Atlanta, GA, June 23, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager, will be moderating the panel, “Consortium Change Management Lessons from Evergreen ILS Consortia,” at the ALA 2025 Annual Conference on Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 8:30am – 10:00am EDT in the Liberty C room of the Philadelphia Marriott. Fellow Equinox staff member, Jennifer Weston, Product and Education Manager, will be speaking as part of the session. For more information about this presentation please see: https://cdmcd.co/Wyxvzn.
“One constant of the library consortium experience is change,” said Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager at Equinox. “This panel will share the experiences of several consortia that use Evergreen ILS while they were establishing new resource-sharing agreements, implementing shared policies around patron privacy and data security and more. If you participate in consortium governance, this will be of interest.”
Equinox staff are presenting throughout the ALA 2025 Annual Conference including Executive Director, Lisa Carlucci, on Saturday, June 28, 2025 on Marshall Breeding’s Executive Perspectives panel at 2:30pm EDT in Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108. Details can be found by visiting: https://cdmcd.co/pMXLaZ.
This is in addition to Galen Chalton and Jennifer Weston’s presentation with King County Library System’s BJ Colvin, “Making it Real: Preparing for BIBFRAME in Public Libraries,” on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 11:00am EDT in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107. Information for the session is available here: https://cdmcd.co/Kp6qrY.
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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 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/.
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. For more information on Koha: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/koha/.
About CORAL ERM
CORAL is an electronic resources management system consisting of interoperable modules designed around the core components of managing electronic resources for libraries and other organizations. For more information on CORAL: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/coral/.
About SubjectsPlus
SubjectsPlus is a user-friendly, open source, content management system for information sharing. SubjectsPlus provides tools to create information-rich subject guides, organize curated content for specific audiences in or around a research topic, and to develop and manage library websites. For more information on SubjectsPlus: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/subjectsplus/.
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. For more information on Fulfillment: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/fulfillment/.
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 VuFindⓇ
VuFindⓇ is an open source discovery product for libraries and archives developed and maintained by Villanova University’s Falvey Memorial Library. VuFindⓇ enables library users to discover the entirety of libraries’ collections, including catalog records, journals, digital items, and more. VuFindⓇ is open source and customizable—the interface may be configured to best meet users’ needs. For more information on VuFindⓇ: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/vufind/.