Software case studies

Koha

This collection brings together 30 source-verified institutional cases involving Koha: ADLIB → Koha (1), Documented implementation (3), Documented implementation; predecessor recorded (1), Documented migration (4), Heritage → Koha (1), Horizon → Koha (2), Libsys → Koha (1), Millennium & Symphony → Koha (1), Millennium → Koha (2), Operational adoption (11), Reformatted legacy catalogues to MARC21 for Koha (1), Symphony → Koha (1), Voyager → Koha (1). A migration is identified only when the source documents a predecessor or transfer; other cases are classified as implementations or operational adoptions.

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Reformatted legacy catalogues to MARC21 for Koha

Biblioteca de Ciencias Sociales ‘Enzo Faletto’ — FLACSO Argentina

Argentina·Academic research library·2014

The Biblioteca de Ciencias Sociales ‘Enzo Faletto’ at FLACSO Argentina documented its implementation of Koha as part of a move toward interoperable, open-source…

KohaAcademic research libraryArgentina
Horizon → Koha

Dalton McCaughey Library

Australia·Theological / Academic library·2018

In 2018 the Dalton McCaughey Library in Melbourne migrated from SirsiDynix's Horizon ILS to open-source Koha. The move was primarily cost-driven — Horizon's support…

KohaTheological / Academic libraryAustralia
Operational adoption

Biblioteca Demonstrativa do Brasil (BDB) — Biblioteca Demonstrativa Maria da Conceição Moreira Salles

Brazil·Federal public library·None

The Biblioteca Demonstrativa do Brasil (BDB), also known as the Biblioteca Demonstrativa Maria da Conceição Moreira Salles, provides a public Koha catalogue…

KohaFederal public libraryBrazil
Documented implementation; predecessor recorded

Biblioteca Fundadores — Universidad CES

Colombia·University library·2021

Universidad CES announced the implementation of Koha at Biblioteca Fundadores in April 2021 as part of a broader refresh of its online library services. The…

KohaUniversity libraryColombia
Voyager → Koha

Koha Suomi consortium (Finnish academic libraries)

Finland·National library consortium·2019

When Ex Libris's Voyager system — reliant on costly Oracle databases and described as ageing and unmaintained — reached the end of the road, Finnish academic…

KohaNational library consortiumFinland
Documented migration

Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Institute of Mathematics Library

Hungary·University library·2013

The Institute of Mathematics Library at Budapest University of Technology and Economics replaced its CDS/ISIS for Windows 1.4 catalogue with Koha in May 2013. Its…

KohaUniversity libraryHungary
Libsys → Koha

NIT Rourkela — Biju Patnaik Central Library

India·Academic library·2021

The Biju Patnaik Central Library at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela migrated from the proprietary Libsys ILMS to open-source Koha, combining the…

KohaAcademic libraryIndia
Heritage → Koha

Dublin Business School

Ireland·Academic library·2015

Dublin Business School moved its library from the ageing ISOxford Heritage system — by then burdened with Windows 7 compatibility problems — to a Koha instance…

KohaAcademic libraryIreland
Symphony → Koha

Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco·University·2024

Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco, documented its migration from SirsiDynix Symphony to the open-source Koha system. Like many institutions leaving…

KohaUniversityMorocco
Operational adoption

Biblioteca Central — Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva

Peru·University library·None

The Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva (UNAS) operates a Koha online public access catalogue for its Biblioteca Central in Tingo María. The production…

KohaUniversity libraryPeru
Documented implementation

Cracow University of Technology, Library (Biblioteka Politechniki Krakowskiej)

Poland·University library·2014

The Library of Cracow University of Technology announced that its new Koha library system and catalogue became available on 1 September 2014. The current…

KohaUniversity libraryPoland
Operational adoption

Helena Chodkowska University of Technology and Economics (Uczelnia Techniczno-Handlowa im. H. Chodkowskiej), Scientific Library

Poland·University library·None

The Scientific Library of the Helena Chodkowska University of Technology and Economics in Warsaw provides its public catalogue through Koha. The university’s own…

KohaUniversity libraryPoland
Documented migration

Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN) Library

Poland·Research institute library·2026

On 27 March 2026, the IFJ PAN Library announced that its new Koha catalogue replaced Patron, which it had used for 14 years. The library’s announcement links to the…

KohaResearch institute libraryPoland
Operational adoption

Higher Theological Seminary in Rzeszów (Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Rzeszowie), Main Library

Poland·Theological seminary library·None

The Main Library of the Theological Seminary in Rzeszów provides a public Koha catalogue. Search results on the live catalogue display populated bibliographic…

