How have you and your library used Koha and other open source systems and the experience of being a member of the Koha community to improve yourself, enhance your library, elevate your community, and advance Koha?
THE CONFERENCE HAS CONCLUDED. THANK YOU KOHA COMMUNITY. SEE YOU IN 2023!
Venues
September 20-21 (Conference), September 22-23 (Workshop)
Conference Days
Maceli’s Banquet Hall & Catering
1031 New Hampshire St
Lawrence, KS 66046
Workshop Days
Lawrence Public Library
707 Vermont St
Lawrence, KS 66044
Travel and Lodging Information
Air travel to Kansas City
Requirements for Air Travelers to the U.S.
Lawrence is approximately 1 hour from
Kansas City International Airport
in Kansas City, Missouri
Airlines include:
Air Canada, JetBlue, Airways, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Airlines, American Airlines, Apple Vacations, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Vacation Express, VivaAerobus
Ground travel from Kansas City to Lawrence
Uber, Lyft, Taxi
Northeast Kansas Library System will try to work out
rides from Kansas City to Lawrence with local volunteers
and NEKLS staff
Hotel Accommodations
All locations: Checkin on the 19th, Depart on the 23rd
Towneplace Suites
900 New Hampshire
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 842-8800
- 20 Rooms – King, $134/night
- 5 Rooms – Double Queen room, $144/night
SpringHill Suites Marriott
1 Riverfront Plaza
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 841-2700
Last Day to Book: Friday, August 19, 2022
- Koha Conference 2022 room block
- 10 King, 20 Double Queen Rooms $96/night
Eldridge Hotel
701 Massachusets Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 749-5011
- Ask for the KohaCon room block directly
- 10 Premier Double Queen Suites – $129/night
Budget hotels without room blocks:
Super 8 by Wyndham Lawrence KU
801 Iowa St
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 330-9334
- 1.31 mi from downtown
- Breakfast included
- The price is $61
- $282 total
Baymont by Wyndham Lawrence
740 Iowa St
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 371-0165
- 1.32 mi from downtown
- Pool
- The price is $72
- $332 total
Days Inn by Wyndham KU Lawrence
730 Iowa St
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 841-6500
- 1.32 mi from downtown
- Breakfast included
- Pool
- The price is $48
- $223 total
Those are all right on the corner of 6th street and Iowa with public transportation (bus) running between that corner and the downtown area regularly throughout the day for $1 each trip (or passes can be purchased for a bit less).
These two are not as conveniently located for public transportation, but they are nicer than the 3 above…
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Lawrence
200 McDonald Dr
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 841-7077
- 1.49 mi from downtown
- Pool
- The price is $115
- $528 total
Hampton Inn Lawrence
2300 W 6th St
Lawrence, KS 66049
(785) 841-4994
- 1.51 mi from downtown
- Breakfast included
- Pool
- 3 ROOMS LEFT
- The price is $126
- $579 total
Day 1 / Tuesday / September 20
| 8:00AM – 8:30 AM (CDT) | Registration, refreshments, networking
Opening remarks |
| 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | The Long and Winding Road to Open Sharing in Northeast Kansas – Keynote address Jim Minges (Minges & Associates Consultants) & Liz Rea (ByWater Solutions) |
| 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Elevating ILL with some Rapid Improvement
Find out how the new pioneering Koha integration with ExLibris’ RapidILL service can help your users confidently create and place RapidILL interlibrary loan requests.
Andrew Isherwood (PTFS Europe), David Peacock (University of Hertfordshire) |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15 PM – 10:45 PM | Level up the Library Community with Koha via RAFLIMTS
The presentation will talk about the trend of informal learning via YouTube in librarians for Koha and present an analysis of Koha video tutorials by RAFLIMTS that has informally educated and leveled up over 0.2 million librarians on the Koha library system with 98 percent likes on YouTube. Moreover, respond to every comment with a heart and provide commandlines, scripts, templates, etc. The analysis will show how a channel brings positive changes in professionals’ life. RAFLIMTS uploaded 85 videos in total. Of those, 38 are about the Koha installation, administration, global system preferences, tools, reports, interface design, backup, etc.
