Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Tooele City Library board approves switch to Koha/Aspen catalog and new PIN process

2158317 · January 27, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Library director Chase Randall said the library will go live Monday with a new Koha/ByWater system branded with the Aspen Discovery interface; patrons will sign in with their library card and a new PIN set to the last four digits of their phone number and can reset it after first login.

Tooele City Library Director Chase Randall told the library board on Jan. 23 that the library will switch its public catalog to Koha with an Aspen Discovery interface provided by vendor ByWater and go live the following Monday.

The system change is intended to let patrons search across formats, place holds and purchase requests online, manage linked family accounts, curate and share lists and view library events within the catalog, Randall said. He told the board staff will set new default PINs equal to the last four digits of patrons' phone numbers;…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans