Public Libraries

COLUMBUS OH - August 5, 2009 – LibLime, the leader in open-source solutions for libraries and Salina Public Library announced today that the library has selected a Koha ZOOM hosted solution for their next integrated library system.

The Koha installation will be hosted off site at one of LibLime's secure data centers. The Library has also contracted with LibLime for data migration of their more than 300,000 items, support and training services.

Galen Charlton Joins Equinox Software as Vice President of Data Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA — August 5, 2009

Equinox Software, Inc., home of “The Evergreen Experts,” welcomes Galen Charlton as Vice President of Data Services. Charlton will oversee the migration of data for new libraries moving to Evergreen Software and will assist in the development of new Evergreen features for current and future users.

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ITG Announces a Record-Setting Second Quarter

ITG maintained growth, partnered with Dialoc ID and offered a variety of educational workshops at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference

Three SC LENDS Library Systems Now Live on Evergreen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA — August 4, 2009

Aurora, CO, July 27, 2009 — BCR is partnering with the North Dakota State Library and the Hawaii State Public Library System to administer the third and final round of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Opportunity Online Hardware Grants program. The grant program will help eligible public libraries in these states upgrade and add public computer workstations for patrons in communities with high concentrations of poverty and where a library’s public computers are at risk of becoming outdated with limited capacity for users.

The Executive Board of the American Library Association approved
the establishment of a certification program for library support staff
at its meeting last week in Chicago. The LSSC Program is the
first national, voluntary certification program for library support
staff. Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library
Services, the program will now enter a testing phase in five library
organizations across the United States.

Camilla Alire, ALA president, said, "This innovative certification
program demonstrates the value of all library support staff to our

32 Library Systems Now Live on Evergreen Indiana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA — July 20, 2009
32 library systems are now live on Evergreen Indiana, a shared-catalog project of the Indiana State Library based on Evergreen, the consortial-quality, open-source library automation software. The new additions are Waterloo Grant Township, Pike County, Alexandria-Monroe, and Kendalville & Limberlost Public Libraries.

Haines (Alaska) Evergreen Catalog Unites Four Local Organizations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA — July 17, 2009

Haines Borough Public Library in Haines, Alaska has gone live with Evergreen, the highly scalable, open-source library automation software. Equinox Software Inc., “The Evergreen Experts,” oversaw data migration and software configuration, and will provide round-the-clock ongoing technical support.

COLUMBUS, OH --July 11, 2009-- LibLime, the leader in open-source solutions for libraries, announced today that Madonna University in Livonia, Michigan, has selected a Koha ZOOM hosted solution for their next integrated library system.

The Koha installation will be hosted off site at one of LibLime's secure data centers. The Library has also contracted with LibLime for data migration of their 80,000 bibliographic records, support and training services.

Equinox Support Team Grows, Keeping Pace with Evergreen Adoption
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA — July 8, 2009