Library Technology Guides

Equinox welcomes the Missouri Evergreen Consortium to Aspen Discovery. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Missouri Evergreen Consortium has selected Equinox to provide implementation, hosting, and support for Aspen Discovery. Equinox also provided project management, system configuration, and training for consortium members. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Odessa College to Koha ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced the latest addition to the Koha community with the migration of Odessa College's Learning Resource Center to Koha ILS with Equinox support. [Full Announcement].

Equinox provides VuFind consulting and IT services for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced its collaboration with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to provide technical consulting for HSP's implementation of the open source discovery layer, VuFind. [Full Announcement].

Equinox designs children's theme for Aspen Discovery for Central Skagit Library District. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce the release of a children's theme for Aspen Discovery designed for the Central Skagit Library District, a member of the Skagit Evergreen Libraries. [Full Announcement].

Equinox partners with Unique Management Services to launch MessageBee SMS for the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Missouri Evergreen Consortium is live on MessageBee SMS services through a partnership between Equinox and Unique Management Services. The Missouri Evergreen Consortium is made up of 76 member libraries, serving more than 790,000 patrons throughout Missouri. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs to Sequoia Hosting for Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs to Sequoia, Equinox's premiere cloud-based hosting and support service. UBCIC migrated from a self-hosted Evergreen ILS to hosting with Equinox to ensure the sustainability of its unique ILS environment. [Full Announcement].

Equinox partners with Unique Management Services to launch MessageBee SMS for the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System is live on MessageBee SMS services through a partnership with Unique Management Services. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Welcomes the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County to Evergreen ILS, Aspen Discovery, and MessageBee with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County, Missouri to Evergreen ILS, Aspen Discovery, and MessageBee SMS as part of their membership with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Partners with Unique Management Services to launch MessageBee SMS for the OWWL Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that the OWWL Library System, a New York cooperative public library system that supports libraries in Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, and Livingston Counties, is live on MessageBee SMS services through a partnership with Unique Management Services. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Partners with Unique Management Services to launch MessageBee SMS for Branch District Library. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Branch District Library is live on MessageBee SMS through a partnership with Unique Management Services. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Southeastern Libraries Cooperating to Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, a nonprofit library consortium in Minnesota, has selected Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery hosted by Equinox. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the Connecticut Library Consortium Vendor Expo 2024. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, will be at the Connecticut Library Consortium Vendor Expo on November 12, 2024 at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut. Equinox will present on open source products Aspen Discovery, CORAL ERM and SubjectsPlus. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces new release of CORAL ERM (2024.10). Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced the latest release of CORAL ERM, version 2024.10. Equinox developers worked with CORAL Steering Committee members at East Carolina University and Jessup University, alongside community partner, SirsiDynix, to complete the release. This new release addresses issues reported by the CORAL community related to the Resource Accounts module and data normalization in the Costs table. [Full Announcement].

Equinox partners with Unique Management Services to launch MessageBee SMS for the Traverse des Sioux Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Traverse des Sioux Library System is live on MessageBee SMS services through a partnership with Unique Management Services. Traverse des Sioux Library System is a regional library system of libraries of all types in the south central region of Minnesota. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces major features in Evergreen 3.14. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced the release of Evergreen 3.14, the latest version of the award-winning library software used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. The Equinox team contributed 6 major features, 5 minor features, and 28 out of 57 bugfixes. As part of Equinox's ongoing commitment to accessibility, and in partnership with BC Libraries Cooperative, Equinox's Evergreen 3.14 development addressed headings, structured tables, and the use of clear labels to make the public catalog easier to navigate for those utilizing screen readers and other assistive devices. This represents a significant enhancement to both the usability and overall accessibility of the catalog. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces Q3 Evergreen Project contributions. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced Q3 development projects for Evergreen. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the Pennsylvania Library Association 2024 Conference. quinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, will be exhibiting at the Pennsylvania Library Association 2024 Conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, starting October 6, 2024 and running through October 9, 2024. Equinox will be available throughout the conference to share information about supported products including Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, and CORAL ERM at Booth 21. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Owensville Carnegie Public Library to the Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed the Owensville Carnegie Public Library to the Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium with support from the Indiana State Library. As part of the project, Owensville Carnegie Public Library has joined the Evergreen community and will be utilizing Aspen Discovery as their discovery layer. Equinox provided technology and migration consulting services for the project. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Sarcoxie Public Library to Evergreen with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed Sarcoxie Public Library to the Evergreen community with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. [Full Announcement].

Equinox partners with EveryLibrary to provide instructional design and educational resources for library advocacy. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce its partnership with EveryLibrary to provide instructional design and educational resources for EveryLibrary's library advocacy program. [Full Announcement].