The Open Source Experts http://esilibrary.com full-service open source library services provider Tue, 17 May 2016 14:56:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.8 Alexander County Library Goes Live on Evergreen with NC Cardinal http://esilibrary.com/alexander-county-library-goes-live-on-evergreen-with-nc-cardinal/ http://esilibrary.com/alexander-county-library-goes-live-on-evergreen-with-nc-cardinal/#comments Tue, 17 May 2016 14:56:35 +0000 http://esilibrary.com/?p=2766

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May 17, 2016–Duluth, Georgia

Equinox is thrilled to announce that yet another library has been added to NC Cardinal recently.  Alexander County Library migrated to Evergreen as part of NC Cardinal in early May.  Alexander County Library is comprised of two branches serving over 21,000 patrons with over 52,000 items.  NC Cardinal is leveraging the Sequoia platform from Equinox to host their Evergreen instance.

When asked about the migration, Alexander County Library Director Laura Crooks remarked, “We just went live Thursday (May 5th), and so far it’s going very well.  The Equinox folks have been working with us along the way to make sure our transition to Evergreen would be smooth, and it really is.  We’ve had very few unexpected data issues (those very small), and the whole Equinox and NC Cardinal team have been very available and quick with support for problems and questions.”

Mike Rylander, Equinox President, added:  “It’s so exciting to see NC Cardinal continue to grow as quickly as they’d like on our Sequoia Platform.  NC Cardinal and all the constituent libraries have proven to be excellent partners and we couldn’t be happier to work with them.  The addition of Alexander will benefit both their patrons and the entire consortium.”

About Equinox Software, Inc.

Equinox was founded by the original developers and designers of the Evergreen ILS. We are wholly devoted to the support and development of open source software in libraries, focusing on Evergreen, Koha, and the FulfILLment ILL system. We wrote over 80% of the Evergreen code base and continue to contribute more new features, bug fixes, and documentation than any other organization. Our team is fanatical about providing exceptional technical support. Over 98% of our support ticket responses are graded as “Excellent” by our customers. At Equinox, we are proud to be librarians. In fact, half of us have our ML(I)S. We understand you because we *are* you. We are Equinox, and we’d like to be awesome for you.
For more information on Equinox, please visit http://www.esilibrary.com.

About Evergreen

Evergreen is an award-winning ILS developed with the intent of providing an open source product able to meet the diverse needs of consortia and high transaction public libraries. However, it has proven to be equally successful in smaller installations including special and academic libraries. Today, almost 1400 libraries across the US and Canada are using Evergreen including NC Cardinal, SC Lends, and B.C. Sitka.
For more information about Evergreen, including a list of all known Evergreen installations, see http://evergreen-ils.org.

About Sequoia

Sequoia is a cloud-based library solutions platform for Evergreen, Koha, FulfILLment, and more, providing the highest possible uptime, performance, and capabilities of any library automation platform available. Sequoia was designed by Equinox engineers in order to ensure that our customers are always running the most stable, up to date version of the software they choose.
For more information on Sequoia, please visit http://esilibrary.com/what-we-do/sequoia/.

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Successful Integration Testing Between meeScan and Evergreen http://esilibrary.com/successful-integration-testing-between-meescan-and-evergreen/ http://esilibrary.com/successful-integration-testing-between-meescan-and-evergreen/#comments Thu, 12 May 2016 12:09:33 +0000 http://esilibrary.com/?p=2762

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Duluth, Georgia–May 12, 2016

Equinox and Bintec conduct successful integration testing between meeScan and Evergreen

Equinox is pleased to announce successful integration testing between the meeScan self checkout system provided by Bintec Library Services and the Evergreen open source ILS. Additional information regarding how to configure Evergreen to work with meeScan will be made available to the Evergreen community.

Galen Charlton, Added Services Manager at Equinox, said, “One of the strengths of Evergreen is its ability to integrate with other library software. By performing interoperability testing with firms such as Bintec, Equinox helps to identify and resolve technical roadblocks before they become an issue for libraries.”

