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. K-Int, KE Software and PTFS Europe collaborate in Royal Armouries' accessibility project. October 28, 2013. . As part of a major project aimed at improving the content and access to its collection management, archive and library systems, Royal Armouries has chosen K-INT, KE Software and PTFS Europe to help deliver this key project. K-INT will be providing the CIIM discovery layer, KE Software will be delivering the EMu collections management system and PTFS Europe will be implementing and hosting the Koha library management system.

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February 20, 2025. East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture partners with PTFS Europe to give residents better access to books and e-content. East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture has partnered with PTFS Europe to launch Aspen Discovery as its new library catalogue. Aspen Discovery is a web-based system that works on any device and provides easy access for library users to discover books, e-books, magazines, board games and more. Patrons can also renew items on loan, reserve items and find new content from library sources and external websites. PTFS Europe has implemented the new system and will provide ongoing hosting and support services to EDLC to ensure its success in supporting these collections into the future.

January 13, 2025. PTFS Europe announce appointment to the APUC Framework for library services platforms. PTFS Europe announced that it has once again been appointed to the APUC Framework as a supplier for Library Services Platforms. Being on the framework means that we can continue to offer APUC's Higher Education and Further Education member institutions our open source library management solutions through a transparent and efficient procurement process. Ranked 4th overall out of the six appointed suppliers in this competitive tender process, it means a lot as a small business to be positioned amongst some of the biggest suppliers in our sector. We were the highest ranked supplier for the commercial evaluation as we continue to demonstrate fantastic value for money for our customers.

December 20, 2024. Royal Veterinary College chooses Koha open source library management system, hosted and supported by PTFS Europe.. Royal Veterinary College has chosen Koha as its new library management system, to replace the previous SirsiDynix Symphony system. The college has also implemented Aspen Discovery as the library portal to their resources. PTFS Europe has implemented the new systems and will provide ongoing hosting and support services to the college to ensure its success in supporting these collections into the future.

December 11, 2024. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council partners with PTFS Europe to give residents better access to books and e-content via a mobile app. Sefton Libraries has partnered with PTFS Europe to launch LiDA, the companion app for their Aspen Discovery Library Engagement Platform. Aspen LiDA provides a comprehensive mobile solution which Sefton Libraries were keen to introduce for their library patrons. Users are empowered with a quick and convenient way to search the library catalogue and manage their library account. Library patrons have access to a digital library card and can easily manage their library account activities (such as renew material and place reservations) with just a few taps.

November 6, 2024. Université La Sagesse (ULS) chooses Koha open source library management system, hosted and supported by PTFS Europe.. Université La Sagesse Lebanon has chosen Koha as its new library management system, to replace the previous Drupal system. PTFS Europe has implemented the new system and will provide on-going hosting and support services to ULS to ensure its success in supporting these collections into the future.

June 20, 2024. NESCOT chooses Koha open source library management system, hosted and supported by PTFS Europe.. North East Surrey College of Technology has chosen PTFS Europe to host and support its Koha system. PTFS Europe has implemented the new system and will provide on-going hosting and support services to NESCOT to ensure its success in supporting these collections into the future.

January 5, 2024. Dalarna University, Sweden chooses Koha open source library management system, hosted and supported by PTFS Europe. Dalarna University has chosen PTFS Europe to host and support its Koha system. The library implemented the library system Koha in 2020. The library catalogue contains about 100 500 physical books and about 305 000 electronic books. The library has 17 employees and its vision is to strengthen education, research and training based on the needs of users in a changing world.

January 4, 2024. Armenian Institute chooses Koha open source library management system, hosted and supported by PTFS Europe. Armenian Institute has chosen Koha as its new Library Management System, to replace the previous manual cataloguing system. PTFS Europe has implemented the new system and will provide on-going hosting and support services to Armenian Institute to ensure its success in supporting these collections into the future.

December 11, 2023. Middlesbrough Libraries have successfully implemented Aspen Discovery. Middlesbrough's popular Libraries Service has added a major boost to its online offer thanks to a successful grant bid. The new Aspen website will enable the service to offer its entire physical and digital stock to customers through a single search for the first time.

September 29, 2023. NHS libraries adopt Koha open source library management system in regional consortia, hosted and supported by PTFS Europe.. Multiple NHS library services in the regions of East of England, Kent Surrey and Sussex, London, the Midlands, North West England and Yorkshire/Humber have chosen Koha as the Library Management System for new and existing regional consortia. This week, the latest to go live is in the North West of England bringing together library systems from multiple NHS Trusts onto a single Koha system. Shared instances of this Open Source solution are replacing standalone local systems, delivering improved access to resources for healthcare staff, time-savings for library staff, and cost-savings for NHS organisations, as well as aligning with the NHS strategy of adopting Open Source technology where appropriate.

Nov 2007 PTFS Europe founded by Nick Dimant and Jonathan Field as distributor for ArchivalWare
Nick Dimant (Managing Director) and Jonathan Field (Technical Director) announced the launch of PTFS Europe, a company formed to distribute and support the software products of PTFS, Inc., the leading provider of digital arching solutions in North America. The flagship PTFS product is ArchivalWare, a web-based, full-text search and retrieval system for digital libraries.

2023 PTFS Europe Accomplishments Narrative

In 2022, as in previous years, we have been involved with new Koha installations across all sectors - academic, public, special and government. We have been working in particular in the Health sector with hospital libraries, supporting them to move from individual legacy systems to regional consortial Koha systems. This is delivering both cost savings and opportunities to improve inter library working and cooperation. The Aspen Discovery platform is proving particularly attractive in Public libraries, though budgets are often tight in this sector. We have implemented Aspen with several public libraries and also our first Academic library to adopt this product in the UK. Connected to that implementation, we have been able to develop SSO functionality for Aspen and will be increasing our development contribution to this OS community in 2023. We have significantly strengthened our development team at the end of 2022 and are looking forward to accelerating development projects in both the Koha and Aspen projects. We took a leading role in specifying and developing the new Koha ERM module in 2022 and will be continuing to work on that development project. We continue strongly as the only significant support company in the UK with a specialism in implementing open source solutions.