2025 Free Monthly Webinars
Last updated on: 2nd April 2025| 6th January 2025 | Lauren Purton
What are PTFS Europe webinars?
We’ve slightly changed our webinar format for 2025 by running two series. This year we will hold webinars twice per month to share information with our library communities on our products, their features and how to get the most out of them, as well as the wider open source environment.
Register for our webinars on the PTFS Europe Eventbrite.
The ‘Essentials’ series: This series aims to cover the basics of open source library systems and is ideal for those who are not already familiar with or would like a refresher on open source software and the PTFS Europe way.
The ‘What you can do with…’ series: This series aims to give a more product-specific or advanced insight into a topic and is ideal for those who have some familiarity with open source library systems or anyone keen to learn more.
We will set the topics at the beginning of each quarter. If you have a particular topic in mind that you think would be useful – reach out to Lauren Purton at lauren.purton@openfifth.co.uk.
We encourage live attendance to join in the Q&A and sharing perspectives; a recording of the session will be shared with all registered attendees.
The Essentials Series
The webinars will be hosted on Zoom in a handy lunchtime slot, 12:30-13:00, once per month.
Register for an individual webinar or the entire series on Eventbrite.
Date(12:30 – 1pm) |
Topic |
What it will cover and why you might find it useful |
| 14/01/25 | What is open source? The essentials series | In this session, the PTFS Europe team will provide an introduction to open source with library systems, the concepts, community and terminology. This will be useful for those new to open source or who would like a refresher.
This webinar has already happened, click the link to see the recording. |
| 20/02/25 | What are PTFS Europe’s professional services? The essential series | In this session we will provide an overview of the services that PTFS Europe provides, including support, data migration, updates, training, implementation and maintenance. Join to find out how our services can support your library.
This webinar has already happened, the recording will be available soon. |
| 11/03/25 | What does sustainability mean for open source and PTFS Europe? The essential series |
In this session, we will discuss the sustainability values of PTFS Europe, open source software and the products we serve, as well as how these can support customer sustainability.
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| 08/04/25 | What third-party app integrations are available? The essentials series |
In this session, we will discuss the third-party app integrations available for Koha and Aspen Discovery.
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| 13/05/25 | How is data protection managed? The essentials series |
In this session, we’re giving an overview of how data protection can be managed on Koha and Aspen Discovery.
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| 19/06/25 | How can I get involved in the open source community? The essentials series |
In this session, we’re giving an overview of the many ways and extents to which you can choose to get involved in the open source community.
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The ‘What you can do with…’ Series
The webinars will be hosted on Zoom in a handy lunchtime slot, 12:30-13:00, once per month.
Register for an individual webinar or the entire series on Eventbrite.
Date(12:30 – 1pm) |
Topic |
What it will cover and why you might find it useful |
| 23/01/25 | User experience: What you can do with OS library systems | In this session, the PTFS Europe team will provide an overview of user experience across the different library systems we offer, including Koha and Aspen.
This webinar has already happened, click the link to see the recording. |
| 11/02/25 | Cataloguing: What you can do with Koha | In this session we will provide an overview the cataloguing functionality, features and integrations for Koha.
This webinar has already happened, click the link to see the recording. |
| 13/03/25 | Batch catalogue records: What you can do with Koha |
In this session, we will discuss Koha and management of batch catalogue records.
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| 17/04/25 | Reporting, analytics, statistics and dashboards: What you can do with Metabase |
In this session, we’re looking at what you can do with Metabase for reporting, statistics and dashboards for your library.
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| 22/05/25 | Stock control: What you can do with Koha |
In this session, we’re giving an overview of how Koha LMS can be used for your library’s stock control.
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| 10/06/25 | GDPR processes: What you can do with Koha |
In this session, we’re giving an overview of the GDPR processes available with Koha
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