Furrukh Hussain Zai (Pakistan Library Association & RAFLIMTS) |
| 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM | Designing a Patron Empowering OPAC
Lucas Gass and Jessica Zairo will explore some of the ways you can design the Koha OPAC to customize your interface, personalize your library brand and give your community exactly what they want. Accessibility/discoverability plays an important role in making sure your patrons can find what they are looking for. We will highlight Koha examples that have integrated features that have enhanced the users experience in the OPAC. Jessie Zairo & Lucas Gass (ByWater Solutions) |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Lunch – On Your Own |
| 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Adoption, Implementation and Data Migration: Lagos State University Library Experience
KOHA Adoption, Implementation and Data Migration: Lagos State University Library Experience The study explores the adoption, implementation and data migration of Koha Integrated Library System (ILS) by both library staff and users at the Lagos State University Library. The University was using commercial software before adopting Koha. The study adopted a survey design, using questionnaire as the instrument for gathering of data, to sample user’s opinion on the software utilization and general perception, and also to evaluate level of satisfaction of library staffs. A total of 37 library staff and 207 (undergraduate and post-graduate) students participated in the study. The data collected were analyzed using simple percentage tables. The data analysis revealed that its excellent features have made it popular and continues to receive improvement and upgrade by the library patrons. It has also increased the use of OPAC by library patrons in searching for library resources from any comfort zone. Library staff rated high the performance of the cataloguing, circulation, patron and OPAC modules of Koha. The findings also revealed that the level of satisfaction and utilization by library staff were very high due to its friendly interface. It concludes by proffering solutions to the observed problems like staff training and retraining on software design and networking, fostering synergy with some units of the universities such as Information and Communication Technology (I.C.T.) Unit of the university for the purpose of strengthening the system.
Adegoroye Adebola Oluwamayokun (Lagos State University) |
| 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Koha Implementation in GHQ central Library
Koha implementation an experience from Pakistan.
Sher Afzal Khan (Koha Pakistan) |
| 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Assessing and Improving Koha Performance
Discussing tools and tricks for Koha developers to both assess and improve Koha’s responsiveness.
Nick Clemens (ByWater Solutions) |
| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Koha and Open Source at the King’s Fund Library
In 2009 the King’s Fund Library became one of the first UK libraries to move to Koha, which empowered and emboldened us to implement a range of open source solutions in the following years, allowing a small health Library to punch above it’s weight. This presentation will describe how we have used open source software to innovate and thrive in a generally risk-averse organizational environment. It will touch on our contribution to the Koha community in the UK, software developed in-house using the LAMP stack, and our use of other open source software and engagement with other communities such as Samvera.
Matthew Hale (The King’s Fund) |
| 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Break |
| 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | Twilio – Enhancing Patron Communication
You may have heard about Twilio, but what is it really? We’ll share our experience in setting up this service, and what kinds of things you can do beyond basic notifications.
Christopher Brannon (Coeur d’Alene Public Library / Cooperative Information Network) |
| 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM | For a region that reads and writes. The RedLEI virtual library: Fundamental support resource for research, training and knowledge mobilization in early literacy in Central America and the Caribbean.
The RedLEi Virtual Library provides access to updated and contextualized information on Education and initial literacy in the Central American and Caribbean region. It is a space to promote knowledge, the use of multimedia tools, training of education professionals and the dissemination of evidence on the learning of initial literacy in the region. Mariela Zelada (Red para la Lectoescritura Inicial de Centroamérica y el Caribe (RedLEI)) |
| 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Wrap-up | |
Day 2 / Wednesday / September 21
| 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Registration, refreshments, networking |
| 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Open Source Software as Free Culture
This presentation links and contrasts free and open source software (FOSS) including Koha, with open access (OA) publishing. Library workers broadly accept the values and principles of OA, with many of us both advocating and practically facilitating OA in our work; however the same is however not true of FOSS where we see reticence and a relative lack of bold and ambitious action. The reasons for this, and practical routes to overcome these challenges will be explored. The experience of University of West London Library Services will provide a case study in how our strategic planning can reflect free culture beyond OA, and strategically link OA and FOSS in professional practice.
