Vermont Organization of Koha Automated Libraries
The Vermont Organization of Koha Automated Libraries|
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| Abbreviation |
VOKAL |
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| Services |
Unified library catalog and circulation system |
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Parent organization |
Green Mountain Library Consortium |
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| Website |
http://www.gmlc.org/ |
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The Vermont Organization of Koha Automated Libraries (VOKAL) is an organization of libraries in the U.S. State of Vermont. It provides a unified, online library catalog using the open source, Koha integrated library system. It was established as a part of the Green Mountain Library Consortium.
History
The Vermont Organization of Koha Automated Libraries had its earliest beginnings in the fall of 2007, when several Vermont libraries, using Follett Co.'s Destiny Integrated Library System(ILS) (with the help of the Vermont Department of Libraries), began looking at open source alternatives. They considered using the Evergreen ILS, but eventually chose Koha instead.
In September 2010, the first libraries began being added to the VOKAL catalog.
Current status
As of February 2016, it had grown to 57 member libraries (55 public libraries, 1 school library, and 1 church library).
VOKAL's catalog also allows users to search Listen Up Vermont (http://www.listenupvermont.org), a shared database of lendable e-books and audiobooks, also operated by the Green Mountain Library Consortium. In addition, VOKAL's catalog also allows users to search the Project Gutenberg Archive, and download its items.[1]
Database hosting
VOKAL's common Koha database and software are hosted by ByWater Solutions.[2]
Catamount Library Network
There is currently one other unified public library catalog in Vermont, the Catamount Library Network, also hosted by ByWater Solutions.
Member libraries
Total number of members: 57
| Library[3] | Library Type | Location | Website | Date Added |
| Arvin A. Brown Public Library | Public | Richford, VT | http://aabrown.org/ | 2011-06-06 |
| Baldwin Memorial Library | Public | Wells River, VT | https://baldwinmemoriallibrary.wordpress.com/ | 2012[4] |
| Bent Northrop Memorial Library | Public | Fairfield, VT | http://www.bentnorthrop.org/ | 2011-03-01 |
| Blake Memorial Library | Public | East Corinth, VT | http://www.blakememorial.org/ | |
| Bradford Public Library | Public | Bradford, VT | http://bradfordvtlibrary.org/ | 2012-12-10 |
| Brown Public Library | Public | Northfield, VT | http://www.brownpubliclibrary.org/ | 2011-05-16 |
| Brownell Library | Public | Essex Jct., VT | http://www.brownelllibrary.org/ | 2010-09-27 |
| Burnham Memorial Library | Public | Colchester, VT | http://colchestervt.gov/Library/ | 2011-02-14 |
| Calef Memorial Library | Public | Washington, VT | http://caleflibrary.com/ | |
| Carpenter-Carse Library | Public | Hinesburg, VT | http://www.carpentercarse.org/ | 2011-08-01 |
| Charlotte Library | Public | Charlotte, VT | http://charlottepubliclibrary.org/ | 2011-09-12 |
| Chelsea Public Library | Public | Chelsea, VT | http://www.chelsealibrary.com/ | 2012-11-12 |
| Dorothy Alling Memorial Library | Public | Williston, VT | http://www.williston.lib.vt.us/ | 2010-11-15 |
| Enosburg Public Library | Public | Enosburg Falls, VT | http://enosburghlibrary.net/ | 2012-11-06 |
| Essex Free Library | Public | Essex, VT | http://www.essex.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B7184EFBC-C919-43DF-8515-885060313675%7D | |
| Fair Haven Free Library | Public | Fair Haven, VT | http://fairhavenfree.org/ | |
| Fairlee Public Library | Public | Fairlee, VT | http://www.fairleelibrary.com/ | 2011-10-10 |
| Gilbert Hart Library | Public | Wallingford, VT | http://www.wallingfordvt.com/community/gilbert-hart-library/ | 2012-01-23 |
| Groton Free Public Library | Public | Groton, VT | http://grotonlibraryvt.org/ | |
| Hartford Public Library | Public | Hartford, VT | http://www.hartfordvtlibrary.org/ | 2012-12-17 |
| Hartland Public Library | Public | Hartland, VT | http://www.hartlandlibraryvt.org/ | 2013-05-13 |
