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Breeding, Marshall. Equinox Shifts to Non-Profit Status. February 2017. Smart Libraries Newsletter. Equinox Open Library Initiative has been established, carrying forward the work of Equinox Software, Inc., to provide services related to open source library software, including the Evergreen ILS, Koha, and the FulfILLment resource sharing environment. This change in status took effect on January 1, 2017. All personnel, assets, and liabilities of Equinox Software, Inc. have transferred to the new organization.

Breeding, Marshall. Equinox Launches Sequoia: New ILS Service Based on Evergreen. February 2014. Smart Libraries Newsletter. In a move to further strengthen its ability to deliver stable and reliable automation to libraries, Equinox Software has launched a new hosting program called Sequoia. Equinox positions Sequoia as a comprehensive software-as-a-service ILS offering based on a new hosting platform with full-service support. It is based on a technical environment for its data centers that manages and provisions software applications with the flexibility to meet the needs of its largest or smallest library customers in a way that minimizes the possibility for downtime and delivers optimal performance. Going forward, Equinox intends to focus strategically on delivering automation to libraries based on open source software hosted on its Sequoia service platform and to transition away from providing support for self-hosted installations. The open source Evergreen ILS will continue as its primary offering for larger libraries and consortia, supplemented by Koha for mid-sized or small libraries preferring a stand-alone implementation. Equinox will continue to provide support for its existing self-hosted clients, but plans to focus on Sequoia-based installations as it markets its services to new potential customers. Equinox will encourage its self-hosted sites to migrate to Sequoia.

Breeding, Marshall. Open Source ILS Continues to Expand. April 2011. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The movement toward open source library automation continues. Recent months have seen many announcements of libraries selecting both Koha and Evergreen to replace proprietary systems. Keeping in mind that proprietary ILS products continue to dominate, both in new selections and in the overall base of installed systems, open source library automation has gained a strong footing in the industry and has become a common option for most types of libraries.

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May 6, 2025. Equinox announces major features in Evergreen 3.15. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce the release of Evergreen 3.15, the latest update to the award-winning library software used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. The Equinox team contributed fifty percent of the features appearing in the Evergreen 3.15 release.

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April 24, 2025. Equinox at the Evergreen International Conference 2025. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce Equinox's upcoming presentations at the Evergreen International Conference 2025 to be held online from May 12, 2025 through May 14, 2025. Equinox is sponsoring the conference at the Champion level.

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April 22, 2025. Equinox at the Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference 2025. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support, announced participation as a presenter, exhibitor, and sponsor at the upcoming Connecticut Library Association Conference.

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April 15, 2025. Equinox welcomes Lansdale Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed Lansdale Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System.

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April 9, 2025. Equinox announces 2025 Q1 project contributions to Evergreen ILS and CORAL ERM. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced development projects completed in Q1 of 2025 for Evergreen ILS and CORAL ERM.

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March 25, 2025. Equinox partners with Backstage Library Works to provide authority control services to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Missouri Evergreen Consortium is utilizing authority control services through a partnership between Equinox and Backstage Library Works. Equinox and Backstage Library Works make authority control simple for libraries. Services from Backstage Library Works include Basefile Authority Control, authority record updates for new bibliographic resources, and Authority Control Notification Services. Equinox manages record extracts and the retrieval and loading of updated records.

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March 20, 2025. Equinox presents at the ER&L 20th Annual Library Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that Equinox will be presenting at the Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) 20th Annual Library Conference in Austin, Texas. ER&L will run from March 23 through March 26, 2025. Equinox staff members Stephanie Leary, Front End Developer, and Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development, will present, “Growing CORAL: An Open Source Community for Electronic Resources Management,” on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 1:30pm CST.

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March 5, 2025. Equinox welcomes the Northampton Area Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed the Northampton Area Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS/SPARK).

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February 13, 2025. Equinox's 2024 Year In Review: collaboration, innovation, accessibility. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce the publication of the 2024 Year in Review. The Year in Review highlights Equinox's contributions to libraries and open source communities and provides an overview of Equinox's nonprofit activities.