Peter Trenciansky, Director for Bintec Library Services commented “We are very excited to offer meeScan to Evergreen libraries around the world. Our service provides a modern and fresh way to check out items while eliminating traditional challenges associated with self-service kiosks. The collaboration between Equinox and Bintec is another milestone towards our goal of  contributing to the development of a new generation of welcoming and engaging libraries.”

About Bintec

Bintec Library Services Inc. is a technology company dedicated to the development of solutions that provide added value to libraries and enrich the user experience. The knowledgeable team behind Bintec delivers software and hardware solutions encompassing electromagnetic (EM) security, radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies, ILS systems integration, large cloud-based architecture and mobile app development. The company is based in Toronto, Canada and services customers across North America and other parts of the world. To find out more visit binteclibraryservices.com

About meeScan

meeScan is a cloud based self checkout system that lets patrons use their smartphones to check out books anywhere in their library. The system uses the built-in camera of the patron’s smartphone or tablet to scan the item barcode. With support for both EM and RFID, it is a full featured alternative to conventional self-check kiosks at a fraction of the cost. meeScan is extremely user friendly, it is simple to setup and requires virtually zero maintenance by the library. Find out more at meescan.com

About Equinox Software, Inc.

Equinox was founded by the original developers and designers of the Evergreen ILS. We are wholly devoted to the support and development of open source software in libraries, focusing on Evergreen, Koha, and the FulfILLment ILL system. We wrote over 80% of the Evergreen code base and continue to contribute more new features, bug fixes, and documentation than any other organization. Our team is fanatical about providing exceptional technical support. Over 98% of our support ticket responses are graded as “Excellent” by our customers. At Equinox, we are proud to be librarians. In fact, half of us have our ML(I)S. We understand you because we *are* you. We are Equinox, and we’d like to be awesome for you. For more information on Equinox, please visit http://www.esilibrary.com.

About Evergreen

Evergreen is an award-winning ILS developed with the intent of providing an open source product able to meet the diverse needs of consortia and high transaction public libraries. However, it has proven to be equally successful in smaller installations including special and academic libraries. Today, almost 1400 libraries across the US and Canada are using Evergreen including NC Cardinal, SC Lends, and B.C. Sitka. For more information about Evergreen, including a list of all known Evergreen installations, see http://evergreen-ils.org.

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Two New Additions to NC Cardinal http://esilibrary.com/two-new-additions-to-nc-cardinal/ http://esilibrary.com/two-new-additions-to-nc-cardinal/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:12:51 +0000 http://esilibrary.com/?p=2754

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Duluth, GA–April 28, 2016

Equinox is proud to announce that NC Cardinal, one of the largest Evergreen Consortia, now has two new members.  Iredell County Public Library and Henderson County Public Library were recently migrated to Evergreen.  These two additions bring NC Cardinal’s total library count to 143.

Henderson County has six branches and migrated over 185,000 bib records along with almost 72,000 patrons.  Iredell County has three branches and migrated 173,000 bib records and almost 41,000 patrons.  Equinox performed the migration and data extract and will continue to provide support and training.  Both libraries are now using Acquisitions within NC Cardinal.

Trina Rushing, Director at Henderson County, had this to say about the move:  “It was a pleasure working with Equinox throughout our migration process. The staff were exceptionally helpful, knowledgeable, and willing to work with us to configure our data and settings in a manner that would most benefit our community. The administration is thrilled with the cost savings that the Evergreen ILS provides and our patrons are delighted with the resource sharing opportunities. It’s a win-win for everyone!”

Peggy Carter, Assistant Director at Iredell County, added:  “We’re excited to be a part of the NC Cardinal community and are looking forward to beginning resource sharing. We have enjoyed working with the NC Cardinal migration team and the Equinox staff members who helped with our migration. We have been “live” on NC Cardinal for a little more than a week now and I think we are proceeding nicely. We love being part of the Nest.”

Erica Rohlfs, Project Manager for Implementation at Equinox, remarked:  “Henderson and Iredell were amazing groups to work with during their migrations! Many staff members played an active role in the two projects. Henderson and Iredell are two sophisticated groups of librarians who thoroughly tested their data and quickly acclimated to Cardinal.”