| Haston Library | Public | Franklin, VT | https://hastonlibrary.wordpress.com/ | 2013-05-13 |
| Highgate Public Library | Public | Highgate, VT | https://highgatelibrary.wordpress.com/ | |
| Huntington Public Library | Public | Huntington, VT | https://sites.google.com/site/huntingtonvtlibrary/ | 2012-02-13 |
| Ilsley Public Library | Public | Middlebury, VT | http://www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org/ | |
| Jericho Town Library | Public | Jericho Center, VT | http://www.jerichotownlibraryvt.org/ | 2011-01-03 |
| Johnson Public Library | Public | Johnson, VT | https://johnsonpubliclibrary.wordpress.com/ | 2011-02-11 |
| Joslin Memorial Library | Public | Waitsfield, VT | http://www.joslinmemoriallibrary.com/ | 2011-04-02 |
| Lanpher Memorial Library | Public | Hyde Park, VT | http://www.lanpherlibrary.org/ | 2011-04-18 |
| Lawrence Memorial Library | Public | Bristol, VT | http://www.lawrencelibrary.net/ | |
| Maclure Library | Public | Pittsford, VT | http://www.maclurelibrary.org/ | |
| Marlboro Elementary School Library | School | Marlboro, VT | http://marlboroschool.net/library | 2010-10-25 |
| Milton Public Library | Public | Milton, VT | http://www.miltonlibraryvt.org/ | 2011-10-24 |
| Montgomery Town Library | Public | Montgomery, VT | https://mtlvermont.wordpress.com/ | |
| Moretown Memorial Library | Public | Moretown, VT | http://www.moretownvt.org/moretown-library/ | |
| New Haven Community Library | Public | New Haven, VT | http://www.nhcl.org/ | |
| Norwich Public Library | Public | Norwich, VT | http://www.norwichlibrary.org/ | 2011-06-20 |
| Pawlet Public Library | Public | Pawlet, VT | https://pawletpubliclibrary.wordpress.com/ | 2012-01-30 |
| Pierson Library | Public | Shelburne, VT | http://www.piersonlibrary.org/ | 2011-04-25 |
| Quechee Library | Public | Quechee, VT | http://www.quecheeandwilderlibraries.com/home/?page_id=2 | |
| Richmond Free Library | Public | Richmond, VT | http://richmondfreelibraryvt.org/ | 2011-05-09 |
| Rockingham Free Public Library | Public | Bellows Falls, VT | http://rockinghamlibrary.org/ | |
| Roxbury Free Library | Public | Roxbury, VT | http://roxburyfreelibrary.org/ | 2013-05-01 |
| St. Albans Free Library | Public | St. Albans, VT | http://www.stalbansfreelibrary.org/ | 2013-01-14 |
| St. Johnsbury Athenaeum | Public | St. Johnsbury, VT | http://www.stjathenaeum.org/ | 2011-12-05 |
| Stowe Free Library | Public | Stowe, VT | http://www.stowelibrary.org/ | |
| Tenney Memorial Library | Public | Newbury, VT | http://tenneymemoriallibrary.org/ | |
| Tunbridge Public Library | Public | Tunbridge, VT | http://www.tunbridgelibrary.org/ | 2011-12-19 |
| Varnum Memorial Library | Public | Jeffersonville, VT | http://thevarnum.org/ | 2012-03-26 |
| Vernon Free Library | Public | Vernon, VT | http://www.vernonfreelibrary.org/vernon/ | 2013-02-11 |
| Warren Public Library | Public | Warren, VT | http://www.warrenlibrary.com/warren/ | 2011-04-02 |
| Warren United Church | Church | Warren, VT | http://www.warrenchurch.org/ | 2011-04-02 |
| Weathersfield Proctor Library | Public | Ascutney, VT | http://www.weathersfieldproctorlibrary.org/ | |
| West Hartford Library | Public | West Hartford, VT | http://www.hartford-vt.org/content/libraries/ | |
| Westford Public Library | Public | Westford, VT | https://westfordpubliclibrary.wordpress.com/ | 2013-03-11 |
| Wilder Club & Library | Public | Wilder, VT | http://www.quecheeandwilderlibraries.com/home/?page_id=10 | |
| Windsor Public Library | Public | Windsor, VT | http://windsorlibrary.org/ | 2011-12-01 |
References
- ↑ "VOKAL Catalog". catalog.kohavt.org. See "All libraries" drop-down list. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Linda, Helen (July 29, 2009). "VOKAL, The Vermont Koha Project". www.vermontlibraries.org. Vermont Library Association. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
... this ILS will be remotely hosted ... by ByWater Solutions...
- ↑ "VOKAL Members". Green Mountain Library Consortium. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Baldwin Memorial Library". librarytechnology.org. See "Technology Profile": libraries.org/A directory of libraries throughout the world. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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