Events

This Innovative webinar will share an overview of the Polaris Import Profile Manager and examples of import profiles used to bring bibliographic records into Polaris.

Join this webinar for a brief introduction to Serials Holding Records in Polaris. We'll focus on checking in Serials both in the Polaris client and in the Polaris Leap web application.

With Sierra comes access to the Advanced System Administration and Access (ASAA) options and features. This session will review these options along with several other configurations that used to be restricted to ASAA.

Learn how evolving demands on libraries have informed Vega Discover, Innovative's new platform for public libraries. Presented by Yariv Kursh, Innovative General Manager and Jordan Fields, Senior Product Owner, this webinar includes a summary of findings on how patrons are using the library dusring the COVID pandemic. 

Review Create List improvements and  improved security in Sierra 5.2  during this informative webinar.  We'll highlight several new features and a give you a closer look at many other notable changes incorporated into the latest release.

Now available in Ireland, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, learn how a combination of rich functionality, ease of use for both staff and patrons, and holistic customer support.makes the Polaris ILS a leading solution for public libraries. This webinar will discuss how Polaris can help today’s libraries compete, remain relevant and attract online users.

Trainer Michael McClellan reviews a complete list of typical end-of-year tasks to perform in Sierra.

Join Michelle Ralston for an overview of the close process and other helpful considerations to ensure a smooth and accurate close for fiscal year-end in Polaris. 

Learn how to make smart use of your collection with intelligent floating and the Lyngsoe Systems IMMS.

Colquitlam Public Library changed their online catalog to empower their staff and community with the ability to create, curate and share Book Lists with library users from all over the world. ChiliPAC integrates with your catalog and your catalog connects to the world as a truly organic readers’ advisory.

Public libraries are invited to join Innovative for a webinar on the future of the cutting-edge Vega platform. This webinar will include a presentation of our vision for Vega in 2021 and beyond, with focus on patron engagement and how Vega’s flexible framework optimizes the patron experience while improving key administrative workflows. We will follow this with a demo of the latest in Vega.

Join the Innovative product leadership team on this one-hour webinar to review the Innovative product roadmaps. This webinar shares roadmaps for Polaris, INN-Reach, and mobile apps, and discusses additional support for other products.

Come see an overview of all the great new features in Polaris 6.7, which we released in December 2020. Highlights include support for copying cataloging bibliographic records, bibliographic record bulk change and the ability to create holds for multiple patrons via record sets in Leap.

This webinar offers an overview of Mobile Worklists functionality, which includes my lists, adding a list, title paging list, check-in items, inventory.

Join us for this training session on all the cataloging functions that can be performed in Polaris Leap.

Come see how the Polaris Leap web client has re-imagined the staff user experience for libraries. This webinar will provide a broad overview of Polaris Leap for libraries considering it for their staff.

Guest presenter Patrick Sweeney, Political Director at EveryLibrary, will share strategies and tactics that you can use to increase the number of library supporters in your community.

In this session, Mike McClellan, Senior Library Training Consultant, will review Decision Center set up and best practices for resolving common report issues.

Innovative is hosting a booth at this year's UKSG 2021 virtual conference! The annual UKSG conference hosts scholarly communications professionals and offers presentations, discussions, lightning talks and exhibitor booths. https://www.uksg.org/event/uksgconference2021

This webinar is part of our Quick Hits webinar series. In this session, Jason Boland, Innovative Senior Library Training Consultant, will review the Sierra products that complement basic circulation functions such as Floating, Deposit and Mobile collections, and Materials Booking. Register: https://go.iii.com/LP-Registration.html  

Innovative will be hosting a booth at this year's Texas Library Association virtual conference April 22-24 2021. Event highlights: Special author events Social networking with peers and experts Educational programming for all types of libraries taught by your fellow librarians and leaders in the field Exhibit hall Live general sessions each day Chat rooms Visit … Continued

This webinar is part of our Quick Hits webinar series. This webinar takes a look at the benefits of floating collections and how to set them up in Polaris. Register: https://go.iii.com/FloatingPolaris_LP-Registration.html

Learn more about Innovative's new patron mobile app, Innovative Mobile. Popular features include curbside pickup, integrated e-content, linked family accounts, and usage reports for library staff. Register: https://go.iii.com/WBN-2021-Innovative-Mobile.html

Innovative is bringing together well-known industry leaders Roger Henshaw and Ian Anstice to discuss lessons over the past year during the COVID crisis and new opportunities for public libraries, in what promises to be a stimulating discussion full of insights and ideas. Innovative’s Sales Manager Roger Read will host the discussion. Register: https://go.iii.com/LibraryResilience_LP-Registration.html

This webinar is part of our Quick Hits webinar series. We will review the steps to export bibliographic, authority, and item records in the Polaris client Export Utility and in SimplyReports Export Express. We will see the advantages each tool supplies to help determine the best option for extracting records from the Polaris database. SimplyReports … Continued

Visit our booth at the virtual ALA 2021 conference this June 23-29! Innovative will be hosting a booth at this year's virtual American Libraries Association conference. Come find us for the latest information about our products and to have a live chat with Innovative staff!  

