Equinox Presents at the 2022 Missouri Library Association Conference

Equinox Presents at the 2022 Missouri Library Association Conference

Atlanta, Ga., September 19, 2022: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is looking forward to presenting at the 2022 Missouri Library Association Conference to be held at the Oasis Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield, Missouri, from September 28 through September 30, 2022. Equinox’s Erica Rohlfs will be presenting “Migrating Non-Automated Libraries onto Missouri Evergreen,” on Friday, September 30, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.CDT. The Equinox team will be in attendance and available throughout the event.

“This presentation demystifies the migration process for non-automated libraries,” said Erica Rohlfs, Senior Implementation Project Manager at Equinox. “We’ll answer questions about the implementation process and provide recommendations to support change management for the community and staff. It’s a doable process and it helps to see it all laid out from start to finish by libraries who have been there.”

Erica Rohlfs will be presenting alongside Megan Bishop of Reynolds County Library and Sue Lightfoot-Horine from Livingston County Library. The presentation highlights two different experiences migrating to Evergreen ILS as part of the Missouri Evergreen Consortium.

The Missouri Evergreen Consortium is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which began in 2012 and is now celebrating its 10th year supporting libraries across the state of Missouri. Learn more at: http://moevergreenlibraries.org/

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Laura Barry
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Equinox Open Library Initiative, Inc.
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About Equinox Open Library Initiative
Equinox Open Library Initiative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is the successor to Equinox Software, Inc. Equinox’s mission as a nonprofit is to promote and support a thriving ecosystem for open source library communities in order to provide libraries worldwide with innovative, affordable, and sustainable open source solutions. We are devoted to reducing barriers to library technology and services, expanding library access to open source software, and providing high quality technology, consulting, and support services.To learn more, please visit https://www.equinoxOLI.org.

About Evergreen
Evergreen Integrated Library System is an award winning and trusted library solution used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. Evergreen ILS is a web-based and mobile-friendly system which provides attractive, easy to use interfaces for library acquisitions, administration, cataloging, circulation, OPAC, reports, course reserves, and serials functionality.

Evergreen ILS is an enterprise level system designed to manage a scalable catalog shared across libraries, including large public and academic library consortia. While designed for large collections, Evergreen is suitable for libraries of any size and type from government libraries to museum and special library collections. Its flexibility enables libraries to configure policies and settings that work best for their communities and to maintain ownership of their library and systems data.

For more information about Evergreen: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/evergreen/.

 

Equinox Supports KohaCon22

Equinox Supports KohaCon22

Atlanta, Ga., September 15, 2022: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is a proud sponsor of KohaCon22, the international Koha Annual Conference, hosted this year by Koha-US. The conference will be held in a hybrid format both online and in person in Lawrence, Kansas (KS) September 20 – September 23, 2022. The Equinox team will be in attendance and available throughout the event. Full schedule and registration information can be found here: https://koha-us.org/events/conferences/kohacon22/#tab1.

“We are very much looking forward to this year’s KohaCon,” said Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager at Equinox and Koha developer. “We’re excited to be together with the Koha and Koha-US communities, exchange ideas, and make new connections. See you there!”

Equinox has been supporting libraries deploying Koha since 2010 and contributing to the Koha project infrastructure and code. For libraries interested in Equinox’s work with Koha visit: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/koha/.

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EquinoxOLI.org
laura.barry@equinoxOLI.org
877.OPEN.ILS (877.673.6457)

About Equinox Open Library Initiative
Equinox Open Library Initiative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is the successor to Equinox Software, Inc. Equinox’s mission as a nonprofit is to promote and support a thriving ecosystem for open source library communities in order to provide libraries worldwide with innovative, affordable, and sustainable open source solutions. We are devoted to reducing barriers to library technology and services, expanding library access to open source software, and providing high quality technology, consulting, and support services.To learn more, please visit https://www.equinoxOLI.org.

About Koha ILS
Created in 1999 by Katipo Communications for the Horowhenua Library Trust in New Zealand, Koha Integrated Library System is the first open source Integrated Library System to be used worldwide. The software is a full-featured ILS with a dual-database design (search engine and RDBMS) built to be compliant with library standards. Koha’s OPAC, staff, and self-checkout interfaces are all web applications. Distributed under the General Public License (GPL), libraries are free to use and install Koha themselves or to purchase support and development services.  For more information on Koha, please visit https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/koha/.

 

Weeksville Heritage Center Goes Live on Koha ILS

Weeksville Heritage Center Goes Live on Koha ILS

Atlanta, Ga., September 6, 2022: Equinox Open Library Initiative is pleased to announce the successful implementation of Koha ILS at the Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn, New York (NY), with funding provided by the Equinox Open Source Grant. The grant provides implementation, training, hosting, and support services for Koha ILS, an open source integrated library system used by libraries worldwide.

First launched in 2019, the Equinox Open Source Grant was inspired by the vibrant open source community and the belief that every community deserves to benefit from a searchable, accessible, and thriving library. Previous recipients include the Center for Khmer Studies, the Vermont Jazz Center, Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico (BNPR) and Spark Central of Spokane, Washington.

“Working with Equinox to get the Koha ILS set up has been a great experience,” said Rachel Finn, Collections Manager at Weeksville Heritage Center. “With Koha’s lists and reserves, as well as other interesting features, we’ll be able to make our small and unique collections at Weeksville Heritage Center more accessible to users.”

Weeksville Heritage Center is a historic site and cultural center in Brooklyn, New York 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. Their 5th of July Resource Center provides access to their collections, archives and oral histories to students, teachers, scholars and the general public.

“Increasing access to a powerful collection such as the one stewarded by the Weeksville Heritage Center is a moving project to be a part of,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Analyst at Equinox Open Library Initiative. “Its partnerships like these that clearly illustrate the impact open source has on the communities it serves, enabling access to critical cultural collections at any scale.”

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About Equinox Open Library Initiative
Equinox Open Library Initiative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is the successor to Equinox Software, Inc. Equinox’s mission as a nonprofit is to promote and support a thriving ecosystem for open source library communities in order to provide libraries worldwide with innovative, affordable, and sustainable open source solutions. We are devoted to reducing barriers to library technology and services, expanding library access to open source software, and providing high quality technology, consulting, and support services.To learn more, please visit https://www.equinoxOLI.org.

About Koha ILS
Created in 1999 by Katipo Communications for the Horowhenua Library Trust in New Zealand, Koha Integrated Library System is the first open source Integrated Library System to be used worldwide. The software is a full-featured ILS with a dual-database design (search engine and RDBMS) built to be compliant with library standards. Koha’s OPAC, staff, and self-checkout interfaces are all web applications. Distributed under the General Public License (GPL), libraries are free to use and install Koha themselves or to purchase support and development services.  For more information on Koha, please visit https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/koha/.