Category: Announcements

Innovative, part of Clarivate™, is proud to unveil its redesigned website, marking a significant milestone in our long-term brand migration strategy and unwavering dedication to our Think forward™ ethos. Designed … Continued

Innovative, part of Clarivate™, celebrated the IUG 2024 Hackathon by awarding ”Best of Show” to Scott Murray of the Saskatchewan Information and Library Services Consortium (SILS) for his hackathon project, … Continued

Innovative libraries can now add new ProQuest content subscriptions to new or existing library software agreements

Developments for LX Starter, Vega Discover, and Vega Promote provide consortia with more roles and permissions, and give member libraries shared access to community engagement tools

New Vega LX developments focus on a seamless library experience ecosystem for library operations and community engagement

At the 2024 Innovative Users Group conference, Innovative shared insights into working projects to assess generative artificial intelligence for library solutions

Innovative will participate and present at IUG 2024 in Detroit, Michigan as the conference gets underway

Libraries have options for custom homepages and catalogs tailored to specific collections and audiences

The Virginia library has expanded its Vega LX portfolio to its web presence

The IUG and Innovative are using a new member-exclusive enhancement process

Allen County Public Library will be talking about their experience using Vega Promote Web to build library websites

This Leap Year we are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Leap, the web-based staff interface

The LibraryIQ solution offers real-time data and actionable insights for libraries across multiple areas

The Michigan library’s website is now running on Vega Promote Web, a bit ahead of schedule

The Arizona library system is upgrading their library system to Polaris with Vega Discover

The 2024 Innovative Users Group Conference is being held in Detroit, Michigan, on March 25-27

There is a new online option for Load Profile Training available for Sierra and Millennium users

Library marketing experts shared practical and inspiring tips at Innovative-hosted events

Maisam Nouh, Technical Solution Consultant at Innovative, previously worked at The Ferguson Library in CT.

The New Jersey consortium will offer Polaris, Vega Promote, Vega Discover, Vega Program, and Innovative Mobile

Innovative products earned three platinum awards and a gold award from LibraryWorks’ tenth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs).

LX Starter is the modern, visually rich email notification platform for Sierra and Polaris libraries

Innovative’s new website solution makes it easy for libraries like Sullivan County Public Library to modernize their website and connect with its community

Librarianship at Innovative, TikTok at the library, and more of Innovative’s top stories of 2023

The cutting-edge library brings their discovery into the modern era

Libraries are testing themed catalogs in Vega Discover in anticipation of general release

Clarivate library workflow solutions elevate the user experience for library staff and patrons

Innovative’s resource sharing platform is being updated worldwide

With greater support for authentication options and loan rules, Sierra 6.1 prioritizes user security

The Central Arkansas Library System contracted with Boyette Strategic Advisors to quantify the library’s economic impact

The latest iteration of the Sierra staff mobile app supports scanning RFID tags

Innovative’s new website solution is propelling libraries like Allen County Public Library forward to reach and inform their communities in a modernized way.

The Michigan library is using Innovative’s event management tool

Illinois State Senator Laura Murphy and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Chris Brown discussed book bans

The Michigan library has a new way to view and sign up for library events

Submissions are being accepted now for the Innovative Users Group 2024 conference

Polaris 7.5 includes options for multiple pickup locations at each location, a new Damaged status, and more

Innovative will be attending the New South Wales Public Library Association’s SWITCH Conference in Penrith, Australia, November 14-17

Innovative’s suite of solutions to provide cutting-edge tools to library users in the greater Ypsilanti area

Innovative hosts Illinois State Senator Laura Murphy and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Chris Brown

The Ohio library system selects new community engagement tools for discovery, web presence, events management, and mobile patron access

Innovative, part of Clarivate™, is pleased to participate as an exhibitor at the LIANZA Conference held in Christchurch, New Zealand October 31-November 2, 2023.    “We’re excited for this opportunity to … Continued

Innovative is an exhibitor at the CILIP Libraries Rewired Conference at tech venue CodeNode, London on November 10, 2023.   

