Glasgow, UK – 19 January, 2024 – In advance of the Ontario Library Association Super Conference (January 24-27) in Toronto, SOLUS and Convergent have announced a partnership that will see Convergent sell SOLUS products to Canadian libraries.
Commencing with immediate effect, Convergent will be reselling the new SOLUS Library App, the eb#1 Events Calendar (incorporates Room, Space and Resource Bookings), the LUCi Discovery platform and SOLUS's Staff App.
Neil Wishart, CEO of SOLUS states, "We're delighted to be working with Convergent. Following last year's OLA Conference we entered discussions with Allison and we've been hugely impressed with the detailed analysis they undertook, their active customer base and reputation with Canadian libraries. We can't wait to get started at OLA."
Allison Standen, Co-Founder of Convergent states, "Convergent are very excited to be taking this integrated and impressive product suite into the Canadian market and there's great synergy with our existing offer. Pre-launch feedback has been fantastic with really positive comments on the rich and intuitive end user experience and depth of functionality. We're looking forward to launching at OLA and we expect to see significant growth across 2024."
About SOLUS
SOLUS is the world's #1 Library App provider for public libraries and growing in academics; with SOLUS built Library Apps now in use in almost 8,000 locations globally and growing rapidly. The Library App supports 15 different ILS platforms using APIs and web services and is available in 40 languages. Based in Glasgow, UK, SOLUS has offices in Australia and the US and provides white labelled solutions to a number of ILS partners, as well as direct sales & support.
About Convergent
Convergent Library Technologies is a leading provider of technology and services to Canadian libraries and information organizations. We are unique in our ability to bring together diverse products and services specific to the library market. Our solutions streamline processes, facilitate broader access to services and provide efficiencies to staff. We are recognized among our peers as industry experts and are frequently engaged by libraries to provide consultative services.