Andrew Preater & Tundun Folami (University of West London) |
| 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | A Fine-Free Koha Build
Going fine-free in Koha is not just turning off fines. Hear about one library’s journey to balance patron accountability and ease of access.
Michael Spagnuolo (North Richland Hills Library) |
| 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Redesigning Coverflow: Enhancing the User Experience
Take Coverflow to the next level! Learn how we modernized the display of our OPAC with the goals of improved patron discovery and increased circulation.
Barbara Glassford Johnson (Bedford Public Library) |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM | Coffee & SIGs (Special Interest Groups)
Grab some coffee and listen as the koha-US Special Interest Group leaders talk about their experience and challenges with their groups. SIG Leaders |
| 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM | koha-US Monthly General Meeting |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Lunch – On Your Own |
| 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Displays Revisited: Streamlining Workflows with the Course Reserves Module
Displays are a key tool in marketing a library’s collection. In the absence of a true displays management module, this session revisits the idea of using Course Reserves to manage items on display, leveling up both the staff and patron experiences.
Jason Robb (Southeast Kansas Library System) |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Leveling Up with Plugins
Power up Koha with Plugins! Learn why plugins exist, how they are created, and how to use them! Kelly McElligott & Donna Bachowski (ByWater Solutions) |
| 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Break |
| 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM | Metabase: Next Level Data Visualization
Join us as we talk about how we used Metabase to streamline and increase the quality of our data visualization. Justin Laake (McKinney Public Library System) |
| 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM | Funding QA and Joint Development
Brendan Gallagher (ByWater Solutions), Paul Poulain (BibLibre), Andrew Auld (PTFS Europe Limited), Jonathan Field (PTFS Europe Limited), and Nate Curulla (ByWater Solutions) |
| 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM | Saving Kittens and Supporting Koha
Koha is strengthened by its ever-growing global community. Each year in Wellington, New Zealand, Catalyst IT guides a group of high school students to make their first contributions to an open source project, and thereby inducting the newest Koha developers. This is facilitated through the Catalyst Open Source Academy, a two-week programme for high school students to learn all things open source. This presentation will share highlights and insights from the Academy over the years, and how young people in New Zealand are ‘saving kittens’ and levelling up Koha at the same time.
Aleisha Amohia (Catalyst IT New Zealand) |
| 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Wrap-up | |
Day 3 / Thursday (Hackfest/Workshops) / September 22
| 8:30 AM | Implementation and Use of Koha ILMS at KCW Sidhwan Khurd: A case study Dr. Mahipal Dutt (Khalsa College for Women Sidhwan Khurd) |
| 9:00 AM | Open to Everyone – Getting Involved in the Koha Community
Jessie Zairo, Kelly McElligott, Nick Clemens (ByWater Solutions) |
| 10:00 AM | Koha – Advancing into Electronic Resources Management (ERM)
Koha is a world class library system for print books but has historically never fully supported electronic resources. The introduction of an Electronic Resource Management module for Koha elevates Koha from a traditional ILS to a Library Services Platform (LSP). Jonathan will detail some of the development which has been taking place to introduce new areas for e-holdings, agreements and licenses.”
Jonathan Field (PTFS Europe Limited) |
| 11:00 AM | From csv to mrc: Converting Your Spreadsheet into MARC Records
Are your library’s bibliographic records stored in a spreadsheet? Does dealing with them feel like herding cats? Let us show you some simple tools to standardize your cat records so you can import data that are easier to search/filter in Koha.
