Category: Polaris ILS


Celebrating 10 Years of Polaris Leap

 

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

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Navajo County Library District chooses the Polaris ILS and Vega Discover

 

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

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Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium join the Innovative Family

 

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

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Four Innovative solutions awarded recognition in 2024 Modern Library Awards

 

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

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Clarivate Partners with Singapore’s National Library Board

 

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

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Allen County Public Library Website First to Publish with Vega Promote Web

 

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

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Polaris 7.5 brings more flexibility and workflow efficiency

 

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

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Ypsilanti District Library Chooses Polaris and multiple Vega Library Experience modules

 

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

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Franklin Township Public Library chooses Polaris and Vega Discover

 

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

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Contribute to Innovative changes and improvements with Idea Exchange

 

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

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North Vancouver District Public Library chooses Polaris and multiple Vega LX modules

 

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

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Over 100 Libraries Now Live on Innovative’s LX Starter

 

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

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Creating a Warm Connection with Patrons: LX Starter Webinar Review

 

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

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Allen County Public Library Selects Polaris and Vega Discover

 

The storied Indiana library joins the Innovative family

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Dozens of Innovative Libraries Launch LX Starter for Modern Email Notices

 

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

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Polaris 7.4 delivers new serials functions in Leap, multi-factor authentication, and more

 

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

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Surprise Public Library chooses the Polaris ILS and Vega Discover

 

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

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Webinar Recap: Get Ready, Get Set: How to Prepare for LX Starter

 

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

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Five Innovative Solutions Win Recognition in 2023 Modern Library Awards

 

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

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Congratulations to the Polaris Analyze This! Idea Lab Challenge Winners

 

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

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Southeast Oklahoma Library System selects Polaris ILS and Vega Discover

 

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

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Warren and Seneca Library Districts select Vega Discover and Polaris

 

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

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North Country Library System selects Polaris, Innovative Mobile, and Vega Discover for their consortia needs

 

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

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Announcing the Polaris “Analyze This!” Idea Lab challenge

 

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

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Polaris 7.3 introduces visiting patron functionality with INN-Reach, manual acquisitions in Leap, and hold cancellations

 

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

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Congratulations to Polaris Winners in the “All Together Now” Idea Lab Challenge!

 

Winners have been announced for the Polaris “All Together Now” Idea Lab Challenge!

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Clarivate Selected by Singapore’s National Library Board to Play a Part in Building Libraries of the Future

 

Providing software solutions from Innovative for library staff and patrons across the country.

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Webinar Recap: Introducing the Library Experience Starter Package

 

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

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How to increase INN-Reach usage using PowerPac

 

Make sure your patrons are getting the most of your resource sharing by highlighting INN-Reach in the Polaris PowerPac.

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Suburban Library Cooperative selects Polaris ILS and Vega LX

 

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

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Solano County Library, Benicia Public Library, and St. Helena Public Library select Polaris and Vega LX for their Consortium Needs

 

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

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Electronic & Digital Content Management Brings Time-Saving Solutions to Vega Discover

 

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

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Vega Discover Launches Consortia Support for Polaris and Sierra

 

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

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Library Experience Starter Suite Launches Early Access

 

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

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Polaris 7.2 brings SSO support, new serials and acquisitions features to Leap, and more patron empowerment

 

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

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Modernize your circulation notices with LX Starter

 

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

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Innovative Mobile Brings the Power of Vega Discover to the In-app Experience

 

Library users can now find the Vega Discover features they enjoy and expect from their online library catalog, such as work-level roll ups, within the Innovative Mobile app.

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Polaris 7.1 Delivers More Acquisitions Functionality in Leap, Improved System Administration, APIs

 

Polaris 7.1 brings better acquisitions functionality and spine label printing in Leap; a new web interface for Polaris System Administration, and PAPI permissions improvements.

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Congrats to Polaris Idea Lab Winners for “All Systems Go!”

 

Pairwise voting has concluded for the Polaris All Systems Go! Idea Lab Challenge, and we have our winner!

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Five Innovative Solutions Win Recognition in 2022 Modern Library Awards

 

Innovative has received five awards from LibraryWorks’ eighth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs)!

