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Equinox’s Executive Director to join Marshall Breeding’s Executive Perspectives Panel at the ALA 2025 Annual Conference

Atlanta, GA, June 11, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that Lisa Carlucci, Executive Director, will be participating in Marshall Breeding’s panel discussion, “Executive Perspectives: A Conversation on the Future of the Library Technology Industry,” at the ALA 2025 Annual Conference on Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108. The hashtag for the event is #alaexecpanel. For more information about this presentation please see: https://librarytechnology.org/web/breeding/ALAExecPanel/

Carlucci is the Executive Director for Equinox Open Library Initiative and Equinox Library Services Canada, which together provide open source software and consulting services for public, academic, and special libraries across the United States and Canada. Since 2020, she has led Equinox’s growth, nonprofit program development, and the expansion of services and support for Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, and VuFind®. Carlucci’s experience includes 25 years of library and information management, from access services, acquisitions, and electronic collections at Yale University, to library systems and digital services at Southern Connecticut State University, and providing training for OCLC’s WorldShare ILL and WorldCat Discovery implementations. Before Equinox, Lisa was the Executive Director at Library Connection, Inc. She was previously the Director of Dissemination and Implementation at C4 Innovations, leading the design and development of innovative healthcare technologies.

The following day, Sunday, June 29, 2025, Equinox’s Galen Charlton and Jennifer Weston will also be presenting, joined by King County Library System’s BJ Colvin. They will provide an overview of Equinox’s research initiative, “Making it Real: Preparing for BIBFRAME in Public Libraries,” at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107. Full details are available here: https://cdmcd.co/Kp6qrY.

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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 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/.

Equinox at the ALA 2025 Annual Conference

Atlanta, GA, May 20, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that Equinox will be exhibiting and presenting at the 2025 American Library Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from June 27, 2025 through June 30, 2025. Equinox will be available throughout the conference at Booth #829. Full details about the ALA 2025 Annual Conference can be found here: https://2025.alaannual.org/.

“Making it Real: Preparing for BIBFRAME in Public Libraries” will be presented at 11:00am ET on Sunday, June 29, 2025 by Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager at Equinox; Jennifer Weston, Product and Education Manager at Equinox; and BJ Colvin, Director of Information Technology Services at King County Library System (KCLS). The session will share the findings of Equinox’s research with KCLS on the use of BIBFRAME in public libraries and include a discussion of the potential challenges and requirements of BIBFRAME identified during the project, which was funded by the King County Library System Foundation. The presentation is scheduled to take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107. See the ALA Conference Scheduler for updates: https://annual2025.eventscribe.net/.

“BIBFRAME has been discussed for more than a decade as the successor to the MARC format, yet public libraries have had minimal representation on BIBFRAME task force initiatives,” said Jennifer Weston, Product and Education Manager at Equinox and Evergreen Cataloging Interest Group Leader and Founder. “We will present on Equinox’s research with KCLS regarding the feasibility of BIBFRAME use in public libraries. We are excited to share what we’ve learned and to have a broader conversation at ALA.”

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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 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 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/.

Equinox Announces Major Features in Evergreen 3.15

Atlanta, Ga., May 6, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce the release of Evergreen 3.15, the latest update to the award-winning library software used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. The Equinox team contributed fifty percent of the features appearing in the Evergreen 3.15 release.

Highlights of Equinox’s work for Evergreen 3.15 include:

Accessibility improvements for item notes, alerts, tags, and holdings templates in the cataloging module (Evergreen Collaborative Development Initiative).
Expansion of integration options through the addition of RESTful API endpoints and documentation for third-party developers (Evergreen Collaborative Development Initiative).
Addition of secondary permission group checks to the Equinox-developed Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) feature. MFA was initially released in October 2025 for Evergreen 3.14 (Pennsylvania Integrated Library System).
Restoration of the MARC Character Map feature, which is an important tool for catalogers and had been requested by the community for many years.

