“It's great to be able to customize the Polaris checkout screen with patron data elements of our choice. It maximizes the efficiency of the checkout process. And with 15 agencies circulating over 7.1 million items per year, it matters.”
- Eva Calcagno, Manager, Washington County Cooperative Library Services, Oregon
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Polaris Library Systems to Debut Community-Focused Tools at ALA Midwinter (January 6, 2011)
Darien Library is Live on the Polaris ILS (December 20, 2010)
Harford County Public Library in Maryland Selects the Polaris ILS (December 16, 2010)
Polaris Library Systems Announces New Appointments (November 30, 2010)
Sno-Isle Libraries Selects the Polaris ILS (November 4, 2010)
Chattahoochee Valley Libraries in Georgia Selects the Polaris ILS (October 14, 2010)
Syracuse iSchool and Polaris Library Systems announce collaboration to develop new technologies and services (October 7, 2010)
Yuba Community College District in California Selects the Polaris ILS (September 23, 2010)
Yellowhead Regional Library Leverages Polaris API to Create iPad Application (August 17, 2010)
Denver Public Library Selects the Polaris ILS (July 20, 2010)
Polaris Library Systems Announces Auto-Suggest Functionality (July 14, 2010)
Polaris Library Systems Announces Board Appointment (May 11, 2010)
Newmarket Public Library Selects Polaris ILS (March 24, 2010)
Polaris Library Systems Announces Employee Ownership Agreement (January 15, 2010)
Polaris Library Systems to Debut Mobile PAC at ALA Midwinter Conference (January 14, 2010)
Forsyth County Public Library Selects Polaris ILS (November 5, 2009)
Iberia Parish Library Selects Polaris ILS (September 8, 2009)
Baltimore County Public Library Selects Polaris ILS (August 12, 2009)
Miami-Dade Public Library System Selects Polaris ILS (July 30, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Welcomes New Team Members (July 16, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Welcomes New Team Members in Customer Support & MIS (June 25, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Integrates with LibraryThing for Libraries (June 17, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Announces 13 New Customers (May 11, 2009)
Library Systems Welcomes New Team Members (May 8, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Announces New Customer Relations Department (March 4, 2009)
Phoenix Public Library Live on the Polaris ILS (February 25, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Announces Strong 2008 (January 14, 2009)
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Syracuse, NY, June 17, 2009 - Polaris Library Systems, a leading provider of library automation technology, has signed a partnership agreement with LibraryThing for Libraries (LTFL). Under the partnership, Polaris customers are able to integrate LTFL functionality into the Polaris PowerPAC, giving them the ability to browse tags, find similar titles, and easily locate other editions. "Polaris has been incredibly responsive to helping their customers implement cutting-edge, third-party technologies," said Casey Durfee, lead library developer at LibraryThing. "It's no surprise that they scored the highest in customer satisfaction of any commercial ILS vendor in a recent poll; clearly service is a high priority." "Polaris is committed to forming strong industry partnerships that benefit our customers and the communities they serve," said Polaris President & CEO Bill Schickling. "The LibraryThing for Libraries functionality was highly requested by our customers and we are very excited to make this service available for use with their Polaris ILS." About Polaris Library Systems For thirty years, Polaris Library Systems has served libraries with time-saving technology, from its first circulation system in the mid-1970s through its third-generation Polaris Integrated Library System. In addition to its library automation systems, Polaris Library Systems offers work-flow analysis, database enhancement, wireless access, and network services to libraries. For more information about Polaris Library Systems, visit www.polarislibrary.com/. About LibraryThing for Libraries LibraryThing for Libraries (LTFL) allows libraries to enrich their online catalog with Library 2.0 applications, using data from the public LibraryThing database of 40 million records. Features such as tags, recommendations, reviews, and ratings for materials in the library catalog result in a more user-friendly experience for patrons. For more information about LibraryThing for Libraries, visit http://www.librarything.com/forlibraries. |