This webinar is part of our Quick Hits webinar series. Join Innovative's Michelle Ralston as she provides an overview of offline circulation functionality in both Polaris and Polaris Leap. Register: https://go.iii.com/OfflineCirPolaris_LP-Registration.html 

This webinar is part of our Quick Hits webinar series. Join us for this session highlighting new features and updates being released in Polaris 7.0. Register: https://go.iii.com/Polaris7.0_LP-Registration.html

Join us for a demo of Showcases within Vega Discover and the Vega Engagement Suite modules with Michael Monroy, Director of Global Sales Support, and Tom Jacobson, VP, Executive Library Advocate & Strategist.
Register: https://go.iii.com/WBN-2021-Vega-Discover-Showcases.html

This webinar is part of our Quick Hits webinar series. This session explains how indexing is set up for the keyword and phrase indexes used in Sierra, WebPAC, and Encore. Register: https://go.iii.com/SierraIndexing_LP-Registration.html

This webinar reviews how to implement PINs in Sierra.

This webinar is part of our Quick Hits webinar series. Join Michelle Ralston for an overview of what Polaris 7.0 has done for cataloging in Leap. Register: https://go.iii.com/CataloginginLeap_LP-Registration.html

Please join us as we welcome Ken Chad, globally-respected library advocate and sector expert, to discuss the challenges public libraries face in redefining their role in the community.

Please join us as we welcome Ken Chad, globally-respected library advocate and sector expert, to discuss the challenges public libraries face in redefining their role in the community.

Join us as Marshall Breeding moderates a panel discussion with industry leaders and library advocates on strategies to meet the new challenges facing academic libraries this year.

This webinar is part of our Quick Hits webinar series. Are your authorities out of control? Join us in this session to learn about authority control in Polaris. Register: https://go.iii.com/QHW-Authority-Control-in-Polaris.html

This webinar is part of our Quick Hits webinar series. How does Sierra use authority records to promote authority control in the cataloging function? Join this session with Jason Boland to learn more. Register: https://go.iii.com/QHW-Sierra-Authority-Control.html

This first Local Government Library Technology (LGLibTech) "Leaders' dialogue" webinar will be a discussion between library technology expert and consultant Ken Chad and Innovative General Manager Yariv Kursh on October 27, 3pm BST/10am EDT.

Sierra via Summon is available and being used by early adopting libraries to deliver a stronger, more unified discovery and management experience. Join us October 28 at 11am EDT for a webinar on the Sierra via Summon enhanced integration.

Vega Discover has been in the market for a year. Two Vega Discover libraries will share their firsthand experiences with Discover’s development, testing, and implementation on November 18 at 11am EST.

Join us as we welcome Patricia Anderson for a webinar on the seven steps necessary for a successful grant application.

The 2022 American Library Association Midwinter Conference LibLearnX will take place online from Friday, January 21 through Monday, January 24, 2022.

Join Innovative as we host marketing and communications expert Cordelia Anderson for a discussion of how to drive community engagement with your library or institution.

Join Innovative as we host marketing and communications expert Cordelia Anderson for a discussion of how to drive community engagement with your library or institution.

Come see an overview of all the great new features in Polaris 7.1, which we released in January 2022. This webinar is part of Innovative's Quick Hits Webinar series.

Experts Isobel Hunter and Susan Wills will discuss ideas for practical initiatives you can take right now to help local authorities and commissioners to think ‘libraries first.’

Únete al primer webinar de Innovative Interfaces España con Glòria Pérez-Salmerón, quien trabaja en la Diputación de Barcelona y ha desempeñado varios roles de liderazgo en su dilatada carrera profesional.

The IUG 2022 conference is an opportunity to connect with Innovative and other Innovative libraries online.

Join Innovative for an in-depth conversation with Library and Cultural Services Consultant and Public Libraries Australia Executive Officer, Roger Henshaw as he shares his experience and insights.

Come see an overview of all the great new features in Sierra 5.4!

