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Breeding, Marshall. Equinox Shifts to Non-Profit Status. February 2017. Smart Libraries Newsletter. Equinox Open Library Initiative has been established, carrying forward the work of Equinox Software, Inc., to provide services related to open source library software, including the Evergreen ILS, Koha, and the FulfILLment resource sharing environment. This change in status took effect on January 1, 2017. All personnel, assets, and liabilities of Equinox Software, Inc. have transferred to the new organization.

Breeding, Marshall. Equinox Launches Sequoia: New ILS Service Based on Evergreen. February 2014. Smart Libraries Newsletter. In a move to further strengthen its ability to deliver stable and reliable automation to libraries, Equinox Software has launched a new hosting program called Sequoia. Equinox positions Sequoia as a comprehensive software-as-a-service ILS offering based on a new hosting platform with full-service support. It is based on a technical environment for its data centers that manages and provisions software applications with the flexibility to meet the needs of its largest or smallest library customers in a way that minimizes the possibility for downtime and delivers optimal performance. Going forward, Equinox intends to focus strategically on delivering automation to libraries based on open source software hosted on its Sequoia service platform and to transition away from providing support for self-hosted installations. The open source Evergreen ILS will continue as its primary offering for larger libraries and consortia, supplemented by Koha for mid-sized or small libraries preferring a stand-alone implementation. Equinox will continue to provide support for its existing self-hosted clients, but plans to focus on Sequoia-based installations as it markets its services to new potential customers. Equinox will encourage its self-hosted sites to migrate to Sequoia.

Breeding, Marshall. Open Source ILS Continues to Expand. April 2011. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The movement toward open source library automation continues. Recent months have seen many announcements of libraries selecting both Koha and Evergreen to replace proprietary systems. Keeping in mind that proprietary ILS products continue to dominate, both in new selections and in the overall base of installed systems, open source library automation has gained a strong footing in the industry and has become a common option for most types of libraries.

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October 8, 2024. 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.

September 26, 2024. 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.

September 16, 2024. 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.

September 9, 2024. 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.

August 20, 2024. 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.

July 31, 2024. 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.

July 30, 2024. 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.

June 24, 2024. 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.

June 18, 2024. 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.

June 17, 2024. 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.

Apr 2020 Equinox appoints Lisa Carlucci as Executive Director
Equinox Open Library Initiative announced that Lisa Carlucci will be joining Equinox as Executive Director beginning April 6, 2020.

Jan 01, 2017 Equinox Shifts to Non-Profit Status
Equinox Open Library Initiative has been established, carrying forward the work of Equinox Software, Inc., to provide services related to open source library software, including the Evergreen ILS, Koha, and the FulfILLment resource sharing environment. This change in status took effect on January 1, 2017. All personnel, assets, and liabilities of Equinox Software, Inc. have transferred to the new organization.

Jan 25, 2012 Equinox Software forms wholly-owned Canadian-based subsidiary, Equinox Library Services Canada
Equinox Software, Inc. announced the formation of a wholly-owned Canadian-based subsidiary, Equinox Library Services Canada. ELSC was formed in response to Canadian libraries requesting that ILS systems be physically located in Canada; all ESLC hosting services will be provided from a Toronto datacenter. ELSC will also provide implementation, support, training, and other services for Evergreen and Koha.

Feb 02, 2007 Equinox Software, Inc. launched
Equinox Software founded as firm dedicated to working with libraries in all aspects of using Evergreen, an enterprise-grade open-source Integrated Library System. Brad LaJeunesse will serve as president.

2023 Equinox Accomplishments Narrative

In 2023, Equinox’s contributions to open source technologies and library communities included advancements in software accessibility, innovative development, educational programming, and ongoing outreach.

Equinox debuted a new theme for VuFind, optimized for accessibility according to WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Equinox also spearheaded key improvements to Evergreen ILS with a focus on staff accessibility and Equinox staff presented these and other open source library software accessibility improvements at ALA Annual and WOLFCon.

Equinox completed numerous software development projects to enhance accessibility, security, and usability of the Evergreen ILS staff interface, including a full rewrite of the Reports interface and an accessibility-driven revamp of the MARC Editor. Equinox’s development work also addressed third party integrations for NoveList and Aspen Discovery, directly impacting the more than one hundred Evergreen libraries that implemented Aspen Discovery with Equinox in 2023.

The equinoxEDU program continues to grow, with the addition of the Tutorial webinar series offering in-depth skillbuilding opportunities on particular components of an open source software. Equinox staff continue to provide regular Spotlight webinars that highlight new features and products. For the latest equinoxEDU events, visit our website: https://splus.equinoxoli.org/subjects/guide.php?subject=equinoxedu_spotlight

Equinox presented at many open source community events, including the Missouri Evergreen Users Conference, the VuFind Summit, the CORAL Community Meeting and Evergreen International Conference. Equinox also presented at the NISO Plus Conference and the Connecticut Library Association Conference.

For more information, see Equinox’s Year in Review at https://www.equinoxoli.org/2023-annual-report-equinoxs-year-in-review/.