Equinox staff not only contributed to bugfixes and feature development for 3.15, but also in-kind work as part of the Evergreen 3.15 release team. Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development, served as Release Manager for Evergreen 3.15. Other Equinox staff members on the release team include Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager, and Jason Etheridge, Senior Developer. Additional contributions from Equinox staff include those by Stephanie Leary, Mike Rylander, Jason Boyer, Jennifer Weston, and Steve Callender.

“Evergreen 3.15 brings a lot of great features to the Evergreen community, especially RESTful API,” said Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development at Equinox. “RESTful API creates a modern, extensible, and well-documented set of endpoints. Third-party services like discovery layers and patron engagement tools now have a way to easily customize their software to make use of Evergreen’s data, while administrators have granular security controls to protect data and control sharing.”

“We are very excited to help bring RESTful API support to Evergreen,” said Mike Rylander, Research and Development Manager at Equinox. “It represents an important step that will simplify the ways third-party software providers can integrate with Evergreen’s backend and make use of its advanced and sophisticated business logic. We’re grateful to the Evergreen community and our development partners for making it possible.”

Evergreen 3.15 is the first release for 2025 and is part of Evergreen’s major release cycle with a spring and autumn release. More detail about Evergreen 3.15 can be found in the release notes here: https://evergreen-ils.org/documentation/release/RELEASE_NOTES_3_15.html

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Laura Barry
Communications Coordinator
Equinox Open Library Initiative
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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 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/.

Equinox at the Evergreen International Conference 2025

Atlanta, Ga., April 24, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce Equinox’s upcoming presentations at the Evergreen International Conference 2025 to be held online from May 12, 2025 through May 14, 2025. Equinox is sponsoring the conference at the Champion level.

“The Evergreen International Conference brings Evergreen community members together to launch new ideas, make connections, and advance Evergreen as an ILS and as an open source project,” said Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development at Equinox. “We’re excited to present Equinox’s recent contributions and to provide our annual new feature update to the community.”

Equinox staff will be presenting throughout the event:

Monday, May 12 (Preconference):

- - 1:00pm ET: “An Overview of Notices for Local Admins,” Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager, and Steve Callender, Support Manager.
  - 3:30pm ET: “Building a Better Reporter through Community Collaboration,” Lena Hernandez, Product and Education Specialist; Stephanie Leary, Front End Developer; Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development.

Tuesday, May 13:

- - 1:00pm ET: “Sharing Data Securely,” Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager.

Wednesday, May 14:

- - 11:00am ET: “New Features in Evergreen 3.14 and 3.15: AKA Ruth and Andrea Show, Episode 6: Muppets in Space,” Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development, and Ruth Frasur Davis, Evergreen Collaborative Development Initiative.
  - 12:00pm ET: “Situation: There are 15 Competing Standards,” Mike Rylander, Research and Development Manager.
  - 12:00pm ET: “Inclusive Cataloging: one step at a time,” Jennifer Weston, Product and Education Manager, Equinox; Katie Greenleaf Martin, Pennsylvania Integrated Library System; Jacob Ingalls, Albright Memorial Library; Matthew Vasquez Jaquith, Springfield City Library; Carol Witt, C/W Mars.
  - 1:00pm ET: “Guided Aspen Opportunities in a World of Pure Imagination,” Lena Hernandez, Product and Education Specialist.
  - 4:00pm ET: “Making It Real: Preparing for BIBFRAME in Evergreen,” Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager, Equinox; Jennifer Weston, Product and Education Manager, Equinox; BJ Colvin, King County Library System.

The Evergreen International Conference is an annual event which provides the opportunity for Evergreen community members to share best practices, plan improvements, and collaborate on new projects. Full details about the upcoming conference can be found here: https://evergreen-ils.org/2025-evergreen-international-online-conference/

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Laura Barry
Communications Coordinator
Equinox Open Library Initiative
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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 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/

Equinox at the Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference 2025

Atlanta, GA, April 22, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support, is excited to announce participation as a presenter, exhibitor, and sponsor at the upcoming Connecticut Library Association Conference.

