Aspen Discovery
Aspen is a full-featured Discovery System that integrates with eContent and other third-party providers, giving your patrons comprehensive access to all of your materials in one place. Aspen combines your library catalog with e-content, digital archives, and enrichment from all major third-party providers. It also improves relevancy and ease of use, provides native reading recommendations, displays all formats of titles within one result (FRBR), and much more. Aspen was created to give users an improved experience over other Discovery systems with less impact on library budgets.
Aspen Discovery Goals
- Maximize Patron Usage of All Library Materials.
- Complete Integration with the Underlying ILS and eContent Providers.
- Make it Easy for Patrons to Use.
- Make it easy for Library Administrators to customize and maintain.
Complete Integration Third Party Products
Aspen integrates with the APIs for any ILS and eContent providers. New integrations are being continually added and existing integrations are continually being refined.
Here is a complete list of Aspen Discovery Integrations.
Documentation
The Help Manual for Aspen Discovery is available at http://aspen-test.bywatersolutions.com/Admin/HelpManual
The Release Notes can be found at http://aspen-test.bywatersolutions.com/Admin/ReleaseNotes
Learn more about Aspen Discovery https://aspen.bywatersolutions.com/
Aspen Discovery Community
- 8 Contributors
- 450+ Libraries
- 7 Translated Languages
Meet our Team
Mark Noble
Aspen Discovery Team Lead
Mark Noble
Aspen Discovery Team Lead
Mark graduated with a degree in Architectural Engineering, but moved immediately into software development. More than half his career has been spent building software for libraries with the majority of the time spent working on Discovery software. He enjoys creating innovative new functionality to make library software work better for patrons and staff. In his spare time, Mark enjoys being outdoors running and hiking, traveling, and hanging out with his kids.
Addie Van Salisbury
Process Polymath
Addie Van Salisbury
Process Polymath
Addie received a B.A. in History and a B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is currently working on her Masters of Data Science through the Information School at Syracuse University. As long as she can remember, her and libraries have been close friends - beginning with being an honored member of '100 Books Read' club in first grade to finishing her research in the long stacks at UNC. She is very excited to share her love of libraries and to empower your patrons! In her spare time, Addie loves exploring her home in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, traveling, cooking, and playing with her dogs - Ollie and Finn!
Kirstien Kroeger
Aspen Discovery Developer
Kirstien Kroeger
Aspen Discovery Developer
Kirstien holds a BS in Computer Science from Fort Hays State University, a AAS in Graphic Design from Salina Area Technical College, and is finishing up a MPS in UX Design from Maryland Institute College of Art. She came into the library world on a whim, but fell in love with being able to find ways to help people access information and resources by creating human-centered digital experiences that advocate for real users. Kirstien lives in central Kansas with her cat Harley, and in her free time enjoys reading spooky thriller novels, collecting quirky art from comic conventions, and playing video games.