The Nebraska library selects the event management and room booking tool engineered specifically for libraries

Improving efficiencies and achieving more unified workflows with cloud-based Ex Libris Alma and Ex Libris Primo, both part of Clarivate

The New Jersey library selects Innovative products to upgrade their library management system

Vega Promote Web empowers libraries to easily create and manage their digital presence for enhanced patron engagement

“Patrons and staff have found it very easy to use, and a big improvement on the previous registration experience we gave them.”

Innovative, part of Clarivate, hosted a webinar with Emily Jackson of Dallas Public Library about TikToks for the library

Your place to share, comment on and vote for what you’d like to see next in Innovative products

The Canadian library selects a new ILS and community engagement tools for discovery, email marketing, events management, and website building

A milestone achievement for the new tool that modernize how libraries communicate with patrons

Vega Program is the latest Vega LX tool to be selected by Sullivan County Public Library

Vega Promote Web is designed to make building and maintaining library websites easier than ever.

The Louisiana library chooses to adopt the event management system built for libraries.

Duke Extends Relationship with Ex Libris for Library Management & Collaboration

Public libraries do a great job organizing summer reading programs, and Vega LX can help spread the word

LX Starter provides an extension of the ILS to generate modern, personalized, and designed email notices and communications.

The Maricopa County Library District unifies resources of 14 libraries via MAX, a new INN-Reach resource sharing network

Create an exciting and interactive interface with the new user experience from Innovative Mobile Library App to boost community engagement

The new Sierra version includes support for SAML login, OAI-PMH harvesting, and screen readers

Innovative will be present at the Clarivate booth 1811 at the American Library Association conference in Chicago, June 22-27

International libraries are welcome to begin implementation of LX Starter for circulation notices

Professor and author Orly Lobel shares a pragmatic approach to assessing new technologies and uncovering the potential for a better future

Library staff and Innovative and Ex Libris personnel gathered in Phoenix and Los Angeles

Libraries can engage patrons with customized homepage designs for specific audiences, including a Kids Catalog

Innovative will be at the CLA Annual Conference in Sacramento at Booth 102

Innovative will be attending the NJLA Annual Conference in Atlantic City, Booth 210

Libraries can customize an engaging and informative Vega Discover homepage with user-friendly designs to promote resources, events, and showcases.

The storied Indiana library joins the Innovative family

The new solution gives libraries autonomy when building and managing their website including ready-to-go design templates and page components

Innovative participates in the return of the in-person IUG conference

The storied Illinois library continues its history of innovation by choosing Vega Discover

Libraries from the first waves of implementation have begun using LX Starter for patron notices

The New York Public Library joins 60 other libraries in using Vega Discover by Innovative.

The Indiana library selects the modern discovery tool from Innovative

Libraries can customize an engaging and informative Vega Discover homepage with user-friendly designs to promote resources, events, and showcases.

Libraries can boost patron engagement across communities by enabling local languages and dialects in Vega Discover

The award-winning library makes the Innovative ultra-modern discovery tool available to the residents of New Haven, Connecticut.

Since 2021, Miami-Dade Public Library System has been a member of the Innovative Development Partner program, working behind the scenes with developers on Vega Discover.

The latest release of the award-winning ILS includes features to make Leap the go-to for day-to-day technical services tasks

New integrations include additional vendor metadata record imports for eContent vendors.

The Alabama-based public library will provide Vega Discover to help its community find the right library resources.

These new vendor integrations empower library staff in their efforts to provide a holistic experience for libraries and their patrons. 

Join the Innovative Users Group Annual conference in Phoenix May 10-13 for presentations and library-focused events.

Join us April 27, 2023, at 8 am PDT for an insightful webinar hosted by University of San Diego Warren Distinguished Professor of Law Orly Lobel as she explores the potential of promoting diversity and inclusion through design.

The newly formed library system will officially launch with Innovative solutions this summer.

Review and learn about the dozens of features and developments made to Vega Promote in 2022.

Learn about important upcoming dates and download our Idea Lab FAQ today.

Innovative, part of Clarivate, is proud to announce that Henderson County Public Library in Kentucky has selected Vega Discover as their new discovery tool. Henderson County Public Library (HCPL) has … Continued

North Canton Public Library has chosen to upgrade their discovery layer to Vega Discover.

Re-discover the enhancements, features and advancements made in Vega Discover throughout 2022 in one place.