Equinox staff will be available throughout the conference in the exhibit hall at Table 47 to discuss Evergreen, Koha, Aspen Discovery, and CORAL ERM, and to provide information about Equinox’s services and support for open source library software.

Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development, will present the recent accessibility improvements to Evergreen ILS and CORAL ERM at 10:00am ET on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

“Equinox is excited to present new features and accessibility improvements for Evergreen and CORAL,” said Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development. “Join us to hear about these updates and bring your questions! We are looking forward to sharing the latest that Evergreen and CORAL have to offer.”

The Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference will run from April 27 through April 29, 2025. The theme for this year’s conference is “Making Space.” Equinox is a proud sponsor of the Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference 2025. Full details about the upcoming conference can be found here: https://www.claconference.info/.

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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 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 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 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 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/.

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 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/.

Equinox Welcomes Lansdale Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System

Atlanta, Ga., April 15, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome Lansdale Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS/SPARK).

“We’re thrilled with our decision to move to Evergreen with PaILS/SPARK,” said Mindy Lee Lipsky, Library Director at Lansdale Public Library. “The migration took planning, but the support from Equinox and PaILS made the process smooth and successful. SPARK’s features have made our workflows more efficient and scalable, and the test platform gave staff a chance to train before go-live. Overall, we’re working smarter and faster and we couldn’t be happier.”

The Lansdale Public Library was founded in 1928 with a single room and a dollar membership fee. Today they serve the borough of Lansdale with a population of 17,083 residents. By joining PaILS/SPARK, Lansdale Public Library’s patrons gain access to a significantly larger collection through resource sharing with other member libraries. Equinox provided implementation services during the migration and will continue to provide hosting and technical support.

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 managed by PaILS on behalf of its member libraries across Pennsylvania. Equinox and PaILS have worked together to support SPARK since 2013.

“The Lansdale Public Library is dedicated to providing a place of learning and inspiration for the community,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. “It’s rewarding to offer the latest features and workflows to their library with Evergreen alongside the supportive community found in PaILS.”

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Laura Barry
Communications Coordinator
Equinox Open Library Initiative
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 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/.

Equinox Announces 2025 Q1 Project Contributions to Evergreen ILS and CORAL ERM

Atlanta, Ga., April 9, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce development projects completed in Q1 of 2025 for Evergreen ILS and CORAL ERM.

Evergreen

Usability improvements for Item Alerts, Notes, and Tags, including an update to the Holdings Editor (sponsored by the Evergreen Collaborative Development Initiative).
Enhancement of Multi Factor Authentication (MFA), taking advantage of Evergreen’s secondary permission groups, and giving administrators more flexibility around the groups and sub-groups required to use MFA (sponsored by the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System).
Development for Staff Client Single Sign On, which allows staff accounts to make use of an institutional identity provider, streamlining logins and enhancing login security (sponsored by the North Carolina Community Colleges Evergreen Consortium).

CORAL ERM

Bug fixes and improvements for the latest beta release of CORAL ERM, part of a major rewrite of the CORAL user interface that is focused on accessibility, internationalization, and mobile-first response layout principles.

“We’re thrilled to be able to provide improvements to some of the most-used parts of Evergreen,” says Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development at Equinox. “It was also great to welcome a new community partner, the North Carolina Community Colleges Evergreen Consortium. Our recent projects keep moving Evergreen forward, and we are proud to work with our development partners and community members to help make Evergreen and CORAL the best they can be.”

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Laura Barry
Communications Coordinator
Equinox Open Library Initiative
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 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 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/.

Equinox Partners with Backstage Library Works to provide Authority Control Services to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium

Atlanta, Ga., March 25, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Missouri Evergreen Consortium is utilizing authority control services through a partnership between Equinox and Backstage Library Works.

