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Kohacon 18 : Portland - Coffee, Candy, Code, and Community

24 September 2018

by Chris Cormack

Kohacon18 in Portland was, as all Kohacon are, the best one yet. Keep reading to find out why

I am proud to be part of the Koha project because...

13 September 2018

by Kathryn Tyree

I've been working with Koha for nearly seven years, and I'm attached to my job, because, every day I get to come to work and be part of a worldwide project that does an enormous amount of good for people of all ages, all around the world.

Koha tips and tricks 3

16 August 2018

by Alex Buckley, Koha Developer

Koha is a Library Management System (LMS) used worldwide by approximately 15,000 libraries. The Koha team at Catalyst are passionate about using Koha and helping libraries (big and small!) get the most out of their Koha LMS.

This is the third blog in the Koha tips and tricks series to help you make the most out of your Koha instance. In this post, Alex covers how to customize your library notices and slips; including how to add your library logo and news items to notices.

To read from the beginning of the tips and tricks series start here.

Agile and Test-Driven Development

18 July 2018

by Daniel Roperto

How can you get from point A to point B with Agile Test Driven Development? Daniel explains how TDD helps teams progress projects with confidence.

Clean, tidy, and efficient. This is a volkswagen beetle assembly line

Haere ki te wharepukapuka o Toi Ohomai

5 July 2018

by Kathryn Tyree

The longer you stay at the Toi Ohomai library, the more you realise how special it is. You walk into the light, bright space and no one stares at you, it’s not too quiet, just welcoming with a gentle
busy hum.

Now Toi Ohomai are celebrating their go live with Koha, completing their part in the systems merge for their institution. The Bay of Plenty and Waiariki polytechnics have merged and are gifted their new name
Toi Ohomai, meaning to achieve great heights; to be awakened by learning.

photograph of about 30 small home grown lemons in a wicker basket at the 'share homegrown or excess food' spot at Toi Ohomai Library

Koha tips and tricks 2

4 July 2018

by Alex Buckley, Koha Developer

This is the second blog in the Koha tips and tricks series to help you make the most out of your Koha instance.

To read from the beginning of the tips and tricks series: Koha tips and tricks

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Web Analytics: A new plugin for Moodle

2 July 2018

by Donna Benjamin and Dmitrii Metelkin

Catalyst recently contributed a new web analytics plugin to the Moodle plugins directory.

#nzcio summit reflections

19 June 2018

by Russel Garlick

It wasn't all C level schmoozing at the CIO Summit New Zealand last week. The Tech Team Pass gave us access to some great sessions.

The Catalyst team at its stand at the NZCIO Summit

What does a Business Analyst do?

16 June 2018

by Donna Benjamin

What is Business Analysis? What's the Core Concept Model, and why does your Business Analyst keep asking you 'Why?'

IIBA Core Concept Model: Context, Stakeholders, Needs, Solution, Value, Change - linked in an icosahedron

Why Catalyst is a great place to start your career as a new tech graduate

11 May 2018

by Alex Buckley

Starting out as a full-time employee in the tech industry is an exciting transition for anyone, the old certainties of study life are swept aside and in their place, you must adapt to an entirely new working environment and new technologies.