Atlanta, GA, June 11, 2024: 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 presenting at the 2024 American Library Association Annual Conference in San Diego, California. The Equinox team will also be available throughout the conference by appointment. Full conference details are available here: https://2024.alaannual.org/.
On Sunday, June 30, 2024, Charlton will be presenting “Optimizing Resource Sharing: Evidence Based Approaches for Improving the Efficiency of Borrowing Networks,” at 9:00 am PT in the San Diego Conference Center, Room 5A. To add this to the ALA scheduler please visit: https://cdmcd.co/8Y3W4P.
“The efficient sharing of physical materials is a core service for many libraries, one that expands the reach and value of their collections,” said Galen Charlton. “Sharing materials at scale is a complicated optimization problem. The upcoming session on resource sharing will give an overview of how to analyze the performance of policies and procedures for sharing physical materials in a library resource-sharing network and will include a demonstration of open source tools to analyze and visualize resource sharing among real-life institutions.”
Charlton will also present at the session, “From User Group to Community: Software for Libraries, by Libraries,” organized by The Evergreen Project, on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 2:30 pm PT at the Marriott Marquis, Miramar Room. This presentation will highlight how the open source community model empowers libraries to be actively involved in software development improvements that provide the most benefit to library communities. This event can be added to the ALA scheduler here: https://cdmcd.co/bRRJPj.
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Laura Barry
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laura.barry@equinoxOLI.org
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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/.