About
Contacts:
Jim Minges – Finance, consortial administration (jminges at nekls.org)
Mickey Coalwell – Enhancements, migration, training (mcoalwell at nekls.org)
Sharon Moreland – Reports, migration, training (smoreland at nekls.org)
Liz Rea – Templates, system adminstration (lrea at nekls.org)
Heather Braum – Migration and data management (hbraum at nekls.org)
Brenda Hough – Training and general support (bhough at nekls.org)
General Help (nexpresshelp at nekls.org)
The NExpress automation service enables libraries of all types and sizes to provide rapid and direct access to shared library resources through a technically advanced library automation system at a reduced cost, with training, technical support and software enhancements provided by NEKLS. The NExpress service is an Internet web based automation service that features flexible searching, item availability status and the ability for library users to directly place requests for items in the collection of any participating library, with delivery by courier to the patron’s local library. The NExpress integrated library system is transitioning to a second generation that will feature:
- A new Koha ZOOM open source software platform featuring a sophisticated search engine and flexible user interface.
- Interlibrary loan links to other library catalogs.
- Direct training and technical support service from NEKLS.
- Web hosting and software customization through Liblime, a national leader in supporting open source library software.
All NEKLS libraries are welcome to join the NExpress service. Twenty-four libraries are currently participating in NExpress, and additional libraries have agreed to join the service in 2009-2010:
Current NExpress Public Libraries:
- Atchison Library
- Baldwin City Library
- Basehor Community Library
- Bern Community Library
- Bonner Springs Library
- Carbondale City Library
- Centralia Community Library
- Delaware Township Library-Valley Falls
- Effingham Community Library
- Eudora Public Library
- Horton Public Library
- Linwood Community Library
- Lyndon Carnegie Library
- Mary Cotton Public Library-Sabetha
- McLouth Public Library
- Meriden Community Library
- Morrill Public Library-Hiawatha
- Northeast Kansas Library System
- Nortonville Public Library
- Osawatomie Public Library
- Oskaloosa Public Library
- Ottawa Library
- Overbrook Public Library
- Rossville Community Library
- Seneca Free Library
- Silver Lake Library
- Tonganoxie Public Library
- Wellsville City Library
- Wetmore Public Library
- Williamsburg Community Library
- Winchester Public Library
Libraries joining in 2010:
- Leavenworth Public Library
- Osage City Public Library