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Press Release: Equinox [September 16, 2024]

Equinox welcomes Owensville Carnegie Public Library to the Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium

Atlanta, GA -- September 16, 2024. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome the Owensville Carnegie Public Library to the Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium (Evergreen Indiana) with support from the Indiana State Library. As part of the project, Owensville Carnegie Public Library has joined the Evergreen community and will be utilizing Aspen Discovery as their discovery layer. Equinox provided technology and migration consulting services for the project.

"We are thrilled to launch Owensville Carnegie Public Library as the 131st Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium member," said Courtney Brown, Director of the Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium. "The Equinox team made everything run smoothly."

Evergreen Indiana is a growing consortium of libraries throughout Indiana that are using Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery. The Indiana State Library provides funding in addition to technical support, training, and software development of Evergreen ILS on behalf of member libraries.

"I am always glad when I see another library partnering with Evergreen Indiana and the Indiana State Library," said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. "Evergreen Indiana always pushes for the best for their communities, and their consortial system provides the perfect compliment to open source with resource sharing, mentorship, and support. It was a pleasure to welcome Owensville Carnegie Public Library to Evergreen."

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.


Summary: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed the Owensville Carnegie Public Library to the Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium with support from the Indiana State Library. As part of the project, Owensville Carnegie Public Library has joined the Evergreen community and will be utilizing Aspen Discovery as their discovery layer. Equinox provided technology and migration consulting services for the project.
Publication Year:2024
Type of Material:Press Release
LanguageEnglish
Date Issued:September 16, 2024
Publisher:Equinox
Company: Equinox
Products: Evergreen
Aspen Discovery
Libraries: Owensville Carnegie Public Library
Permalink: https://librarytechnology.org/pr/30526/equinox-welcomes-owensville-carnegie-public-library-to-the-evergreen-indiana-library-consortium

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