[Koha] First public library in Norway to choose Koha

[Nicole Engard]

Woo Hoo!! Welcome Anne Lena, so happy to see you here as part of our
community now :)

Nicole


On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Anne Lena Westrum <
anne-lena.westrum at kul.oslo.kommune.no> wrote:

> Dear Community!
>
> Oslo Public Library (a.k.a. "Deichmanske bibliotek" or just "Deichman") is
> happy to announce that we have decided to move to Koha as the first public
> library in Norway.
>
> We are the largest public library in Norway, situated in the capital Oslo.
> We are fully automated with RFID and self checkout stations in most of our
> 17 branches.
>
> In 2017 we will move into a new building with a brand new book sorting
> system. The move to Koha is the first step in a total makeover of all our
> IT systems. There will be a lot of work to do on the migration, development
> of missing features and integrations with other systems, so we have a lot
> of fun in front of us :)
>
> You can read more about the library and the process on our blog:
> http://digital.deichman.no/blog/2014/01/16/oslo-public-library-chooses-the-free-and-open-koha-integrated-library-system/
>
> We have hired long time community member Magnus Enger in a part time
> temporary position to help us with migration and development and look
> forward to becoming an active part of the Koha Community. We can't wait to
> work together with all of you in the Community to make Koha even better!
>
> We also look forward to meeting some of you at hackfests and conferences
> in the not too distant future!
>
>
> Best regards,
> All the hackpeeps at Oslo Public Library
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