KohaTheological seminary libraryPoland
Operational adoption

Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics — National Research Institute (Instytut Ekonomiki Rolnictwa i Gospodarki Żywnościowej PIB), Library

Poland·Research institute library·—

The Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics — National Research Institute operates a Koha catalogue for its Warsaw library. The live OPAC identifies the…

KohaResearch institute libraryPoland
Documented implementation

Institute of Legal Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences (Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN), Global Legal Information

Poland·Research institute legal information platform·2022

The Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences completed the architecture of its Global Legal Information platform in 2022 using the open-source…

KohaVuFindResearch institute legal information platformPoland
Operational adoption

Koszalin University of Technology Library (Biblioteka Politechniki Koszalińskiej)

Poland·University library·—

Koszalin University of Technology provides a public library catalogue running on Koha. A populated MARC detail record displays bibliographic data, Koha-specific…

KohaUniversity libraryPoland
Operational adoption

Kozienice Municipal Public Library (Biblioteka Publiczna Gminy Kozienice), Main Catalogue

Poland·Public library·None

The Kozienice Municipal Public Library operates its catalogue and circulation services on Koha. The Library’s regulations state that lending and returns are…

KohaPublic libraryPoland
Operational adoption

National Museum in Warsaw Library (Biblioteka Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie)

Poland·Museum library·—

The National Museum in Warsaw states that its library catalogue is available through Koha and links directly to the online catalogue. The production OPAC contains…

KohaMuseum libraryPoland
Operational adoption

Paweł Włodkowic University College in Płock (Szkoła Wyższa im. Pawła Włodkowica w Płocku), Library

Poland·University library·—

The Paweł Włodkowic University College library operates a populated Koha catalogue. Individual item pages identify the school’s library, display Koha bibliographic…

KohaUniversity libraryPoland
Operational adoption

Pilecki Institute Scientific Library (Biblioteka Naukowa Instytutu Pileckiego)

Poland·Research institute library·—

The Pilecki Institute’s official library catalogue is a populated Koha service. Its public records include bibliographic descriptions and holdings for the…

KohaResearch institute libraryPoland
Documented implementation

Stanisław Wyspiański National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków (Akademia Sztuk Teatralnych im. Stanisława Wyspiańskiego w Krakowie), Library

Poland·University library·2024

The Krakow Library Network reported in November 2024 that the libraries of the National Academy of Theatre Arts and the University of the National Education…

KohaUniversity libraryPoland
Documented migration

University of Białystok, Jerzy Giedroyc University Library

Poland·University library·2025

In September 2025, the Jerzy Giedroyc University Library at the University of Białystok announced that Koha was working as its new library system after nearly…

KohaDSpaceUniversity libraryPoland
Documented migration

University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie), Main Library

Poland·University library·2020

The Main Library of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin reports that it used VTLS/Virtua from 1995 to 2020 and implemented Koha in 2020. The library’s current…

KohaUniversity libraryPoland
Operational adoption

W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences (Instytut Botaniki im. W. Szafera PAN), Library

Poland·Research institute library·—

The W. Szafer Institute of Botany’s library uses Koha for its catalogue. The Institute’s 2025 library history identifies Koha and links to the computer catalogue;…

KohaResearch institute libraryPoland
ADLIB → Koha

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)

Tanzania·Academic / Health sciences library·2024

The library of the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, migrated its bibliographic data from the proprietary ADLIB…

KohaAcademic / Health sciences libraryTanzania
Millennium & Symphony → Koha

Khalifa University

United Arab Emirates·University·2020

Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi used a migration to Koha to unify library systems inherited from its predecessor institutions — KUSTAR, the Petroleum Institute and…

KohaUniversityUnited Arab Emirates
Millennium → Koha

New York University Health Sciences Libraries

United States·Academic / Medical library·2010

The New York University Health Sciences Libraries migrated from the proprietary Innovative Millennium ILS to open-source Koha. As one of the earlier documented…

KohaAcademic / Medical libraryUnited States
Horizon → Koha

University of Montevallo — Carmichael Library

United States·Academic library·2018

Carmichael Library at the University of Montevallo in Alabama migrated from a long-standing SirsiDynix Horizon installation to a supported, hosted instance of…

KohaAcademic libraryUnited States
Millennium → Koha

University of Pittsburgh, Barco Law Library

United States·Academic library·2018

Librarians at the University of Pittsburgh's Barco Law Library migrated from the proprietary Innovative Millennium ILS to open-source Koha — and did it in-house,…

KohaAcademic libraryUnited States

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