Public libraries are evolving rapidly and today’s patrons expect more than just access to books. They want secure, inclusive and personalized experiences. The new whitepaper ‘Seamless service, delighted patrons’ explores how two leading public libraries — the Allen County Public Library and the Suburban Library Cooperative — are achieving just that. Security: Protecting patron data, … 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 changes? What would an ideal workflow look like?  For Sierra, how could batch updating records go more quickly or easily? Think about batch update workflows, … Continued

Innovative Announces Official Sponsorship of the Library Leadership Podcast EMERYVILLE, Calif. August 13, 2020 – Innovative, a ProQuest company and leading global provider of library software, has announced its exclusive sponsorship of the Library Leadership Podcast. The Library Leadership Podcast was started in 2017 by host Adriane Herrick-Juarez and producer Nate Vineyard to broaden the way … Continued

Popups alert us to necessary information, but if not well designed, they can interrupt our work with extra clicks or lead us to make mistakes.  Is there a popup you’d like to eliminate?  Or maybe there’s one that could be more useful with a tweak to wording or behavior.  This challenge is about smoothing out … Continued

Popups alert us to necessary information, but if not well designed, they can interrupt our work with extra clicks or lead us to make mistakes.  Is there a popup you’d like to eliminate?  Or maybe there’s one that could be more useful with a tweak to wording or behavior.  This challenge is about smoothing out … Continued

Ever since I began working for Innovative 2 ½ years ago, I have been learning about linked data – what it is and how it is used on the open web and inside libraries. I’ve been learning what it takes to transform metadata stored in the MARC format into linked data within BIBFRAME and other … Continued

Innovative is dedicated to helping you deliver a library experience that builds better, smarter communities. This means that, in addition to ensuring superior client service and providing next-generation technologies, we are committed to helping protect your patrons’ data and privacy. We invest heavily in security and compliance, partnering with library security teams to mitigate security … Continued