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System and Vendor Report
Total number of libraries represented in the report: 129
| 2025 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2025 | Systems | 11 |
Polaris (1) No Vendor data for [Polaris] Symphony (6)No Vendor data for [Symphony] Voyager (2)No Vendor data for [Voyager] FOLIO -- Index Data (1)No Vendor data for [FOLIO -- Index Data] TIND ILS (1)No Vendor data for [TIND ILS] Alma (92)No Vendor data for [Alma] Sierra (6)No Vendor data for [Sierra] FOLIO -- Independent (1)No Vendor data for [FOLIO -- Independent] FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services (10)No Vendor data for [FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services] Horizon (1)No Vendor data for [Horizon] WorldShare Management Services (5)No Vendor data for [WorldShare Management Services] |
| 2025 | Vendors | 1 | (126) |
| 2024 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2024 | Systems | 12 |
Voyager (4) No Vendor data for [Voyager] Polaris (1)No Vendor data for [Polaris] FOLIO -- Index Data (1)No Vendor data for [FOLIO -- Index Data] TIND ILS (1)No Vendor data for [TIND ILS] Symphony (6)No Vendor data for [Symphony] Alma (92)No Vendor data for [Alma] WorldShare Management Services (5)No Vendor data for [WorldShare Management Services] Sierra (6)No Vendor data for [Sierra] FOLIO -- Independent (1)No Vendor data for [FOLIO -- Independent] ALEPH 500 (1)No Vendor data for [ALEPH 500] FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services (7)No Vendor data for [FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services] Horizon (1)No Vendor data for [Horizon] |
| 2024 | Vendors | 1 | (126) |
| 2023 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2023 | Systems | 11 |
Voyager (5) No Vendor data for [Voyager] Polaris (1)No Vendor data for [Polaris] FOLIO -- Index Data (1)No Vendor data for [FOLIO -- Index Data] Symphony (7)No Vendor data for [Symphony] Alma (90)No Vendor data for [Alma] Sierra (7)No Vendor data for [Sierra] FOLIO -- Independent (1)No Vendor data for [FOLIO -- Independent] ALEPH 500 (1)No Vendor data for [ALEPH 500] FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services (7)No Vendor data for [FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services] Horizon (1)No Vendor data for [Horizon] WorldShare Management Services (5)No Vendor data for [WorldShare Management Services] |
| 2023 | Vendors | 1 | (126) |
| 2022 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2022 | Systems | 12 | Voyager (8) Polaris (1) FOLIO -- Index Data (1) Symphony (8) Alma (81) FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services (5) WorldShare Management Services (5) Sierra (11) FOLIO -- Independent (1) ALEPH 500 (3) Horizon (1) Koha -- ByWater Solutions (1) |
| 2022 | Vendors | 7 | Clarivate (104) Index Data (1) SirsiDynix (9) EBSCO Information Services (5) OCLC (5) Independent (1) ByWater Solutions (1) |
| 2021 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2021 | Systems | 11 | Voyager (9) Polaris (1) Millennium (1) Alma (78) Horizon (2) Symphony (8) Sierra (12) ALEPH 500 (4) Koha -- ByWater Solutions (1) WorldShare Management Services (6) FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services (4) |
| 2021 | Vendors | 5 | Clarivate (105) SirsiDynix (10) ByWater Solutions (1) OCLC (6) EBSCO Information Services (4) |
| 2020 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2020 | Systems | 11 | Voyager (11) Polaris (1) Millennium (1) Alma (77) FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services (1) Symphony (9) Sierra (14) WorldShare Management Services (6) ALEPH 500 (5) Horizon (2) Koha -- ByWater Solutions (1) |
| 2020 | Vendors | 5 | ProQuest (109) EBSCO Information Services (1) SirsiDynix (11) OCLC (6) ByWater Solutions (1) |
| 2019 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2019 | Systems | 10 | Voyager (13) Polaris (1) Millennium (1) Alma (71) Symphony (9) Sierra (16) ALEPH 500 (8) Horizon (2) Koha -- ByWater Solutions (1) WorldShare Management Services (6) |
| 2019 | Vendors | 4 | ProQuest (110) SirsiDynix (11) ByWater Solutions (1) OCLC (6) |
| 2018 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2018 | Systems | 10 | Voyager (18) Polaris (1) Millennium (4) Alma (59) Symphony (11) Sierra (18) ALEPH 500 (9) Horizon (2) Koha -- ByWater Solutions (1) WorldShare Management Services (5) |