About Equinox Software, Inc.

Equinox was founded by the original developers and designers of the Evergreen ILS. We are wholly devoted to the support and development of open source software in libraries, focusing on Evergreen, Koha, and the FulfILLment ILL system. We wrote over 80% of the Evergreen code base and continue to contribute more new features, bug fixes, and documentation than any other organization. Our team is fanatical about providing exceptional technical support. Over 98% of our support ticket responses are graded as “Excellent” by our customers. At Equinox, we are proud to be librarians. In fact, half of us have our ML(I)S. We understand you because we *are* you. We are Equinox, and we’d like to be awesome for you.
For more information on Equinox, please visit http://www.esilibrary.com.

About Evergreen

Evergreen is an award-winning ILS developed with the intent of providing an open source product able to meet the diverse needs of consortia and high transaction public libraries. However, it has proven to be equally successful in smaller installations including special and academic libraries. Today, almost 1200 libraries across the US and Canada are using Evergreen including NC Cardinal, SC Lends, and B.C. Sitka.
For more information about Evergreen, including a list of all known Evergreen installations, see http://evergreen-ils.org.

About Sequoia

Sequoia is a cloud-based library solutions platform for Evergreen, Koha, FulfILLment, and more, providing the highest possible uptime, performance, and capabilities of any library automation platform available. Sequoia was designed by Equinox engineers in order to ensure that our customers are always running the most stable, up to date version of the software they choose.
For more information on Sequoia, please visit http://esilibrary.com/what-we-do/sequoia/

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Pack Up The Party Bus! http://esilibrary.com/pack-up-the-party-bus/ http://esilibrary.com/pack-up-the-party-bus/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:44:46 +0000 http://esilibrary.com/?p=2750

With the Code4Lib and PLA Conferences behind us, we’re now looking ahead to the Evergreen International Conference coming up on April 20.  As you could probably guess, this is our favorite conference of the year!  We love Evergreen and we love sharing things we’ve learned.  Plus it gathers some of our favorite Evergreen aficionados in one place!  

For 2016, Equinox is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor.  We’re also sponsoring the Development Hackfest.  In addition to our sponsorship roles, the Equinox team is participating in a combined nineteen presentations out of the forty scheduled for the conference. Here’s a sneak peek into those presentations:

  • SQL for Humans (Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Analyst, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • Mashcat in Evergreen (Galen Charlton, Infrastructure and Added Services Manager, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • Introduction to the Evergreen Community (Ruth Frasur, Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Library; Kathy Lussier, MassLNC; Shae Tetterton, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • Digging Deeper: Acquisition Reports in Evergreen (Angela Kilsdonk, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • Staging Migrations and Data Updates for Success (Jason Etheridge, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • A Tale of Two Consortiums (Rogan Hamby, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • A More Practical Serials Walkthrough (Erica Rohlfs, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • SQL for Dummies (John Yorio and Dale Rigney, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • It Turns Out That This is a Popularity Contest, After All (Mike Rylander, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • We Are Family:  Working Together to Make Consortial Policy Decisions (Shae Tetterton, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • Encouraging Participation in Evergreen II:  Tools and Resources (and badges!) (Grace Dunbar, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • Metadata Abattoir:  Prime Cuts of MARC (Mike Rylander, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • Serials Roundtable (Erica Rohlfs, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • Back to the Future:  The Historical Evolution of Evergreen’s Code and Infrastructure (Mike Rylander and Jason Etheridge, Equinox Software, Inc; Bill Erickson, King County Library System)
  • Fund Fun:  How to Set Up and Manage Funds in Acquisitions (Angela Kilsdonk, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • Not Your High School Geometry Class:  How to Develop for the Browser Client with AngularJS (Galen Charlton and Mike Rylander, Equinox Software, Inc; Bill Erickson, King County Library System)
  • To Dream the Impossible Dream:  Collaborating to Achieve Shared Vision (Grace Dunbar and Mike Rylander, Equinox Software, Inc.)
  • The Catalog Forester:  Managing Authority Records in Evergreen, Singly and In Batch (Galen Charlton and Mary Jinglewski, Equinox Software, Inc; Chad Cluff, Backstage Library Works)
  • Many Trees, Each Different:  Sprucing Up Your Evergreen TPAC (James Keenan, C/W MARS; John Yorio and Dale Rigney, Equinox Software, Inc.)

