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Seamless Cataloging with BTCat Integration in Koha

koha-US Annual Conference

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Friday September 5, 2025

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Introduction

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Speaker introductions

Brief overview of BTCat

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Speakers

Miranda Nero, Head of Cataloging, � Ocean State Libraries�Lori Thorrat, Manager Catalog / Processing, � Cuyahoga County Public Library�Travis Kelley, Manager, Strategic Partnerships BTCat � Baker & Taylor�Nick Clemens, Head of Development � ByWater Solutions�Jessica Zairo, Director of Sales & Outreach, � ByWater Solutions

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Background: The Need for Integration

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Cataloging options before BTCat integration

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  • 3rd Party Products
  • Manually importing records
  • Z39.50

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Acquisitions / Order Records

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  • TS360 records
  • Manually importing

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Collaboration in Action

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Plan and Implementation

  • Library / Vendor Collaboration
  • Koha Sandbox to develop API connections
  • BTCat sandbox to test

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Challenges

  • UPC search, keyword search
  • 5 local fields
  • Exporting authorities

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Solution Overview: BTCat + Koha Integration

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Cataloging Workflows

Cuyahoga County Public Library

Traditional workflow:

  • 1 record at a time
  • Matching in Koha with Koha record ID
  • Overlay via API

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Demo

Live demo of Koha/BTCat

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Results

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Benefits

  • Time saved and workflow improvements
  • Increased accuracy and consistency in records
  • Staff feedback and user experience

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Looking Ahead

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Future Enhancements

  • API for authorities
  • Create a search API (currently uses database search)

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Thank you!

Questions

Miranda Nero �mnero@oslri.net

Lori Thorrat�lthorrat@cuyahogalibrary.org

Travis Kelly Travis.Kelley@baker-taylor.com

Nick Clemens�nick@bywatersolutions.com

Jessica Zairo�jzairo@bywatersolutions.com

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