Equinox Welcomes Snow College

Equinox Welcomes Snow College

Atlanta, Ga., February 27, 2023: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that Snow College in Ephraim, Utah (UT) is migrating Koha ILS to Equinox’s Sequoia hosting with Equinox’s support.

Snow College was founded in 1888 by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It currently serves over 5,000 undergraduates. Snow College supports two library branches encompassing 60,810 bibliographic records and 67,314 across two campuses. Their instance of Koha ILS will be hosted on Equinox’s cloud-based platform for library automation services.

“We are excited to support Snow College’s engagement with the open source community,” said Erica Rohlfs, Senior Implementation Project Manager at Equinox. “One big advantage of open source software is having the flexibility to choose the support and hosting that best fits the needs of your library and community.”

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Laura Barry
Communications Coordinator
Equinox Open Library Initiative, Inc.
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/.

Equinox Welcomes Barton County Library to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium

Equinox Welcomes Barton County Library to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium

Atlanta, Ga., February 20, 2023: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome Barton County Library (MO) to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium with their adoption of Evergreen ILS, an award winning library solution used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide.

Barton County Library is located in the southwest corner of Missouri and is the only library system in its county, supporting 9,812 patrons and providing access to 39,160 bibliographic records. As part of their migration, Equinox provided implementation and data services including project management, data extraction, deduplication, and record conversion. Training was provided by Equinox’s expert staff.

“Our migration to Missouri Evergreen was incredibly smooth and easy thanks to the support and direction provided by the whole Equinox team,” said Carol Darrow, Director of the Barton County Library. “Equinox’s staff were all extremely helpful throughout the migration process. They were quick to respond to our questions and very patient with us when we had to make numerous decisions. The training we received also helped library staff feel confident about using the new system. We are thrilled to be a part of the Missouri Evergreen Consortium.”

The Missouri Evergreen Consortium is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which began in 2012. To learn more visit: http://moevergreenlibraries.org/

“The Missouri Evergreen Consortium continues to grow in the Evergreen community, and we are excited to welcome Barton County Library as its latest member,” said Erica Rohlfs, Senior Implementation Project Manager. “With Evergreen, every library has a voice, and each addition makes the community stronger. We are excited to welcome Barton County Library to Evergreen and Equinox.”

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Communications Coordinator
Equinox Open Library Initiative, Inc.
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 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 Presents at the NISO Plus Conference 2023

NISOPlus 2023, Global Conversations, Global Connections.

Equinox Presents at the NISO Plus Conference 2023

Atlanta, GA, February 14, 2023: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that Equinox will be presenting at the 2023 NISO Plus Conference. Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Analyst, and Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development, will present the latest features and updates to the Fulfillment open source interlibrary loan software. Their presentation, “A Tiny Library with a Million Volumes” will take place at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. The NISO Plus Conference will run from February 14 through February 16, 2023. Full details about the upcoming conference can be found here: https://niso.plus/.

Fulfillment is an open source resource sharing system which leverages intuitive design and efficient workflows to maximize value and impact for library users. The Connecticut State Library has relied on Fulfillment for statewide resource sharing since 2016, averaging more than 700,000 interlibrary loan items filled annually since implementation.

“With open source resource sharing supported by Fulfillment, even the smallest library can access global resources,” said Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development at Equinox. “We are looking forward to presenting the latest developments to Fulfillment at NISO Plus.”

The NISO Plus conference brings together a global community of information professionals. Equinox has been a member of the NISO Library Standards Alliance since 2022.

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Communications Coordinator
Equinox Open Library Initiative, Inc.
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 Fulfillment
Fulfillment is an open source interlibrary loan management system which leverages intuitive design and efficient workflows to maximize value and impact for libraries. Fulfillment provides community members expanded access to library resources across their state and beyond their consortium. Launched in 2011, Fulfillment facilitates sharing between separate library organizations, uniting collections and information in a combined union catalog. Fulfillment is highly customizable and is compatible with any integrated library system (ILS). Fulfillment benefits from an active open source community, where it is continuously updated and supported by Equinox and the designers, users, and developers who built Evergreen ILS. To learn more, please visit https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/fulfillment/ .