Fred King (MedStar Washington Hospital Center), Lauren Denny (Teamwork Library Consortium) |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Lunch – On Your Own |
| 2:00 PM | Circulation SIG discussion |
| 3:00 PM | Cataloging SIG discussion Heather Hernandez (San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Research Center) |
| 4:00 PM | Acquisitions SIG discussion Rhonda Kuiper (Round Rock Public Library) |
| 5:00 PM | Wrap-up |
Day 4 / Friday (Hackfest/Workshops) / September 23
| 8:30 AM | How Koha is the Best ILS Sunita Pareek (Poornima University) |
| 9:00 AM | Train the Trainer – Keeping your Staff Up-To-Date with Koha
Jessie Zairo, Kelly McElligott (ByWater Solutions) |
| 10:00 AM | Build Cool and Insightful Visualizations with your Koha Data Raymond Bryson (Montgomery County Public Libraries (MD) – MCPL) |
| 11:00 AM | Sys Admin & Web Dev SIG discussion Jason Robb (Southeast Kansas Library System), Lucas Gass (ByWater Solutions) |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Lunch – On Your Own |
| 2:00 PM | Consortia SIG discussion Bob Bennhoff (Colorado Library Consortium) |
| 3:00 PM | Wrap-up |
KohaCon22 Cultural Event:
Baseball in Kansas City
Time: September 21 (Wednesday) – 7:00 p.m.
Address: Kauffman Stadium – Kansas City
Contact Us
If you have any KohaCon22 related questions, please let us know.
KohaCon22 Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors
Individual Sponsors
Thank you for considering sponsorship for KohaCon22. Sponsoring KohaCon helps the community grow and for Koha to become better for all users. Please see our levels of sponsorship below.
Community Leader
$2500+
- Name of Organization/Logo on KohaCon website, banners, and any literature handed out by organizers *
- Company 5ft banner/poster placement in main presentation area **
- Free booth/table available at event
- Display company logo/name on screen between presentations **
Community Builder
$1500 – $2499
- Name of Organization/Logo on KohaCon website, banners, and any literature handed out by organizers *
- Company banner/poster on display in registration area **
- Free booth/table at event
Community Participant
$500 – $1499
- Name of Organization/Logo on KohaCon website, banners, and any literature handed out by organizers (graphic logo provided by sponsor)
Community Supporter
Up to – $499
- Name of organization/Logo on Kohacon website *
In-kind contributions
- Company logo/name displayed near in-kind donation location (example: sign on food table of donated snacks, coffee, drinks) *
* graphic logo image provided by sponsor
** banner designed and provided by sponsor (printing services available)
Contact John Sterbenz at treasurer@koha-us.org if you are interested in being a sponsor or if you have any questions about sponsorship.
Koha Community Code of Conduct
From: https://koha-community.org/about/policy/code-of-conduct/
All delegates, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at any Koha event are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event.
The Quick Version
Koha event organisers are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any event venue, including talks. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event without a refund at the discretion of the event organisers.
Harassment includes, but is not limited to:
- Violent threats, intimidation or personal insults directed against another person
- Verbal, graphic or written comments related to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race or religion
- Posting sexually explicit or violent material
- Stalking or following, including harassing photography or recording
- Sustained disruption of talks or other presentations
- Inappropriate physical contact or sexual attention
- Posting (or threatening to post) other people’s personally identifying information
- Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior
- Repeated harassment of others. In general, if someone asks you to stop, then stop
The Less Quick Version
Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Sponsors are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, sponsors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment.
If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organisers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. Event organisers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of event staff immediately. Event staff can be identified by a clearly marked “STAFF” badge, button or shirt.
Event staff will be happy to help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance.
We expect participants to follow these rules at all event venues and event-related social activities. We think people should follow these rules outside event activities too!
This code of conduct is borrowed, slightly modified, from the folks at Evergreen who borrowed it from the folks at GopherCon, who borrowed it from JSConf, with permission. A section is adapted from the OpenStack Summit Code of Conduct.
