Atlanta, Ga., December 5, 2024: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) to Sequoia, Equinox’s premiere cloud-based hosting and support service. UBCIC migrated from a self-hosted Evergreen ILS to hosting with Equinox to ensure the sustainability of its unique ILS environment.
“We selected Equinox in order to establish a more secure and robust hosting strategy,” said Spencer Davis, Technical Manager at UBCIC. “UBCIC uses an alternative classification scheme, the Brian Deer Classification system (BDC), to better serve and center Indigenous knowledge systems. When considering changes and upgrades to our ILS, it was important to prioritize its ease, functionality, and visibility. Equinox’s training helped us realize we could substantially augment both our Evergreen installation itself and our skills to cater to the specific requirements of our library, staff, and patrons. Equinox was able to provide all of this in a very friendly and capable manner.”
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs works to give the aboriginal peoples of British Columbia a voice at the local and international level. The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Library and Archives focuses on British Columbia land rights research.
“Supporting access to cultural and indigenous resources and promoting sustainability with open source tools are part of Equinox’s unique nonprofit mission,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. “We’re excited to collaborate with UBCIC by hosting Evergreen and to help increase the visibility of these significant collections.”
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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/.