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NHS and Health libraries

NHS, Health and Hospital Libraries

Andrew

Andrew Auld
Andrew is the Commercial Director of Open Fifth and looks after all of our NHS and health library customers.

OUR EXPERIENCE

Koha LMS for NHS and health libraries‘ – Meet our NHS and health library account manager Andrew Auld in this webinar as he provides an overview of how the Koha LMS has been used to transform health library workflows across the UK, creating more efficient processes and making resources easier to access.

We proudly work with health and NHS libraries and consortia throughout the UK, providing implementation, support and training for open source library software.

We believe that there is a natural alignment between the values of health libraries and open source software, including knowledge sharing, equal access to information, innovation, transparency, and cost-effectiveness.

Libraries choose Koha library management system and Aspen Discovery software because they are comprehensive, engaging and user-focused solutions that meet their needs with a suite of available integrations. By using open source software, not proprietary, libraries don’t pay expensive licensing fees or face vendor lock-in and also benefit from a global open source development and user community.

At Open Fifth, our focus is on delivering high-quality implementation, training and support for libraries and building lasting relationships with the customers we serve.

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Effective, compliant and proactive information security management and cyber resilience are fundamental for everything we do here at Open Fifth. We hold certifications to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, Cyber Essentials Plus, and Cyber Essentials. Read more about our information security.

Relevant Resources

Koha LMS for NHS and health libraries

NHS libraries adopt Koha open source library management system in regional consortia, hosted and supported by PTFS Europe

What’s on our mind: Data migration to Koha library management system

What is open source? The essentials series

Products

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Koha

The world’s first free and open source library management system. Fully featured and scalable, used worldwide.

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Aspen Discovery

The next generation library discovery platform providing intuitive and engaging access to physical, digital, and archival collections.

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Metabase

A web-based business intelligence and analytics system, great for enhanced reporting.

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AtoM (Access to Memory)

An open source, web-based app which allows institutions to provide and manage public access to their archival holdings.

Some of our health library customers…

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London Health Libraries

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Yorkshire and Humber Health Libraries

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North West Health Libraries

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Kent, Surrey and Sussex NHS Libraries

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

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