| 2018 | Vendors | 5 | ProQuest (86) Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (23) SirsiDynix (13) ByWater Solutions (1) OCLC (5) |
| 2017 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2017 | Systems | 9 | Polaris (1) Alma (47) Millennium (7) Symphony (12) Sierra (21) ALEPH 500 (10) Voyager (24) Horizon (2) WorldShare Management Services (4) |
| 2017 | Vendors | 4 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (29) ProQuest (81) SirsiDynix (14) OCLC (4) |
| 2016 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2016 | Systems | 9 | Polaris (1) Alma (36) Millennium (15) Horizon (2) Symphony (17) Sierra (16) ALEPH 500 (13) Voyager (24) WorldShare Management Services (4) |
| 2016 | Vendors | 4 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (32) ProQuest (73) SirsiDynix (19) OCLC (4) |
| 2015 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2015 | Systems | 9 | Polaris (1) Millennium (20) Alma (24) Symphony (18) Sierra (17) ALEPH 500 (15) Voyager (27) Horizon (2) WorldShare Management Services (4) |
| 2015 | Vendors | 4 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (38) ProQuest (66) SirsiDynix (20) OCLC (4) |
| 2014 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2014 | Systems | 9 | Polaris (1) Millennium (22) Alma (17) ALEPH 500 (17) Symphony (18) Sierra (16) Voyager (31) Horizon (2) WorldShare Management Services (4) |
| 2014 | Vendors | 4 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (39) Ex Libris (65) SirsiDynix (20) OCLC (4) |
| 2013 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2013 | Systems | 9 | Polaris (1) Millennium (26) Sierra (12) Alma (12) ALEPH 500 (20) Symphony (19) WorldShare Management Services (2) Horizon (2) Voyager (34) |
| 2013 | Vendors | 5 | Polaris (1) Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (38) Ex Libris (66) SirsiDynix (21) OCLC (2) |
| 2012 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2012 | Systems | 9 | Polaris (1) Sierra (10) Millennium (29) Alma (7) ALEPH 500 (23) Symphony (19) WorldShare Management Services (1) Horizon (2) Voyager (36) |
| 2012 | Vendors | 5 | Polaris (1) Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (39) Ex Libris (66) SirsiDynix (21) OCLC (1) |
| 2011 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2011 | Systems | 6 | Sierra (8) Millennium (35) Symphony (20) ALEPH 500 (26) Horizon (3) Voyager (36) |
| 2011 | Vendors | 3 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (43) SirsiDynix (23) Ex Libris (62) |
| 2010 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2010 | Systems | 6 | Innopac (1) Millennium (42) ALEPH 500 (26) Symphony (20) Horizon (3) Voyager (36) |
| 2010 | Vendors | 3 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (43) Ex Libris (62) SirsiDynix (23) |
| 2009 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2009 | Systems | 6 | Innopac (1) Millennium (42) Symphony (20) ALEPH 500 (25) Horizon (4) Voyager (36) |
| 2009 | Vendors | 3 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (43) SirsiDynix (24) Ex Libris (61) |
| 2008 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2008 | Systems | 7 | Innopac (1) Millennium (42) Symphony (20) Horizon (5) ALEPH 500 (24) Voyager (35) PALS (1) |
| 2008 | Vendors | 4 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (43) SirsiDynix (25) Ex Libris (59) Ameritech Library Systems (1) |
| 2007 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2007 | Systems | 8 | Locally developed (1) Millennium (40) Symphony (20) Horizon (6) Innopac (2) ALEPH 500 (23) Voyager (35) PALS (1) |
| 2007 | Vendors | 5 | Independent (1) Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (42) SirsiDynix (26) Ex Libris (58) Ameritech Library Systems (1) |
| 2006 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2006 | Systems | 9 | Locally developed (1) Millennium (40) Symphony (20) Horizon (6) Innopac (2) ALEPH 500 (22) Voyager (35) Advance (1) PALS (1) |
| 2006 | Vendors | 7 | Independent (1) Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (42) SirsiDynix (26) Ex Libris (22) Elsevier (35) Infor (1) Ameritech Library Systems (1) |
| 2005 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2005 | Systems | 10 | Millennium (37) Symphony (20) Horizon (6) Innopac (4) ALEPH 500 (21) Voyager (35) Advance (1) NOTIS (1) Locally developed (2) PALS (1) |
