Hoesch Memorial Public Library Joins Bibliovation and the Pioneer Consortium

North Bethesda, MD, May 24, 2014 – The Hoesch Memorial Public Library, located in Alma, NE, has joined the Pioneer Consortium and will participate in the Pioneer Bibliovation union catalog for all collection and patron management services.

The Hoesch Memorial Public Library staff will work with LibLime Project Managers to migrate bibliographic, item, and patron data from its legacy ILS system. Hoesch Memorial will enjoy autonomy within the Bibliovation union catalog, as Bibliovation includes support for local ownership of patron records, local ownership of items records linked to communal bibliographic records, and OPAC group searching for pre-designated collections. Hoesch Memorial patrons will also benefit from other functionality in the software sponsored by Pioneer, such as Enriched EDI for acquisitions and expanded fines and fees support in circulation.

About the Hoesch Memorial Public Library
The Hoesch Memorial Public Library contains over 12,000 items with an average annual circulation of 20,000. Patrons have access to a variety of different resources including books, magazines, large print books, cake pans, cameras, videos, and puppets. Services provided include word processor, internet access, microfilm reader/printer, interlibrary loan, and online databases.

About the Pioneer Consortium
The Pioneer Consortium continues to expand the number of members that share the Bibliovation union catalog. The successes of the early members of the consortium are noticed by more and more libraries around the state and the consortium membership continues to grow. One of the main attractions is access to the Bibliovation union catalog.

About LibLime
LibLime, a division of PTFS, is the global leader in providing support for open development Library Service Platforms (LSP). Rather than sell software licenses for static, hard-to-customize software products, LibLime educates libraries about the benefits of open development, enabling them to make choices about how best to provide their communities and staff with better technology services. LibLime then facilitates deployment of the LSP in libraries by providing outstanding consulting, development, implementation, and support/hosting services. PTFS is also the developer of the world’s leading content management software, Knowvation, and specializes in meeting library personnel staffing requirements, digitization and metadata keying services. For more information, see https://liblime.com or https://ptfs.com.