Oct 5 – 9, 2026
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Europe/Berlin timezone

Koha in the UK: Challenges, changes and celebrations for UK libraries

Oct 5, 2026, 9:30 AM
30m
Audimax (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT))

Audimax

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Str. am Forum 1, 76131 Karlsruhe
Presentation

Speaker

Fiona Borthwick (Open Fifth)

Description

As UK libraries are very seldom able to attend KohaCon, we would like to represent them in our presentation. We will give an overview of the library industry in the UK and discuss some of the pressures and priorities they face across the different sectors we support. We will share knowledge from our customer base and include details of how they are using Koha, what features or changes they love, and those they would like to see in future. Our presentation will build upon the challenges in the UK library space, what their goals are, and how Koha has been used to achieve them efficiently and provide value for money. We shall also use some examples of functionally developed specifically for the UK libraries and / or being used in slightly unique ways.

Duration of your presentation (in minutes) 45

Author

Fiona Borthwick (Open Fifth)

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