Library Technology Guides

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August 23, 2023

Equinox Equinox welcomes the Wagner Free Institute of Science to Koha ILS with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collection Libraries. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open technology development and support for libraries, announced the migration of the Wagner Free Institute of Science to Koha ILS as part of their membership with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collection Libraries. [Full Announcement].

August 21, 2023

Equinox Equinox Presents on Open Source Accessibility at WOLFCon 2023. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that Equinox will be presenting an overview of Equinox's accessible theme for VuFind® at WOLFCon 2023. Equinox staff members Stephanie Leary and Andrea Buntz Neiman will present, “Layers of Accessibility in Open Source,” on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 from 11:30am-12:00pm CDT. WOLFCon 2023 is a hybrid conference hosted this year in Chicago, Illinois. [Full Announcement].

August 17, 2023

Equinox Equinox welcomes Cape Girardeau Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative welcomed Cape Girardeau Public Library to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium with their migration to Evergreen ILS, an award winning library solution used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. Last year Cape Girardeau Public Library celebrated 100 years of service since its opening in 1922. Their migration to Evergreen ILS included a collection of 98,011 bibliographic records and 11,726 patrons. Equinox provided implementation, data, hosting, support, and training services which included project management and configuration of their ILS. [Full Announcement].

August 15, 2023

Equinox Equinox welcomes OWWL Library System to Aspen Discovery. Equinox Open Library Initiative announced that OWWL Library System, a New York cooperative public library system that supports libraries in Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, and Livingston Counties, has selected Aspen Discovery with Equinox support. As part of the project Equinox helped deploy Aspen Discovery on 44 systems across the OWWL Library System. The project included implementation, support, and training services offered by Equinox. Sequoia, Equinox's hosting platform, will support OWWL's instance of Aspen Discovery. [Full Announcement].

August 4, 2023

Equinox Equinox Welcomes the Library Company of Philadelphia to Koha ILS with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collection Libraries. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open technology development and support for libraries, announced the migration of the Library Company of Philadelphia to Koha ILS as part of their membership with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collection Libraries. [Full Announcement].

July 19, 2023

Equinox Equinox welcomes Mississippi County Library District to Evergreen ILS with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative welcomed the Mississippi County Library District to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium with their adoption of Evergreen ILS, an award winning library solution used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. [Full Announcement].

July 17, 2023

Equinox Equinox welcomes Saint Joseph Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative welcomed Saint Joseph Public Library to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium with their adoption of Evergreen ILS, an award winning library solution used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. [Full Announcement].

June 21, 2023

Equinox Equinox partners at 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open technology development and support for libraries, will be exhibiting and presenting at the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference alongside a number of Equinox partners. The 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois from June 22 through June 27, 2023. Visit Equinox at Booth #5114 to learn about the latest updates to Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, VuFind, and more. [Full Announcement].

June 20, 2023

Equinox Equinox Presents on Best Practices for CORAL ERM at ALA 2023. Equinox Open Library Initiative announce that Equinox will be presenting at the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois from June 22 through June 27, 2023. Visit Equinox at Booth #5114 to learn about the latest updates to Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, VuFind, and more. [Full Announcement].

June 14, 2023

Equinox Equinox announces major features in Evergreen 3.11. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce the arrival of Evergreen 3.11, the latest release of the award-winning library software used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. The Equinox team contributed 9 out of 10 of Evergreen 3.11's major features and 23 out of 60 bug fixes. As part of Equinox's commitment to accessibility, Equinox has been improving Evergreen's code to better support assistive technologies. This effort includes addressing the staff administration and the staff catalog screens to make them skimmable by their landmarks and headings for users with screen readers. [Full Announcement].

June 12, 2023

Equinox Equinox presents on open source accessibility at ALA 2023. Equinox Open Library Initiative announced that Equinox will be presenting at the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois from June 22 through June 27, 2023. Visit Equinox at Booth #5114 to learn about the latest updates to Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, VuFind, and more. Equinox is presenting the poster "Leading Accessibility in Open Source Library Software" on Sunday, June 25, 2023 from 1:30pm – 3:30pm CT at McCormick Place, W190a. [Full Announcement].

June 5, 2023

Equinox Equinox Presents at the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative announce that Equinox will be presenting at the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois from June 22 through June 27, 2023. Visit Equinox at Booth #5114 to learn about the latest updates to Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, VuFind, and more. Equinox's Executive Director, Lisa Carlucci, will be speaking as part of Marshall Breeding's session, “Executive Perspectives: A Conversation on the Future of the Library Technology Industry,” on the theme of “Multiple Paths to Openness.” This session will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT. [Full Announcement].

May 24, 2023

Equinox Equinox at the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, will be exhibiting and presenting at the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference. The 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois from June 22 to June 27, 2023. Visit Equinox at Booth #5114 to learn about the latest updates to Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, VuFind, and more. Full conference details are available here: https://2023alaannual.eventscribe.net/. [Full Announcement].

May 22, 2023

Equinox Equinox at the 2023 New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative will be exhibiting at the New Jersey Library Association Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey, starting May 31, 2023 and running through June 2, 2023. Visit Equinox at Booth #113 to learn about the latest updates to Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, VuFind, and more. [Full Announcement].

May 15, 2023

Equinox Equinox welcomes Traverse de Sioux Library Cooperative to Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery. Equinox Open Library Initiative announced that the Traverse de Sioux Library Cooperative has implemented Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery with hosting, support, education, and project management services provided by Equinox. [Full Announcement].

April 21, 2023

Equinox Equinox Announces Accessible VuFind Theme. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced a newly designed and accessible theme now available for VuFind. The Equinox theme for VuFind offers an attractive, responsive, user-friendly interface designed to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance. [Full Announcement].

April 19, 2023

Equinox Equinox welcomes Homer Public Library to Sequoia Hosting with Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative welcomed Homer Public Library to Sequoia, Equinox's cloud-based platform for library automation services, with the hosting of their instance of Evergreen ILS. Homer Public Library has used Evergreen since 2013 but it was hosted locally until last month. The library serves the communities of the Southern Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. The collection encompasses over 45,000 items and serves their community of about 12,000 users. [Full Announcement].

April 17, 2023

Equinox Equinox sponsors the 2023 Evergreen International Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is a proud sponsor of the 2023 Evergreen International Conference at the Champion level. The conference will be held in person this year in Worcester, Massachusetts from April 26 – April 29, 2023. The conference also includes a virtual option for those unable to attend on-site. [Full Announcement].

April 12, 2023

Equinox Equinox presents at the 2023 Missouri Evergreen Users Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Equinox will be presenting at the 2023 Missouri Evergreen Users Conference. Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager; Erica Rohlfs, Senior Implementation Project Manager; and Jennifer Weston, Product and Education Specialist at Equinox will present at two separate sessions over the course of the two day conference which runs from April 13-14, 2023 in Columbia, Missouri. [Full Announcement].

April 5, 2023

Equinox Equinox at the Connecticut Library Association 2023 Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, will be exhibiting at the Connecticut Library Association Conference being held this year in Groton, Connecticut starting April 30, 2023 and running through May 2, 2023. Equinox will be available throughout the conference at Booth #5 to say hello and share information about Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, VuFind, and more. [Full Announcement].

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