Some of our more recent blog articles.
by Tosca Waerea
In October 2019, Tonga opened its first-ever public library in the village of Kolovai. Catalyst representatives met the woman behind this project, they were very happy to sponsor Kolovai Library Tonga through a hosted Koha installation free of charge for the next five years.
by Matthew Northcott
Read about Matthews experience as a Catalyst intern being introduced to the world of Open Source.
by Chloe Gunn
Yesterday was Catalyst’s bi-annual client and staff celebration ZooDoo – which is exactly what it sounds like, a party at the Zoo.
by Chloe Gunn
Ellena and Emanuel are to receive the Catalyst Open Source Scholarships of $6000 each, while they study computer science at university.
by Chloe Gunn
SmartStart annually collects and presents the most popular baby names. In this blog, we talk about previous trends and the most popular names for 2019.
by Chloe Gunn
Catalyst’s South Island branch has fought hard to preserve Christchurch's history with two expert open source solutions.
by Chloe Gunn
Catalyst raises over $400 for Womens Refuge with their first sustainability Market.
by Chloe Gunn
Catalyst is excited to announce the award-winning site, SmartStart, now extends to 6 years of age, parents can now access information throughout toddler and preschool years.
by Hayley Mapley & Alex Buckley
Koha is a Library Management System (LMS) used worldwide by more than 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 first blog in our Koha OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) tips and tricks series, to help you get the most out of your catalogue uploads. In this post, Alex and Hayley will introduce what OCLC/Te Puna is, what the team has learned through implementing various automated reports for our clients, and ways to avoid some of the common pitfalls they encountered along the way.
by Chloe Gunn.
On the 20th of August, Catalyst welcomed Ms. Azlina Azaman, and five colleagues from the Planning and Policy Division Public Service Department of Malaysia, to learn about Digital Government with a demonstration of the innovative and advanced SmartStart platform.