Join us at TLA booth 1418 to see what’s new from Polaris, Sierra, and Vega.

Join us to learn how Innovative solutions can help your library to thrive in the new library landscape.

Join us for an overview on how to create and maintain bibliographic records in Leap. 

Join us for this discussion of how to provide optimal engagement opportunities for your patrons and the larger community.

Join us May 19, 11am Sydney time for this discussion of how to provide optimal engagement opportunities for your patrons and the larger community.

Únete al segundo webinar de Innovative Interfaces España con Miguel Jiménez, director de la Agencia del ISBN y de Dilve.

Join to hear 2023 IUG chair Maisam Nouh from Ferguson Library recap IUG 2022, welcome new membership, and reveal plans for the next IUG conference.

Join us for part two of our Engagement Series, where we explore how Vega Program helps create an engaging event and room booking experience.

Join us for part two of our Engagement Series, where we explore how Vega Program helps create an engaging event and room booking experience.

Come see an overview of all the great new features in Polaris 7.2!

You’re invited to part three of our Engagement Series.

You’re invited to part three of our Engagement Series for ANZ June 16 at 11am AEST.

Join us at Booth #2507 in The Library Marketplace at ALA 2022 in Washington DC.

Come see us at Stand 2 at the CILIP Conf + Expo 2022 in Liverpool!

Join us to learn about completing acquisitions tasks in the Leap web-based staff client for Polaris.

Join us for a presentation on the basics of LX Starter, and a demonstration of configuration and examples of the email messages it can create.

This webinar will review inventory functionality in Sierra and talked about methods for inventory data loading.

Come see an overview of serial functionality in Polaris 7.2.

Join us for a best practice discussion with Anthony Hopkins, Head of Library, Heritage and Adult Education Services for the London Borough of Merton and a Trustee of Libraries Connected, along with experts from Innovative Interfaces.

Ferran Burguillos, gerente del Consorcio de Bibliotecas de Barcelona, será nuestro invitado en esta ocasión.

Come see an overview of all the great new features in Polaris 7.3

Please join us at the Queensland Public Libraries Association Conference 2022, 12-14 October!

Stop by the Innovative booth 727 to learn more about Polaris, Sierra, and our new ultramodern patron engagement tools within the Vega Library Experience (LX) suite.

Stop by Booth 8 in the exhibit hall in Port Huron to learn more about Innovative solutions. 

Come learn about the new features in Sierra 5.5!

Join this webinar to hear a firsthand account of how a library can start building a more inclusive catalog that serves all users.

Come see Innovative at Booth 37 at the Annual Conference of the New South Wales Public Libraries Association (NSWPLA)!

Come see an overview of Innovative Mobile, our mobile application for patron library experiences.

Join us as we host library marketing expert Cordelia Anderson discuss ways to “level up” your library’s marketing and communications efforts.

Innovative is pleased to bring to you Roger Henshaw, Principal and Founder of Roger Henshaw Consultancy Services (RHCS), to help lead this discussion on DEI in libraries.

Las bibliotecas no son solo libros: crea una comunidad fiel y comprometida con Vega Program / Descubre la aplicación número de bibliotecas: Innovative Mobile App

Presenters Kay Stebbins, Director of Research & Analytics with Boyette Strategic Advisors and Nathan Coulter, Executive Director, Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) share the results and implications of the CALS 10-year impact study.

Get to know Vega Promote, the user-friendly email creation and management tool, with Maisam Nouh and Lauren Schaefer.

Get to know Vega Promote, the user-friendly email creation and management tool, with Maisam Nouh and Lauren Schaefer.

Join us for an informational event that will help your library determine when to make the move to LX Starter and how to get started.

Get to know Vega Promote, the user-friendly email creation and management tool, with Maisam Nouh and Lauren Schaefer.

Get to know Vega Promote, the user-friendly email creation and management tool, with Maisam Nouh and Lauren Schaefer.

Get to know Vega Promote, the user-friendly email creation and management tool, with Maisam Nouh and Lauren Schaefer.

Learn skills and techniques you can use to survive and thrive through future organizational changes.

Get to know Vega Promote, the user-friendly email creation and management tool, with Maisam Nouh and Lauren Schaefer.

Innovative will be at LibLearnX in New Orleans, January 27-30!

Come see Innovative at Booth 816 at the 2023 OLA Super Conference!

Join us for a session on the latest features in Vega Discover features and a sneak peek of what's coming next.

Join us for an informational event guaranteed to expand your knowledge and enhance your tool belt.

Come see Innovative at booth 27 at WLA in Wenatchee March 30-Apr 1!