The Equinox Team will be loading up in the Party Bus (No, we’re not kidding) on Tuesday, April 19.  Hope to see you all in Raleigh!  Follow along at home using the #evgils16 hashtag on Twitter/Facebook.

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As You Wish: No Programmer Required http://esilibrary.com/as-you-wish-no-programmer-required/ http://esilibrary.com/as-you-wish-no-programmer-required/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:08:12 +0000 http://esilibrary.com/?p=2737

This is a programmer (Hi, John!).  We have them so libraries don't have to worry about having one on staff.

Every year, Library Journal investigates the Library Systems Landscape.  In this series of articles, libraries and vendors alike are polled and interviewed in order to come up with a cohesive glimpse into Libraryland’s inner workings.  We greatly appreciate the hard work Matt Enis puts in each year to give a well-rounded perspective on both proprietary and open source solutions for libraries.

Equinox President Mike Rylander was interviewed for the Open Invitation portion of this series.  But what really caught our attention here at Equinox was a separate portion:  Wish List.  In this article, librarians were surveyed on their current ILS and the things they would like to see in their own libraries.  

We were most interested in this quote (emphasis added):

“Others expressed concerns about whether on-staff expertise would be needed to operate an open source ILS—a perception that development houses such as ByWater, Equinox, and LibLime have been trying to battle. One respondent who had served on an ILS search team noted that despite being “extremely unhappy” with one commercial ILS, the library ultimately moved to another proprietary solution “due to insufficient funds for open source support staff.” Another wrote that an “open source solution has great appeal due to the customization possibilities. The cost and maintenance factors also play into this. But you have to have the internal capacity to support open source, and with budget reductions,we just haven’t been able to consider an open source option.

While the prevalence of this misunderstanding has decreased in recent years, it’s very unfortunate to see it repeated by libraries again and again.  The only winners when those beliefs persist are the proprietary vendors selling ILS’ that make their users “extremely unhappy[.]”

Equinox would like to take this opportunity to say that “Open Source support staff” is NOT necessary to use Open Source solutions in ANY library.  Equinox (as well as other open source support vendors) offer the full gamut of services.  We can migrate, host, install, maintain, and develop new features, at a cost lower than what you would expect from a proprietary ILS vendor.  There is absolutely no need for extra library staff.  There is absolutely no need to have a programmer on staff.  We can do the programming, tech support, and training for you.

You can have all the benefits an open source product brings, truly open APIs and code, product portability, and flexibility along with the security of having a team of experts supporting you.  You get real choice and a real voice, and you don’t have to hire any new staff to get them.

We don’t want you to be extremely unhappy with your current ILS.  We want you to be over the moon happy with your ILS solution because it has the functionality and flexibility you expect and deserve.  We can help you with this–no computer science degree required.

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Welcome, Rogan! http://esilibrary.com/welcome-rogan/ http://esilibrary.com/welcome-rogan/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:48:22 +0000 http://esilibrary.com/?p=2730

Equinox is pleased to welcome Rogan Hamby to the team!  He will join us as a Project and Data Analyst.  Rogan got his undergrad degree in English Lit with minors in Computer Science and Sociology and then received his MLIS from the University of South Carolina.  By repeatedly graduating he proved to be really bad at being the professional student he had aspirations to be.  Deciding that a reference librarian was the next best thing he went off and after twenty years has done nearly every job you can do in a public library, many simultaneously.

In 2009 Rogan was involved with the creation of an Evergreen based public library consortium that he supported for eight years, overseeing operations, migrations and special projects.  Believing in the philosophical principles of open source software and the cultural mission of libraries he found Evergreen to be the tool he needed and the community to be people he shared values with.  When the time came for his next adventure Rogan realized that he wanted to remain in the Evergreen community and find new ways to aid libraries in their missions.  Fortunately, he found a place at Equinox to do that.