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Newcastle City Public Library Selects Vega LX, Polaris Leap, and Innovative Mobile

 

Innovative is proud to announce that Newcastle City Public Library in Australia has selected Vega LX, Polaris Leap, and Innovative Mobile for its library staff and patrons. 

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Sierra and Polaris Idea Lab Winners – The Meta-Challenge 2021

 

Pairwise voting has concluded for the Idea Lab Meta-Challenge, and we have our winners! The Meta-Challenge was designed to help focus future challenges on the areas of the product most important to Polaris and Sierra libraries.

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Polaris 7.0 Expands Cataloging in Leap and Automates Technical Services Workflows

 

Polaris 7.0, now in general availability, features new cataloging functionality in Polaris Leap and automated Technical Services workflows.

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Metro Library Network Selects Polaris and Vega Discover for Consortia Needs

 

Innovative announced today that the Metro Library Network selected Polaris and Vega Discover for their consortium.

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“It Bugs Me” New Sierra and Polaris Idea Lab challenge

 

The Innovative Product Team invites you to participate in our Second Quarter 2021 Idea Lab challenge: It Bugs Me!

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Polaris Community Welcomes Five More Libraries to Innovative

 

Innovative is pleased to celebrate the libraries that joined the Polaris family in 2020.

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Polaris 6.6 Adds Circulation & Serials Functionality to Leap

 

Polaris release 6.6 adds circulation and serials functionality to Leap web application.

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Polaris ILS Webinar for Ireland, UK, Australia, New Zealand

 

Innovative will host two June webinar sessions on Polaris featuring team members from Marigold Library System in Alberta, Canada.

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Innovative Polaris ILS for Public Libraries Now Available in Ireland, UK, Australia, and New Zealand

 

Innovative today announced that the Polaris integrated library system (ILS), is now available in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Sioux City Public Library Migrates to Innovative Polaris ILS

 

Innovative is pleased to announce that Sioux City Public Library in Iowa is now live on the Innovative Polaris ILS.

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Lafourche Parish Public Library Now Live on Polaris

 

Innovative is pleased to announce Lafourche Parish Public Library in Thibodaux, Louisiana is now live on the Polaris ILS.

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Four Innovative Solutions Earn Platinum Distinction in 2020 Modern Library Awards

 

Innovative, a leading provider of library software, has earned platinum awards for four products.

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Calcasieu Parish Public Library Chooses Innovative ILS Solution

 

Calcasieu Parish Public Library in Lake Charles, Louisiana selected Innovative for its next integrated library system.

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Four Innovative Solutions Win Platinum Distinction in 2019 Modern Library Awards

 

Innovative is proud to announce that four products – Mobile Worklists, MyLibrary!, Polaris Web Application, and Resource Sharing – received platinum distinction from LibraryWorks’ fifth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs).

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New Orleans Public Library Secures Disaster Plan with Hosted Polaris ILS

 

EMERYVILLE, Calif.— Innovative, a leading global provider of library automation software, today announced New Orleans Public Library has selected the Polaris Integrated Library System (ILS) as a hosted solution.

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Polaris 6.1 Includes User-Requested Features for eCommerce & NoveList Integration

 

Innovative is happy to announce that Polaris 6.1 is in general release, offering a number of new features. Our Polaris users actively engaged with the Innovative enhancements process, providing feedback through Idea Lab, which resulted in many of the features in this release.

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Polaris 6.0 Paves Way For Web App Credit Card Payments, New Filters and Displays in PowerPAC

 

Innovative is happy to announce Polaris Release 6.0 is now in general release, offering libraries powerful new features, including enhancements to the PowerPAC and the Polaris Web Application.

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A Modern Patron Experience: Polaris Release 5.5 Delivers Responsive PowerPAC

 

Your patrons are a diverse group of people. And we know they access your catalog through a diverse set of devices. But they all deserve the same discovery experience. Now with Polaris ILS Release 5.5, they will have a consistent discovery experience regardless of device.

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Case Study: Davenport Public Library Exceeds Expectations with Polaris Leap

 

Davenport Public Library (DPL) in Iowa serves a population of over 100,000 and its librarians make every effort to reach community members both inside and outside the library. Their dynamic … Continued

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