| 2005 | Vendors | 8 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (41) Sirsi (20) Dynix (7) Ex Libris (21) Elsevier (35) Infor (1) Independent (2) Ameritech Library Systems (1) |
| 2004 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2004 | Systems | 11 | Millennium (35) Symphony (20) Horizon (6) Innopac (5) ALEPH 500 (21) Voyager (35) Advance (1) NOTIS (1) Locally developed (2) VTLS (1) PALS (1) |
| 2004 | Vendors | 9 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (40) Sirsi (20) Dynix (7) Ex Libris (21) Elsevier (35) Geac Library Solutions (1) Independent (2) VTLS (1) Ameritech Library Systems (1) |
| 2003 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2003 | Systems | 13 | DRA (2) Millennium (30) Symphony (18) NOTIS (3) Horizon (7) MultiLIS (1) Innopac (8) ALEPH 500 (19) Voyager (34) Advance (2) Locally developed (2) VTLS (1) PALS (1) |
| 2003 | Vendors | 9 | Sirsi (21) Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (38) Dynix (10) Ex Libris (19) Elsevier (34) Geac Library Solutions (2) Independent (2) VTLS (1) Ameritech Library Systems (1) |
| 2002 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2002 | Systems | 14 | DRA (5) Taos (1) Millennium (26) Symphony (17) NOTIS (3) Horizon (8) MultiLIS (1) Innopac (11) ALEPH 500 (17) Voyager (33) Advance (2) Locally developed (2) VTLS (1) PALS (1) |
| 2002 | Vendors | 9 | Sirsi (24) Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (37) epixtech (11) Ex Libris (17) Elsevier (33) Geac Library Solutions (2) Independent (2) VTLS (1) Ameritech Library Systems (1) |
| 2001 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2001 | Systems | 14 | Taos (1) Millennium (19) Symphony (14) NOTIS (11) Horizon (8) DRA (10) MultiLIS (1) Innopac (18) ALEPH 500 (10) VTLS (2) Voyager (29) Advance (2) Locally developed (2) PALS (1) |
| 2001 | Vendors | 9 | Sirsi (26) Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (37) epixtech (19) Ex Libris (10) VTLS (2) Elsevier (29) Geac Library Solutions (2) Independent (2) Ameritech Library Systems (1) |
| 2000 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 2000 | Systems | 16 | Taos (1) Innopac (20) Millennium (16) Symphony (12) NOTIS (16) Horizon (7) DRA (13) MultiLIS (1) Voyager (27) ALEPH 500 (5) VTLS (2) Advance (3) Locally developed (2) PALS (1) Dynix (1) Carl (1) |
| 2000 | Vendors | 11 | Data Research Associates (15) Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (36) Sirsi (12) epixtech (17) Ameritech Library Systems (8) Elsevier (27) Ex Libris (5) VTLS (2) Geac Library Solutions (3) Independent (2) The Library Corporation (1) |
| 1999 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 1999 | Systems | 16 | Taos (1) Innopac (25) Millennium (11) Symphony (12) NOTIS (24) Horizon (7) DRA (13) MultiLIS (1) ALEPH 500 (2) VTLS (2) Voyager (19) Advance (3) Locally developed (4) PALS (1) Dynix (1) Carl (2) |
| 1999 | Vendors | 10 | Data Research Associates (15) Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (36) Sirsi (12) Ameritech Library Systems (33) Ex Libris (2) VTLS (2) Endeavor (19) Geac Library Solutions (3) Independent (4) Carl Corporation (2) |
| 1998 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 1998 | Systems | 17 | Millennium (4) DataPhase (1) Innopac (29) Symphony (11) NOTIS (32) Horizon (4) DRA (13) MultiLIS (1) Voyager (16) ALEPH 500 (1) VTLS (2) Advance (3) GLIS (1) Locally developed (5) PALS (1) Dynix (1) Carl (2) |
| 1998 | Vendors | 11 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (33) OCLC (1) Sirsi (11) Ameritech Library Systems (38) Data Research Associates (14) Endeavor (16) Ex Libris (1) VTLS (2) Geac Library Solutions (4) Independent (5) Carl Corporation (2) |
| 1997 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 1997 | Systems | 17 | DataPhase (1) Innopac (29) Millennium (3) Symphony (10) Horizon (2) DRA (13) MultiLIS (1) Voyager (5) NOTIS (44) OCAT (1) VTLS (2) Advance (3) GLIS (2) Locally developed (5) PALS (1) Dynix (1) Carl (2) |
| 1997 | Vendors | 11 | OCLC (1) Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (32) Sirsi (10) Ameritech Library Systems (48) Data Research Associates (14) Endeavor (5) OCAT (1) VTLS (2) Geac Library Solutions (5) Independent (5) Carl Corporation (2) |