Outside of work Rogan has managed to be married, have three children, learn archery from buddhist monks and once play D&D with Dave Arneson.  He doesn’t have a favorite book but has re-read works by and about J. R. R. Tolkien more than is probably healthy.

Grace Dunbar, Equinox Vice President, had this to say about the hire:  “We’re delighted to be adding Rogan to our team of librarians and techies… and techie-librarians.  Many of us have known Rogan for years and we deeply value his experience both in libraries and in the Evergreen community.  We also respect his deep and abiding love of Tolkien.”

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Welcome, Barbara! http://esilibrary.com/welcome-barbara/ http://esilibrary.com/welcome-barbara/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2016 19:57:47 +0000 http://esilibrary.com/?p=2725

Equinox is pleased to announce that Barbara Cormack has joined the team!  Barbara will be a project manager overseeing implementations of Evergreen, Koha, and FulfILLment.  

Barbara brings more than two decades of library experience.  She started at the State University of New York Office of Library Systems installing automation services.  She was so impressed by her librarian colleagues that she decided to pursue her MLS.  After finishing her degree, she worked for two library software companies before landing at UC Berkeley where she managed electronic resources.  Barbara says that she missed working with libraries to install and configure systems and products, and that is what brought her to Equinox.

This will be Barbara’s first experience implementing Open Source products and she says, I will have the opportunity once again to work with libraries and librarians, but now learning and using open source rather than proprietary systems – this will be new terrain for me and I’m eager to see how it compares with my previous experiences.”  She is also excited about working for a smaller company.  “Equinox appeals to me because I want to work for an organization where I feel I can make contributions, make a difference, and not just be a cog in a larger wheel.”

Equinox Vice President Grace Dunbar remarked, “We knew from our first conversations with Barbara that her skill set would be a great asset to the company.  As we’ve come to know her personally, we’ve realized she belongs here (with the geeky librarians).”

In her spare time, Barbara can be found performing Scottish Highland Dance at local Scottish games and events, making jewelry, and the prerequisite hobby of nearly every librarian–reading.  Her favorite series include The Lord Of The Rings, A Song Of Ice And Fire, and The Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries.  

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On The Road Again http://esilibrary.com/on-the-road-again/ http://esilibrary.com/on-the-road-again/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2016 18:08:57 +0000 http://esilibrary.com/?p=2716

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It’s a new year, which means it’s time for the Equinox team to hit the road and attend some Spring conferences!  Here’s where we’ll be for the next few months:

  • Code4Lib Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania March 7-10, 2016
    • We love Pennsylvania, this much is true.  Equinox is proud to be co-sponsoring childcare for this event.  Mike Rylander and Mary Jinglewski will be attending the Code4Lib Conference and they’re excited to learn some new things and mingle with the library tech folk.  If you’d like to meet up with either of them, please let us know!
  • Public Library Association (PLA) Conference in Denver, Colorado April 5-9, 2016
    • Equinox is looking forward to exhibiting at PLA this year in beautiful Denver, Colorado.  The team will be ready and waiting in Booth #408.  We can’t wait to meet with you to talk about Open Source solutions for your library!  
  • Evergreen Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina April 20-23, 2016
    • Our very favorite conference of the year!  We love getting together with Evergreen users and sharing our experience and knowledge.  Equinox is not only a Platinum Sponsor for this event; we are also sponsoring the Development Hackfest. The Equinox team will be involved in fourteen separate talks throughout the conference spanning a wide variety of topics.

There are a lot of exciting things in store for 2016 and we can’t wait to share them with you.  Whether in an exhibit booth or over a beer, we love to talk.  Hope to see you all soon!

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Looking back, looking forward http://esilibrary.com/looking-back-looking-forward/ http://esilibrary.com/looking-back-looking-forward/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:46:43 +0000 http://esilibrary.com/?p=2695

More than any previous year, 2015 was a year of growth and change for Equinox.