Join the Innovative Users Group for an informational session about the IUG 2023 Conference May 10-13 in Phoenix.

Come by Booth 122 at the Memphis Hilton!

Join us to review LX Starter and its recent updates.

Come see Innovative at Booth #1808 at the Austin Convention Center!

Come see an overview of all the great new features in Polaris 7.4 (March 2023).

Come to learn about Vega Discover's eContent Management system.

Join us April 27, 2023, at 8 am PDT for an insightful discussion hosted by Professor Orly Lobel as she explores the untapped potential of technology to foster diversity and inclusion.

Come to IUG 2023 in Phoenix May 10-13.

Come see Innovative at the Florida Library Association 2023 Conference in Daytona Beach!

Please join us to learn how libraries can use Vega to promote awareness and collect quantifiable results on success.

Join us for a webinar with Emily Jackson from Dallas Public Library on creating TikToks for your library!

Innovative will be at Booth 210 at the New Jersey Library Association's annual conference in Atlantic City!  

Innovative will be at the California Library Association conference in Sacramento! Come see us at Booth 102.

Join us as we showcase Innovative’s engaging, personal, and easy-to-use library management system.

Innovative will have a booth at the Libraries Connected Annual Seminar 2023 at Wyboston Lakes.

This two-day workshop shows you how to maximize the use of the create lists functions within the Sierra environment.

Come see Innovative at the Clarivate booth 1811 at ALA 2023 in Chicago!

Join us for breakfast during ALA on Saturday, June 25 at 8am local time.

Create an exciting and interactive opportunity for community engagement with the Innovative Mobile library patron app.

Innovative will be at CILIP 2023 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole 12-13 July!

Come see an overview of all the great new features in Sierra 6.0, released June 2023.

Join us as we showcase Innovative’s engaging, personal, and easy-to-use library management system.

Join Innovative to explore how your library website, catalog, custom collections, notices, and staff app can help create a memorable library experience.

Join special guests from the Middle Country Public Library as they share how Vega Program helped them offer an improved event registration and management experience to library patrons and staff.

Learn how Innovative solutions help you minimize tedious tasks, boost productivity, and support new strategies for connecting with users.

Innovative is pleased to be attending CILIP's Libraries Rewired conference in London, England on November 10. 

Join us for a discussion on how the modules of the Vega Library Experience work together at Rochester Hills Public Library to benefit the library and the larger community.

Join us as we host Illinois State Senator Laura Murphy on her legislation preventing book bans in the state of Illinois. Senator Murphy will be accompanied by Chris Brown, Library Commissioner for the Chicago Public Library.

Come see Innovative at Booth 42 at the LIANZA Conference at the Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.

Marketing Maven Kathy Dempsey will illustrate the Cycle of True Marketing, how to get started, and finally, how to make your promotions more efficient and effective.

Come see Innovative at the Libraries Rewired Conference in London on November 10

Come see Innovative at the New South Wales Public Library Association 2023 SWITCH conference in Penrith!

Join us to learn more about digital repository harvesting with Vega Discover.

Join Cordelia Anderson as she offers advice on how to create an integrated marketing strategy for your library.

Innovative will be attending the Southeast Michigan IUG meeting on December 1

Come see an overview of the new features in Polaris 7.5

Learn about using LX Starter directly from Clinton-Macomb Public Library and Princeton Public Library

Innovative will be part of the Clarivate booth 713/715 at the OLA Super Conference January 24-27!

Join us for a discussion of the features and fixes in Sierra 6.1

Join to learn more about the upcoming IUG 2024 conference.

Come learn more about the weeding workflow in Leap with this deep-dive session.

Learn how to market your collections, spaces, and expertise as well as your programs to support your strategic priorities and strengthen your library's reputation

Join us for a Valentine's Day webinar about kids' catalogs and themed catalogs in Vega Discover!

A Hackathon for individuals and teams working on a hack for either Polaris or Sierra.

Join Polaris expert Michelle Ralston for a session on technical services workflow optimization in the areas of acquisitions and cataloging

Join Sierra expert Jason Boland for a session on optimizing your Sierra instance in this DIY health self-check.

Library Marketing Expert Cordelia Anderson discusses how you can best market your library, followed by concrete examples using Innovative solutions

The Innovative Users' Group Conference will take place March 25-27 in Detroit, Michigan.

Come learn more about the weeding workflow in Leap with this deep-dive session.