| 1996 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 1996 | Systems | 16 | Millennium (3) DataPhase (1) Innopac (28) Symphony (9) GLIS (5) DRA (12) MultiLIS (1) Voyager (2) NOTIS (48) OCAT (1) VTLS (2) Locally developed (6) PALS (1) Advance (3) Dynix (1) Carl (2) |
| 1996 | Vendors | 11 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (31) OCLC (1) Sirsi (9) Geac Library Solutions (8) Data Research Associates (13) Endeavor (2) Ameritech Library Systems (50) OCAT (1) VTLS (2) Independent (6) Carl Corporation (2) |
| 1995 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 1995 | Systems | 19 | INNOVAQ (1) Millennium (3) DataPhase (1) Symphony (5) DOBIS (1) GLIS (6) DRA (11) LCS -- Library Control System (1) MultiLIS (1) Innopac (24) NOTIS (52) OCAT (1) BLISS (1) VTLS (2) Advance (3) Locally developed (6) PALS (1) Dynix (1) Carl (3) |
| 1995 | Vendors | 13 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (28) OCLC (1) Sirsi (5) IBM (1) Geac Library Solutions (9) Data Research Associates (12) Ohio State University (1) Ameritech Library Systems (54) OCAT (1) Biblio-Techniques (1) VTLS (2) Independent (6) Carl Corporation (3) |
| 1994 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 1994 | Systems | 19 | Millennium (1) INNOVAQ (1) Innopac (20) DataPhase (1) VTLS (3) Symphony (2) DOBIS (1) GLIS (9) NOTIS (54) DRA (10) LCS -- Library Control System (1) MultiLIS (1) OCAT (1) BLISS (1) Advance (2) Locally developed (7) PALS (2) Dynix (1) Carl (4) |
| 1994 | Vendors | 13 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (22) OCLC (1) VTLS (3) Sirsi (2) IBM (1) Geac Library Solutions (11) Ameritech Library Systems (57) Data Research Associates (11) Ohio State University (1) OCAT (1) Biblio-Techniques (1) Independent (7) Carl Corporation (4) |
| 1993 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 1993 | Systems | 19 | Millennium (1) BLISS (2) INNOVAQ (1) Innopac (16) DataPhase (1) VTLS (3) DOBIS (2) Symphony (1) GLIS (11) NOTIS (54) DRA (10) LCS -- Library Control System (2) MultiLIS (1) OCAT (1) Advance (1) Locally developed (7) PALS (2) Dynix (1) Carl (5) |
| 1993 | Vendors | 14 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (18) Biblio-Techniques (2) OCLC (1) VTLS (3) IBM (2) Sirsi (1) Geac Library Solutions (12) Ameritech Library Systems (57) Data Research Associates (10) Ohio State University (2) MultiLIS (1) OCAT (1) Independent (7) Carl Corporation (5) |
| 1992 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 1992 | Systems | 20 | Millennium (1) INNOVAQ (1) Carl (5) Symphony (2) DataPhase (1) LCS -- Library Control System (2) VTLS (4) DOBIS (2) NOTIS (53) DRA (9) CLSI (1) MultiLIS (1) Innopac (11) LS/2000 (1) OCAT (1) BLISS (2) GLIS (15) Locally developed (7) PALS (2) Dynix (1) |
| 1992 | Vendors | 16 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (13) Carl Corporation (5) Sirsi (2) OCLC (2) Ohio State University (2) VTLS (4) IBM (2) Ameritech Library Systems (54) Data Research Associates (9) CLSI (1) MultiLIS (1) OCAT (1) Biblio-Techniques (2) Geac Library Solutions (15) Independent (7) Dynix Systems (2) |
| 1991 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 1991 | Systems | 19 | Millennium (1) INNOVAQ (1) Carl (5) Symphony (2) DataPhase (1) VTLS (4) GLIS (18) DOBIS (3) NOTIS (53) DRA (6) CLSI (1) LCS -- Library Control System (2) MultiLIS (1) Innopac (7) LS/2000 (1) OCAT (1) BLISS (2) Locally developed (9) PALS (2) |
| 1991 | Vendors | 17 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (9) Carl Corporation (5) Sirsi (2) DataPhase (1) VTLS (4) Geac Library Solutions (18) IBM (3) NOTIS Systems (53) Data Research Associates (6) CLSI (1) Ohio State University (2) MultiLIS (1) OCLC (1) OCAT (1) Biblio-Techniques (2) Independent (9) Unisys (2) |
| 1990 Systems and Vendors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Count | Systems / Vendors |
| 1990 | Systems | 21 | Millennium (1) DRA (4) INNOVAQ (1) Carl (2) TOMUS (2) Symphony (2) DataPhase (1) LCS -- Library Control System (2) VTLS (4) DOBIS (3) NOTIS (51) Advance (1) CLSI (1) PALS (1) Innopac (4) OCAT (1) BLISS (2) GLIS (18) Locally developed (9) PLUS (1) LS/2000 (2) |
| 1990 | Vendors | 17 | Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (6) Data Research Associates (4) Carl Corporation (2) Carlyle Systems (2) Sirsi (2) DataPhase (1) Ohio State University (2) VTLS (4) IBM (3) NOTIS Systems (51) Geac Library Solutions (20) CLSI (1) Unisys (1) OCAT (1) Biblio-Techniques (2) Independent (9) OCLC (2) |