  • We forged new partnerships that will let us serve our customers more efficiently and effectively.
  • We helped some of the largest and busiest library consortia in the US grow and adapt, migrating more than 60 libraries to Sequoia-powered Evergreen instances.
  • We enhanced our core services, doubling our Sequoia Platform capacity and streamlining customization, command, and control capabilities.
  • We created numerous enhancements for Evergreen, including Message Center, Copy Alerts, and the cataloging and admin/reports modules of the completely rewritten web staff client.

All in all, 2015 set a high bar for the future.

It was also a time of growth for me personally. I find I’m happiest when I’m learning something new, and the past year did not disappoint in that regard. It’s been just a bit more than a year since I took on my new role as president. It’s been a great ride so far, and I have learned a lot. Having the opportunity to set the direction for the place you work is a rare thing, and can be overwhelming. The most important ingredient for success is the people you work with and learn from to make your shared vision come true. It has been exceptionally rewarding to stand shoulder to shoulder with the amazing team at Equinox, solving problems and laying the ground work for bigger things to come. Looking back at what we’ve accomplished in the last year I’m very proud of the work we’ve done for our customers. Even more, though, I’m proud of the company we are continuing to build together.

What will 2016 hold for Equinox? More of the same if I can help it.

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PaILS/SPARK Ends 2015 with New Additions http://esilibrary.com/pailsspark-ends-2015-with-new-additions/ http://esilibrary.com/pailsspark-ends-2015-with-new-additions/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:50:38 +0000 http://esilibrary.com/?p=2682

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Duluth, Georgia–December 21, 2015

As we close out a busy 2015, Equinox would like to announce a few new libraries that migrated recently to Evergreen in Pennsylvania.  Shenandoah Area Free Public Library in Shenandoah has joined the PaILS/SPARK Consortium along with Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library in Schuylkill Haven and Tamaqua Public Library in Tamaqua.

Shenandoah serves 2,025 patron with around 14,400 circulating items. Schuylkill Haven serves 5,624 patrons with almost 49,000 items.  Lastly, Tamaqua boasts almost 36,000 items to serve its 7,655 patrons.  There is a popular misconception that Evergreen is only useful for very large libraries and that simply isn’t true.  The truth is:  Evergreen is highly scalable for any library.  These smaller libraries will benefit from being part of the shared network of libraries that PaILS and SPARK have created.

Robert Sluzis, Director of the Shenandoah Area Free Public Library, had this to share about the recent migration:  “Shenandoah’s migration to SPARK went very well.  We have all been preparing for months and were very pleased with the easy use of the system with its wide range of capabilities.  All staff members went to different libraries to get hands on experience to prepare for our big day.  All the support we received, and continue to receive from Erica, Galen, Mark and Mary helped us to transition smoothly. We are looking forward to exploring the system and using it for many years.”

About Equinox Software, Inc.

Equinox was founded by the original developers and designers of the Evergreen ILS. We are wholly devoted to the support and development of open source software in libraries, focusing on Evergreen, Koha, and the FulfILLment ILL system. We wrote over 80% of the Evergreen code base and continue to contribute more new features, bug fixes, and documentation than any other organization. Our team is fanatical about providing exceptional technical support. Over 98% of our support ticket responses are graded as “Excellent” by our customers. At Equinox, we are proud to be librarians. In fact, half of us have our ML(I)S. We understand you because we *are* you. We are Equinox, and we’d like to be awesome for you.

For more information on Equinox, please visit http://www.esilibrary.com.

About Pennsylvania Integrated Library System

PaILS is the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (ILS), a non-profit corporation that oversees SPARK, the open source ILS developed using Evergreen Open Source ILS.  PaILS is governed by a 9-member Board of Directors. The SPARK User Group members make recommendations and inform the Board of Directors.  A growing number of libraries large and small are PaILS members.

For more information about about PaILS and SPARK, please visit http://sparkpa.org/.

About Evergreen

Evergreen is an award-winning ILS developed with the intent of providing an open source product able to meet the diverse needs of consortia and high transaction public libraries. However, it has proven to be equally successful in smaller installations including special and academic libraries. Today, over 1400 libraries across the US and Canada are using Evergreen including NC Cardinal, SC Lends, and B.C. Sitka.

For more information about Evergreen, including a list of all known Evergreen installations, see http://evergreen-ils.org.

 

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