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February 11, 2025. Equinox announces Koha ILS support for the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, provided Koha ILS support for the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Apr 2020 Equinox appoints Lisa Carlucci as Executive Director
Equinox Open Library Initiative announced that Lisa Carlucci will be joining Equinox as Executive Director beginning April 6, 2020.

Jan 01, 2017 Equinox Shifts to Non-Profit Status
Equinox Open Library Initiative has been established, carrying forward the work of Equinox Software, Inc., to provide services related to open source library software, including the Evergreen ILS, Koha, and the FulfILLment resource sharing environment. This change in status took effect on January 1, 2017. All personnel, assets, and liabilities of Equinox Software, Inc. have transferred to the new organization.

Jan 25, 2012 Equinox Software forms wholly-owned Canadian-based subsidiary, Equinox Library Services Canada
Equinox Software, Inc. announced the formation of a wholly-owned Canadian-based subsidiary, Equinox Library Services Canada. ELSC was formed in response to Canadian libraries requesting that ILS systems be physically located in Canada; all ESLC hosting services will be provided from a Toronto datacenter. ELSC will also provide implementation, support, training, and other services for Evergreen and Koha.

Feb 02, 2007 Equinox Software, Inc. launched
Equinox Software founded as firm dedicated to working with libraries in all aspects of using Evergreen, an enterprise-grade open-source Integrated Library System. Brad LaJeunesse will serve as president.

2024 Equinox Accomplishments Narrative

Equinox completed several significant projects in 2024 with key partners, including EveryLibrary, King County Library System, Evergreen Community Development Initiative, Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS / SPARK), and BC Libraries Cooperative. In addition, Equinox continued to provide grants, sponsorship, community leadership, and in-kind contributions for the Evergreen Project, Koha, CORAL, Aspen Discovery, VuFind, and library associations.

Software Development

Evergreen ILS

Equinox developed and contributed new features, enhancements, and accessibility fixes to Evergreen ILS, including:

• Multi Factor Authentication for the staff interface, allowing for one or more secondary factors for verification.
• RESTful API endpoints, giving administrators local control and a variety of configurable endpoints to use for patron, circulation, bibliographic, and item information. This project also includes a special set of endpoints to facilitate integration with discovery layers like Aspen Discovery or VuFind®.
• A full rewrite of the Record Buckets interface, which provides catalogers with additional options for managing bibliographic records
• Accessibility enhancements for Evergreen’s public catalog that will improve navigation with screen readers and other accessibility tools and improve usability for all users.

CORAL ERM

Equinox also provided software development for CORAL ERM, including a major rewrite of the Resource module.

Consulting

• Equinox provided branding and instructional design services for EveryLibrary for their library advocacy program, resulting in a new look and feel for the program’s learning modules, and the inclusion of new learning benchmarks and knowledge checks.
• Equinox collaborated with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to provide technical consulting for HSP’s implementation of VuFind®, including upgrading HSP’s Discover system and completing the integration of
• Discover with an important library data source.
• Equinox partnered with King County Library System to evaluate BIBFRAME editors and metadata conversion in the public library context. Findings of the project will inform future work on modern open source tools for metadata management for public libraries.

Education

• Equinox created and delivered monthly educational opportunities and resources via the equinoxEDU program. 2024 events highlighted new features and upgrades for Evergreen ILS and Koha ILS, customization options and the Web Builder feature in Aspen Discovery, as well as accessibility considerations in open source software.

Outreach

• The Equinox Open Source Grant, which provides Koha ILS hosting and support for under-resourced libraries in non-profit and governmental organizations, continues to support technology services, access to library resources, and the expansion of library services. Grantees reported that the grant provided new opportunities to improve access to their collections and engage in new or revitalized community outreach programs.

For more information, see Equinox’s Year in Review at: https://www.equinoxoli.org/annual-report-equinoxs-2024-year-in-review/

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