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Polaris
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Polaris is an Integrated Library System offered by Innovative Interfaces, Inc..
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Polaris has been installed in 1,567 libraries, spanning 3,834 facilities or branches)
Polaris implementations by Type of Library
[Data source: statistics derived from the libraries.org directory of libraries]
Distribution of Polaris sites by Country
[Data source: statistics derived from the libraries.org directory of libraries]
System migration patterns for Polaris
[Data source: statistics derived from the libraries.org directory of libraries]
Sales Statistics for Polaris
[Data source: statistics reported for the Annual Library Systems Report]
| Sales and Installation Statistics for Polaris | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Name | CompanyName | Product Type | Year | Contracts | Libraries | Installed |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2022 | 75 | 205 | 601 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2021 | 82 | 86 | 613 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2020 | 22 | 27 | 430 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2019 | 17 | ||
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2017 | 2 | 26 | 557 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2016 | 16 | 38 | 501 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2015 | 13 | 38 | 493 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2014 | 15 | 15 | 483 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2013 | 30 | 49 | 481 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2012 | 30 | 701 | 448 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2011 | 53 | 79 | 418 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2010 | 23 | 42 | 374 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2009 | 33 | 38 | 348 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2008 | 56 | 96 | 269 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2007 | 32 | 76 | 286 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2006 | 51 | 54 | 260 |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2005 | 39 | 146 | |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2004 | 37 | 92 | |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2003 | 20 | 73 | |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2002 | 21 | 48 | |
| Polaris | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. | Integrated Library System | 2001 | 12 | 32 | |
Polaris Satisfaction Ratings
[Data source: International Survey of Library Automation]
| 2021 Polaris Responses by Sector | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Polaris | all | Academic | Public | School | Consortium | |||||||||||||
| small | medium | large | small | medium | large | |||||||||||||
| n | avg | n | avg | n | avg | n | avg | n | avg | n | avg | n | avg | n | avg | n | avg | |
| SatisfactionLevelILS | 176 | 7.57 | 5 | 8.20 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 7.55 | 36 | 7.72 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7.55 | ||||
| ILSFunctionality | 176 | 7.55 | 5 | 7.60 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 7.60 | 36 | 7.61 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7.64 | ||||
| PrintFunctionality | 173 | 7.83 | 5 | 8.20 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 7.95 | 36 | 7.97 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7.82 | ||||
| ElectronicFunctionality | 171 | 6.26 | 5 | 7.00 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 6.40 | 35 | 6.46 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5.82 | ||||
| SatisfactionCustomerSupport | 171 | 7.31 | 5 | 7.00 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 7.25 | 36 | 7.42 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7.55 | ||||
| CompanyLoyalty | 175 | 7.26 | 5 | 8.00 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 7.11 | 35 | 7.34 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7.64 | ||||
News Anouncements for Polaris
Polaris 7.4 delivers new serials functions in Leap, multi-factor authentication, and more
April 5, 2023 - Innovative, part of Clarivate, announced that Polaris 7.4 has been released. The Leap web staff client sees many improvements in this release, including support for multi-factor staff authentication. Staff can now also make bulk changes to patron record sets in Leap, and reports on bulk changes will be available via the new Background Processing work form.
Southeast Oklahoma Library System selects Polaris ILS and Vega Discover
November 18, 2022 - Innovative announced that the Southeast Oklahoma Library System has selected Polaris as their ILS and Vega Discover for their discovery layer.
Warren and Seneca Library Districts select Vega Discover and Polaris
October 28, 2022 - Innovative, part of Clarivate, announced that the Warren Library Association in Pennsylvania has recently selected Vega Discover as their Discovery layer, and Seneca Library District, of which the Warren Library Association is a part, have chosen to migrate all member libraries to Polaris, and to use Vega Discover for Consortia as their discovery layer.
North Country Library System selects Polaris, Innovative Mobile, and Vega Discover for their consortia needs
September 23, 2022 - vative, part of Clarivate, a global provider of library software, announced that North Country Library System (NCLS) has selected Polaris as their ILS, Vega Discover as their discovery layer, and the Innovative Mobile app.
Polaris 7.3 introduces visiting patron functionality with INN-Reach, manual acquisitions in Leap, and hold cancellations
September 18, 2022 - Innovative, part of Clarivate, announced the launch of Polaris 7.3, the latest version of our award-winning integrated library system. This release introduces new INN-Reach visiting patron functionality, additional technical services in Leap, and the launch of several highly requested customer enhancements.
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