The New York-based library system becomes the first in the region to gain access to Vega Program’s comprehensive event programming tools.

Idea Exchange will be replacing Idea Lab for submitting, refining, and voting on ideas for new features.

At the start of the new year, we’re looking back at the most accessed resources and articles on iii.com.

On December 14, 2022, Innovative experts hosted an informative webinar detailing LX Starter’s features, roadmap, and library requirements.

Innovative products received three platinum awards and two gold awards from LibraryWorks’ ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs).

The award-winning Michigan library has selected Vega Discover as its new discovery tool.

Another public library will bring Vega Discover’s modern, intuitive interface to their patrons.

Librarians submitted ideas and voted on improvements that will be added to Polaris.

Academic libraries took the lead in selecting new features that will be added to Sierra.

Residents across seven counties in Southeast Oklahoma will have access to the ILS and discovery layer from anywhere, at any time.

Elkhart Public Library in Indiana selects Vega Discover for their next discovery platform.

The Pennsylvania consortium will be using Polaris and Vega Discover across the 17-member library district.

All month long, Innovative, part of Clarivate, will be sharing insights, tips, tricks, and expertise around the important topic of library communications.

Four employees share their insights on how their work as librarians informs their roles at Innovative, part of Clarivate.

Independent research conducted by Witt Associates, LLC explores the continuing evolution of library usage during the global pandemic.

The New York-based, 65-member consortium will use Polaris as their Integrated Library System and Vega Discover as their discovery layer.

Innovative, part of Clarivate, announces that Sierra 5.5 is in general release, offering improvements to libraries using Sierra.

The Innovative Product team invites you to participate in our new Sierra Idea Lab challenge: Academically Speaking

The Innovative Product team invites you to participate in our new Polaris Idea Lab Challenge: Analyze This!

The integrated library system gains long-anticipated customer-facing enhancements and new staff workflows.

South Ayrshire Council recently began offering Vega Discover to members as their ILS discovery layer for catalog searches and exploration.

These Innovative library organizations have selected Vega Discover as their ILS discovery layer.

These libraries have selected Vega Discover as their ILS discovery layer.

Learn more about LX Starter—a modern approach to circulation and account-related email communications.

The Michigan-based consortium has chosen Polaris ILS, Vega Discover, Vega Promote, and Vega Program.

Innovative, part of Clarivate, is pleased to announce that the consortium comprised of Solano County Library, Benicia Public Library, and St. Helena Public Library in California has selected Polaris as … Continued

Vega Promote provides staff with easy-to-use digital marketing tools designed with libraries in mind.

Electronic & Digital Content Management (EDCM) automates processes and gets eContent into the hands of patrons sooner.

This launch features central office support for shared eContent accounts, and allows members to create unique, branded URLs for their collections.

Select partners will begin using the new approach to handling automated email circulation notices.

Visit booth 2507 to meet our team, and to learn more about Innovative solutions.

Designed for libraries, Vega Program takes the stress and complexity out of event coordination and room management.

Designed with libraries in mind, Vega Promote enables staff to manage a full breadth of email marketing campaigns.

The Innovative Product Team invites you to participate in the Second Quarter 2022 Idea Lab Challenge: All Together Now!  How can it be easier for Sierra or Polaris to make batch … Continued

The Innovative Product Team invites you to participate in the Second Quarter 2022 Idea Lab Challenge: All Together Now!  How can it be easier for Sierra or Polaris to make batch … Continued

Innovative, part of Clarivate, is proud to announce the release of Polaris 7.2.

This modern telephony service offers outbound and inbound messaging for patron notifications and library announcements.

From April 5-8, library professionals from across the globe attended the 30th annual gathering of the Innovative Users Group (IUG). Out of an abundance of caution, this celebration was hosted … Continued

Innovative, part of Clarivate, recently announced that all current Sierra and Polaris ILS customers will soon gain access to a modern approach to handling email circulation notices—at no additional cost—through … Continued

Mobile Worklists 4.3 introduces support for checking out materials to patrons.

Author and self-described adventure junkie Susan Lacke wrote in her 2019 memoir Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer’s Guide to the Edges of Running that, “Finding the perfect training … Continued

Innovative is proud to announce that Mobile Worklists 4.2 is now available!