Library Technology Guides

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].

Equinox welcomes Kenton County Public Library to MessageBee SMS with Unique Management. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Kenton County Public Library is live on MessageBee SMS services through a partnership with Unique Management. Unique Management's MessageBee helps libraries connect with patrons via email, SMS, and phone. MessageBee's design streamlines communication workflows for libraries and maintains the library's brand. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Presents at the 2024 Koha-US Annual 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 2024 Koha-US Annual Conference. Stephanie Leary and Jennifer Weston give a presentation that will outline critical accessibility considerations for the Koha staff interface and include suggestions for testing new features and evaluating third-party tools. Materials that will be made available at the presentation will include an accessibility checklist and a handout with tips for testing improvements to the Koha staff interface. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces Q2 open source project contributions for Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced Q2 open source project contributions to Evergreen ILS. Equinox worked closely with two long standing partners: the Evergreen Community Development Initiative and the King County Library System to design and develop these new features and updates. With KCLS, Equinox continued to work on accessibility improvements in the Evergreen staff catalog. Equinox worked with ECDI to update the existing Record Buckets feature. [Full Announcement].

Equinox open source grant renewed for the Center for Khmer Studies. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that the Equinox Open Source Grant for the Center for Khmer Studies has been extended for a second three year cycle. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes West Plains Public Library to Evergreen with the Missouri. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the West Plains Public Library has joined the Evergreen community as part of their membership with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. [Full Announcement].

Equinox presents on resource sharing and open source development at the 2024 American Library Association Annual Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager, will be presenting at the 2024 American Library Association Annual Conference in San Diego, California. The Equinox team will also be available throughout the conference by appointment. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces major features in Evergreen 3.13. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced the arrival of Evergreen 3.13, the latest release of the award-winning library software used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. The Equinox team contributed 6 major features, 9 minor features, and 22 out of 39 bugfixes. As part of Equinox's commitment to accessibility, Equinox has been improving Evergreen's code to better support assistive technologies. Features that are part of this effort in Evergreen 3.13 include an innovative, keyboard-accessible column resize feature and rebuilt data grids that introduce automatic column sizing and text wrapping. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Mary S. Biesecker Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed Mary S. Biesecker Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System . [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Morrisson Reeves Library to Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed Morrisson Reeves Library to the Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium with support from the Indiana State Library. Equinox provided technology and migration consulting services for the Morrisson Reeves Library project. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Announces 2024 Q1 Open Source Project Contributions Including CORAL ERM, Evergreen ILS, and Fulfillment ILL. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce Q1 open source project contributions, including the release of CORAL ERM version 2024.04, improvements to Fulfillment ILL, and several new features soon to be available in the upcoming Evergreen 3.13 release. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Adair County 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, announced that the Adair County Public Library has joined the Evergreen community as part of the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces new release of CORAL ERM (2024.04). Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announces the release of CORAL ERM version 2024.04. The much anticipated release provides an improved, secure, and efficient experience for CORAL users and sets the stage for upcoming enhancements and features for libraries using CORAL. This new release includes additional SUSHI configuration in the Usage Statistics module, configurable license statuses, and a comprehensive PHP/jQuery update. [Full Announcement].

Equinox presents on Aspen Discovery and VuFind at the New Jersey Library Association 2024 Annual Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that Andrea Buntz Neiman will be presenting at the New Jersey Library Association 2024 Annual Conference. Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development, will present as part of the panel “Library Discovery Layers: Peeling Away the Mystery,” where panelists will discuss the benefits of discovery layers beyond the traditional catalog. The presentation will take place at 11:30am ET on Friday, May 31, 2024. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Richland Public Library 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 Richland Public Library (WA) has selected Aspen Discovery with Equinox as the discovery layer for their consortium. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Berks County Public Libraries to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed Berks County Public Libraries to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. [Full Announcement].