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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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June 5, 2023. 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.

May 24, 2023. 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/.

May 22, 2023. 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.

May 15, 2023. 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.

April 21, 2023. 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.

April 19, 2023. 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.

April 17, 2023. 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.

April 12, 2023. 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.

April 5, 2023. 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.

March 23, 2023. Equinox announces Fulfillment 11 with Koha ILS connector. Equinox Open Library Initiative announced the release of Fulfillment 11, the latest release of the open source interlibrary loan software. The release introduces a new connector for Koha ILS, bringing Fulfillment's powerful resource sharing automation capabilities to libraries utilizing Koha ILS.

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.

2022 Equinox Accomplishments Narrative

In 2022, Equinox expanded its programs, services, and staff supporting libraries and open source communities. Details are available in Equinox’s annual report (https://issuu.com/equinoxoli/docs/equinox-2022-review). Equinox announced services and support for two open source discovery platforms: VuFind and Aspen Discovery. We completed several significant consulting projects for libraries and consortia and delivered thirty development projects for libraries using Evergreen ILS and Fulfillment ILL. The majority of the Evergreen projects focused on upgrading Evergreen’s interfaces to the Angular framework and enhancing accessibility of the Evergreen staff catalog interfaces. The Equinox development team also contributed to Aspen Discovery, VuFind, and CORAL ERM. Equinox hosted the annual CORAL Online Summit, which brings together the CORAL ERM community each year for shared learning and community building, and sponsored the 2022 Evergreen International Conference and KohaCon22. Equinox staff presented at statewide conferences, ALA Annual, and the Charleston Conference.

We are excited to introduce new team members, as Equinox welcomed Andy Utterback (MLS), Business Development Manager; Allison Matherne, Program Assistant; Stephanie Leary (MLIS), Front End Developer; and Brenna Allen (MLS), Support Specialist. We’re looking forward to additional new team members joining us in 2023.

Our education and community programs also continued to grow, including #ChatOpenS, and EquinoxEDU, which features a suite of online educational services for open source library communities, including a free Spotlight webinar series, fee-based educational Workshops, and an online Resource Library. For the latest equinoxEDU events, visit our website (https://splus.equinoxoli.org/subjects/guide.php?subject=equinoxedu_spotlight). The Equinox Open Source Grant was awarded to the Weeksville Heritage Center, a historic site and cultural center in Brooklyn, New York. The Weeksville Heritage Center is dedicated to preserving the history of Weeksville, one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America, and the Historic Hunterfly Road Houses. Weeksville’s 5th of July Resource Center provides access to their collection, archives, and oral histories to students, teachers, scholars, and the general public. More information about Equinox’s Grant Programs is available online (https://www.equinoxoli.org/collaborate/#grant).