Mrs. Alya Al-Aradi, Head of the Learning Resources Center, presented a paper titled "Experience in Implementing the Koha System at Arab Open University in the Kingdom of Bahrain" at the Open Source Software conference in Academic Libraries held at the University of Nizwa in the Sultanate of Oman under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed Al-Rawahi, the president of the University of Nizwa, on December 7, 2023.
The main aim of this paper is to explore the stages of implementing the open-source Koha system at the University of Bahrain and its developments from 2017 until today. This aims to share experiences and benefits from our experience with other academic libraries. Mrs. Alya Al-Aradi discussed a range of new ideas introduced in the system to provide the best interactive services to users within and outside the University.
She also highlighted the future of adopting this developed system in the Kingdom of Bahrain, as per the recommendation of the headquarters of the University as an applied model for all branches of Arab Open University, moving towards achieving a unified index project among branches.