Atlanta, Ga., September 29, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS) has selected Equinox to provide implementation, hosting, and support for Aspen Discovery. Equinox also provided project management, system configuration, and training for consortium members.
Aspen Discovery is a highly customizable, open source discovery layer designed to make library collections more accessible and engaging for patrons. Equinox’s Aspen Discovery services received the highest usability ranking according to the Library Technology Guides 2025 Library Perceptions Survey. The full survey is available on the Library Technology Guides website: https://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2024/.
“PaILS is thrilled to be able to offer Aspen Discovery as an option for SPARK members,” said Katie Greenleaf Martin, Executive Director at the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System, “The improved discovery and access to the SPARK Library Discovery mobile app are wonderful tools! Equinox made the setup process simple, and we look forward to working with them as more clients include Aspen Discovery with their public catalogs.”
PaILS was founded in June 2011 as a non-profit organization to provide an open source integrated library system for Pennsylvania libraries. It oversees SPARK, the Evergreen ILS system managed by PaILS on behalf of its member libraries. PaILS will be presenting on Aspen Discovery for Evergreen Libraries at the upcoming Pennsylvania Library Association Conference on Monday, October 20, 2025. Full details are available from the conference schedule available here: https://www.palibraries.org/schedule/.
“Aspen Discovery excels at the consortial level,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. “Its powerful search simplifies things for patrons and individual libraries within the consortium. We are excited that PaILS is joining the Aspen Discovery community.”
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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 open source solutions. Equinox is 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 Aspen Discovery
Aspen Discovery is an open source discovery layer that powerfully gathers all of a library’s resources together into a single search. Aspen Discovery provides comprehensive access to the entirety of a library’s holdings, pulling in data from the ILS and licensed databases. For more information on Aspen Discovery: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/aspen-discovery/.
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 to museum and special collection libraries. 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 on Evergreen: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/evergreen/.