CALYX information essentials has completed the installation of Koha 3.00.01 for the Western Australia division of Alzheimer’s Australia (AAWA).
Alzheimer’s Australia provides information, support and advocacy to Australians living with dementia, their families and carers. Early and effective provision of information to families and carers has a significant beneficial impact on outcomes for people living with dementia. AAWA maintains a specialised Library and Resource Centre. As well as individuals and families with an interest in dementia, health care professionals are frequent users of the collection.
Having no in-house IT personnel, AAWA chose a hosted solution from CALYX for the convenience, security and economy it provides. AAWA personnel are free of the worries associated with owning and maintaining the computer server and ensuring the data are backed up daily. These tasks are undertaken by CALYX as part of the service of hosting the Koha installation whilst library personnel can focus on meeting the needs of library users.
For lower annual costs than just the license fee of the previous solution, AAWA staff now enjoy full ILMS functionality, whilst users of the Library and Resource Centre access the collection from a web based OPAC.
