profession of teaching in Alaska.

• Migrated to Koha in 2006
• Supported by LibLime

Since most of Alaska’s 54 school districts are located in the “bush”--places isolated from each other and off the road system, accessible only by air, boat, dog sled, or all-terrain vehicle-- it is difficult for educators to stay in touch. In addition to geographic isolation, many school districts in Alaska suffer from high teacher turnover; up to 85% turnover in some schools. High turnover rates not only result in loss of continuity and cohesiveness within the school community, but are also correlated with low quality of teaching and poor student performance.

The Alaskan Statewide Mentor Project provides individualized support to first- and second-year teachers, developing an effective teaching force that is responsive to the diverse academic needs and cultural backgrounds of all students. The ASMP library is an important tool for sharing information and staying connected.

Their OPAC is online at: http://asmpopac.liblime.com/
Check out ASMP's website at: http://www.alaska.edu/mentorproject

Sydney, AUSTRALIA

The Fred Hollows Foundation

Syndey, AUSTRALIA— The Fred Hollows Foundation is a not-for-profit, community-based, non-government development aid organization launched in Sydney, Australia in 1992. The Foundation works internationally on comprehensive quality eye care, with a focus on cataract. In Australia, The Foundation facilitates a community development program with Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.

• Migrated to Koha in 2004
• Supported by LibLime

technologies, The Fred Hollows Foundation has helped to restore the sight of more than 1,000,000 people worldwide.

Their corporate library is accessible only to members of their organisation inside their network, but is supported remotely by LibLime.

Check out The Fred Hollows Foundation corporate website at: http://www.hollows.org

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