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The KLAS Users’ Group Program Committee is seeking new members and new ideas! UC2023 is a wrap—so it’s time to roll ...
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Do you have questions about equipment or patron transfers in KLAS or just feel a little uncertain? Not sure how PIMMS factors into the equation, or...
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A guest blog post by Lee Anne Hooley, Worcester Talking Book Library July 17th-20th brought the opportunity for me to attend the KLAS con...
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When I began my job at the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL) in March of 2022, I understood that being Managing Librarian would i...
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Are you excited for the ...
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If you attended one of the NLS Regional conferences (or just checked out the slide deck), you already know we are considering offering a Cataloging...
Join us June 21 @ 3 PM ET / Noon PMfor a KLASUsers' Roundtable offering an opportunity to meet your KDAC Reps, bring them your KLAS improvement suggestions, & more!

On Wednesday, June 21 at 3:00 PM Eastern / Noon Pacific we held our most recent KLAS Users' Roundtable: KDAC Q&A. ...
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Congratulations to Kimberly Tomlinson, Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library, and Maggie Witte, Kansas State Library, Talking Books Servi...
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The Julie Klauber Award is one way we at Keystone Systems recognize the invaluable support that volunteers and staff provide to their organizations...
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A Customizable (Accessible) Bibliography Generator...
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Guest Blog post by Michael Lang, Kansas Talking Books, KLAS Users' Group Past President, KLAS Programming Committee Member It...
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Hoping to learn something new or touch base with Keystone staff? We've got some great training and networking opportunities on the calendar, with m...
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After over 20 years of service in Keystone's Customer Support department, John Owen retired on December 30, 2022. Last Thursday, Keystone staff gat...
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Another year is in the books, and we’re stoked to be officially in a conference year! But, before we barrel ahead, let’s take a look back at 20...
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I want to take some time to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to you all, my customers and friends. In my twenty years at Keystone I've tried...
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Yesterday, we had our first Holiday office party since 2019. It was wonderful to get everyone back together, share some delicious food, and exchang...
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Greetings, KLAS Users! The 2023 KLAS Users' Conference will be a hybrid event held July 17-20 at the ...
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Well, IRCs, it's about that time again... and I'm not talking about the Holidays (though I hope they're merry). Instead, I'm talking about the APH ...
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Keystone Systems' office will be closed Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25 in observance of Thanksgiving. But before we send out staff o...
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In this week's blog post we're pulling back the curtain on part of the software development process called "Regression Testing." It's definitely no...
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For a while now, receiving libraries have had the ability to request the Transfer In of a patron from another state. But how does this work for the...
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Now that we have several confirmed attendees, we have scheduled the first online IRC / IMC Administrator's Training! ...
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Hello KLAS users, Please note that KLAS does not yet officially support Windows 11. While we have had users running successfully on version...
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From Sam Lundberg, President, KLAS Development Advisory Committee: It’s been a few months now since the KLAS User Experience Survey cir...
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Are you looking forward to the next in-person KLAS conference? Or would you prefer to keep things online? Either way, I have some hopeful news: pla...
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