Innovative will be attending the TLA Conference in San Antonio April 16-19

Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble, from UCLA, will talk about the new challenges in DEI, technology and libraries

Learn about an intuitive, appealing way to bolster your library brand and amplify engagement with your community

Innovative will be at the ALIA National 2024 Conference in Adelaide

Join Sara Roberts, Director of Account and Product Management, for examples of how libraries can and have used LibraryIQ for data-driven decisions

Innovative is attending the NJLA annual conference at the Waterfront Conference Center at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City.

Come learn what's new in the latest Polaris release.

Today’s library worker can face challenges that impact their well-being. Join this session with former ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo to learn tools for self-care.

Look for Innovative at Clarivate booth #1117 at ALA 2024 in San Diego

Gain a deeper understanding of Rest APIs and how you can use them to get the most out of Polaris or Sierra.

Learn ways to engage with your patrons using social media

Join us as we welcome Dr. Steve Albrecht, one of the nation’s leading experts on library safety and security, for a discussion of security at the library.

Learn to navigate the new Innovative Support Center Experience

Learn to navigate the new Innovative Support Center Experience

Learn to navigate the new Innovative Support Center Experience

Innovative will be attending the London Libraries Conference in London, UK.

Innovative will be attending PrairieCat Users Group Day (PUG Day)

Find Innovative at Booth 8 at the Stronger Together Library Conference in Edmonton

Meet with Innovative at the Pennsylvania Library Association conference at the Hilton Harrisburg

Join Innovative at the ILA 2024 Annual Conference in Peoria

Jennifer Nelson, State Librarian, New Jersey State Library, joins Innovative for an inspiring and informative webinar on the advantages of answering in the affirmative.

Innovative will be at booth #204 at the VLA 2024 conference in Norfolk

Join Innovative in Pasadena for the 2024 CLA conference

Tom Jacobson, VP, Executive Library Advocate & Strategist will be giving a short talk at the conference in Huntsville.

Jeremy Miller, Lead Product Management, Academic AI, Strategy & Innovation at Clarivate gives a keynote address at this virtual conference

Join Monarch Library System Director Riti Grover and Innovative Senior Product Manager Angela Nolet to hear the story of how Monarch implemented Vega Program, and Program's features for consortia.

Innovative is a sponsor for WLA 2024 at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay.

Join library marketing expert Cordelia Anderson for a webinar about getting the most out of your social media presences.

Innovative will be in Richland for the LJ Directors Summit November 7-8.

Innovative will be represented at LMCC 2024 at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch in St Louis, MO

Join Dr. Steve Albrecht as he provides a one-month template of practical ideas to help library leaders and staffers create a safer, more secure, more-service driven library.

Come learn more about the new features in Polaris 7.7

Join this webinar to discover how LX Starter for Consortia can revolutionize your library’s email circulation notices!

Look for us at the Clarivate booth at this year's event. Hope to see you there!

Join for a quick tour of the exciting new features recently released in Sierra 6.3 (Dec 2024).

Innovative will be attending the Innovative Users Group annual conference in 2025. Join us in Denver!

This webinar showcases the features released in 2024 that led to Vega Discover winning a fourth consecutive Platinum Modern Library Award.

Stacey McClain, library systems administrator at Jacksonville Public Library, and Eric Lozauskas, executive director of STELLA, share how their Polaris implementation improved their daily operations and helped better serve their communities.

Visit us on the exhibit floor at the annual Texas Library Association conference. You can find us in Clarivate booth 1225.

HR Expert Dr. Steve Albrecht focuses on the most common types of challenging employees and the useful concept of personality archetypes to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of library employees.

Get a first-hand look at the new Vega Mobile features released in Q1 during this live demonstration and interactive Q&A session.

Join us for an exciting look at the features released in Q1 for Vega Program.

Take your library’s website out of the 90s! Join our expert-led webinar on May 13 and learn the secrets to building a secure, accessible, and engaging online presence.

Cordelia Anderson, a renowned marketing consultant and author in library marketing will share actionable strategies to help you align your library’s brand identity across physical spaces, digital platforms, and customer experiences.

Explore the full potential of Vega Promote, the go-to platform for targeted marketing and campaign management. This in-depth webinar will bring you up to speed on Vega Promote's key existing features as well as the latest enhancements.

What if your library displays could do more than showcase books — what if they could guide and attract users?  Join your colleagues for an exclusive webinar with Kathy Dempsey, founder of Libraries Are Essential and an expert in library marketing, to learn actionable strategies to take your library displays to the next level.

Learn more about this Modern Library Award winning app focused on library staff tasks involving lists, like inventory, hold fulfillment, and the creation of lists for other tasks, with a versatile item matching configuration to alert staff when specific item criteria are present in scanned materials.