NoveList, a division of databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that its new ILS integration NoveList Select is now available through Koha Open Source ILS. Patrons of the Los Gatos Library in Los Gatos, Calif., and other libraries who use the Koha open source Integrated Library System (ILS) supported by ByWater Solutions, will reportedly benefit from the integration of NoveList Select content into the library's catalogue.
ByWater Solutions is an open source community supporter and a provider of Koha support. NoveList Select is designed to integrate information - including reading recommendations, series information, events, reviews, and book jackets - into a library's catalogue so users can find the information where they need it, when they need it.
According to Henry Bankhead, Interim Town Librarian at Los Gatos Library, the library's patrons would have an improved experience with the integration of NoveList Select into the Koha system. The enhanced content adds reviews from Goodreads, up-to-date series information, recommendations of similar titles and authors as well as links to NextReads newsletters. Because of this integration, this content is available in the library catalogue and is available to any NoveList Select customer using the Koha integrated library system.