Equinox and Backstage Library Works make authority control simple for libraries. Services from Backstage Library Works include Basefile Authority Control, authority record updates for new bibliographic resources, and Authority Control Notification Services. Equinox manages record extracts and the retrieval and loading of updated records.

“Our implementation of Backstage has been quick and painless,” said Elizabeth Rudloff, Cataloger for the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. “We were concerned we would have a difficult time finding a new authority vendor who could get us implemented quickly. Equinox’s partnership with Backstage has made the whole process very straightforward. It’s a relief to know we have a team dedicated to helping us navigate the authority control process.”

The Missouri Evergreen Consortium is made up of 75 plus member libraries, serving more than 790,000 patrons throughout Missouri. Learn more at: http://moevergreenlibraries.org/

“Equinox is proud to partner with Backstage Library Works to offer valuable services on which libraries everywhere rely,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. “With the rapidly changing cataloging landscape Backstage Library Works provides consistency and peace of mind. Working together makes authority control easier for everyone. We are glad to welcome the Missouri Evergreen Consortium as the latest group of libraries taking advantage of Equinox’s partnership with Backstage Library Works.”

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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.

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For over 35 years Backstage has helped libraries, archives, and museums preserve their history and create access to their collections. Through these many partnerships we have sharpened our expertise in providing solutions that meet your specifications, budget, and outcomes. We bring our experience to your collections, collaborating with you to create the best possible access, complimenting your existing collection as a partner by extending your resources and expertise. https://bslw.com/

Equinox Presents at the ER&L 20th Annual Library Conference

Atlanta, GA, March 19, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that Equinox will be presenting at the Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) 20th Annual Library Conference in Austin, Texas. ER&L will run from March 23 through March 26, 2025. Full details about the upcoming conference can be found here: https://electroniclibrarian.org/.

Equinox staff members Stephanie Leary, Front End Developer, and Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development, will present, “Growing CORAL: An Open Source Community for Electronic Resources Management,” on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 1:30pm CST.

“This CORAL update is a huge step forward in usability, accessibility, and internationalization,” said Stephanie Leary, Front End Developer at Equinox. “We’ve also made it much easier for newer developers to join the project to keep moving CORAL forward. We will present the changes and updates to CORAL, and demonstrate how other open source projects can approach similar issues.”

The CORAL community released two CORAL ERM updates in 2024 (2024.04 and 2024.10), both featuring significant contributions from Equinox. An additional update to the CORAL Resources module is anticipated in 2025.

“Equinox is proud of the work we have done alongside the CORAL community,” said Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development at Equinox. “We are looking forward to highlighting these ongoing efforts at ER&L.”

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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 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 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/.

Equinox Welcomes the Northampton Area Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System

Atlanta, Ga., March 4, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome the Northampton Area Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS/SPARK).

“The entire team from Equinox and PaILS made migration completely painless,” said Veronica Laroche, Library Director at Northampton Area Public Library. “Equinox took care of everything including data transfer, customized notices, and training documentation. Any library looking to migrate to a different ILS should definitely consider Evergreen through Equinox, and if you’re in Pennsylvania, you’re in great hands with PaILS.”

The first library in Northampton opened in 1965. Today the Northampton Area Public Library serves the boroughs of Northampton, Bath, and Chapmans, as well as the townships of Allen, East Allen, Lehigh, and Moore. By joining PaILS/SPARK, Northampton Area Public Library’s patrons gain access to a significantly larger collection through resource sharing with other member libraries. Equinox provided implementation and training services during the migration and will continue to provide hosting and technical support.

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 managed by PaILS on behalf of its member libraries across Pennsylvania. Equinox and PaILS have worked together to support SPARK since 2013.

“It is always a pleasure to help libraries in Pennsylvania take advantage of open source and the resources available through PaILS,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. “Evergreen is a robust platform for consortia with a lot of wonderful features. We are excited to welcome Northampton Area Public Library as the newest member of PaILS.”

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For more information:
Laura Barry
Communications Coordinator
Equinox Open Library Initiative
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 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/.

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