Equinox Welcomes the Missouri Evergreen Consortium to Aspen Discovery
Atlanta, Ga., January 14, 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 has selected Equinox to provide implementation, hosting, and support for Aspen Discovery. Equinox also provided project management, system configuration, and training for consortium members.
“The Missouri Evergreen Consortium created a pilot program where fifteen libraries would deploy Aspen Discovery, and other members could install the solution when their library was able to take on the project. Building on the success of the first fifteen, we already have inquiries from other members asking when they can join,” said Steven Potter, Executive Director of the Missouri Evergreen Consortium.
The Missouri Evergreen Consortium is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which began in 2012. It serves more than 730,000 patrons in Missouri at more than 200 library outlets. Learn more at: http://moevergreenlibraries.org/
“Aspen Discovery offers many advantages to consortium members such as customizable interfaces, search optimization, and a variety of integration options,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. “We are proud to support the Missouri Evergreen Consortium in providing Aspen Discovery’s powerful and user friendly search to patrons.”
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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/.
Equinox Welcomes Odessa College to Koha ILS
Atlanta, Ga., January 9, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce the latest addition to the Koha community with the migration of Odessa College’s Learning Resource Center to Koha ILS with Equinox support.
“Odessa College successfully migrated to Koha ILS, an open source software, with Equinox,” said Robyn Millar, Community Engagement and Resources Librarian at Odessa College. “Equinox supports Odessa College’s mission to expand access to affordable higher education by offering an innovative and intuitive software solution that helps reduce operational costs. Koha enhances access to library resources by streamlining the Learning Resource Center’s catalog management and improving the user experience for students and faculty.”
Odessa College was founded in 1946 and offers associate’s, bachelor’s and certificate programs for the arts and sciences in addition to career and technical training. The Learning Resource Center serves 20,000 patrons with 9,300 titles. Equinox provided implementation and training services during the migration and will continue to provide hosting and technical support.
“Koha is a natural fit for academic libraries,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. “Its ease of use and active developer community place responsive and cutting edge features at the fingertips of its user base, and improves the experience for students and faculty. We are excited to welcome Odessa College to Koha.”
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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 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/.
Equinox Provides VuFind® Consulting and IT Services for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Atlanta, Ga., January 7, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) to provide technical consulting for HSP’s implementation of the open source discovery layer, VuFind®.
Equinox worked with HSP to update their two VuFind® systems: Discover (https://discover.hsp.org) and Encounters (https://encounters.hsp.org). These systems bring together metadata from their library catalog, encoded archival description (EAD) records from Archivists’ Toolkit, records from the Orphan Society of Philadelphia, and digital records from the HSP Digital Library and the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue.
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania was established in 1824 and preserves a collection of over 21 million manuscripts, books, and images. Through educator workshops, research opportunities, and public programs the Historical Society of Pennsylvania seeks to make history relevant and exhilarating for all.
HSP developed a mini-ILS to maintain their library records, but later partnered with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) to host HSP’s catalog. At the time, HSP’s Discover system could not integrate content from the Penn catalog. Equinox worked with HSP and Penn staff to establish a data feed to retrieve records from the catalog and make them visible in VuFind®. Equinox also upgraded HSP’s Discover system from VuFind® 5 to version 9.1.
“Equinox’s mission includes providing IT support and services for special collections and archives seeking to expand discoverability and access to collections using open source technologies,” said Felicia Beaudry, Business Development Manager at Equinox. “We were pleased to work with HSP to update their VuFind® systems and help them complete the work they started with the University of Pennsylvania.”
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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 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/.