Product

Vendor/Open Source

Comments

Alto

Talis

No customers in U.S.—all library customers are in the U.K.

Agent VERSO

Autographics

Focus is on small public libraries

Carl.X

TLC

Designed for medium and large public libraries

Evergreen

Open source

Serials and reserves module under development; working on acquisitions module; uses shared catalog rather than resource sharing module; no e-commerce.  Initially developed for public libraries so they are a bit behind creating modules for academic libraries

Unified Resource Manager

Ex Libris

Has potential for significant improvements to current system (new framework and architecture, streamlined workflows, flexibility, etc); would be the easiest system to migrate to

KLAS

Keystone Systems

No academic schools using this.  Primarily in use by schools for the blind and physically handicapped

Koha

Open source

Has potential as open-source; more academic libraries are choosing Koha over other options; continue to watch this

Library.Solution

TLC

Aimed at small and mid-size libraries

Millenium

Innovative Interfaces Inc.

Very similar to Voyager; high level of customer satisfaction; usually considered the most  expensive ILS available; would gain little by switching

NewGenLib

Open source

“Made in India for India and the developing world”

OCLC

OCLC

Under development.   Aim is to create a web-scale library management system to do for circulation and acquisitions what WorldCat did for cataloging; libraries would benefit from network-level integration of numerous services that are not currently part of traditional ILSs (collection analysis, selection, WorldCat Local, etc.).  Pilot expected in late 2009; watch for future developments

OPALS

Open source

Focus is on school, public and church libraries--not academic

Polaris

Polaris Library Systems

Has many nice features such as e-commerce, web reports, RFID, and designed for consortia.  Focus is on public libraries; only 35-40 academic libraries use it

Symphony

SirsiDynix

Too similar to what we have with Voyager to consider migrating

VubisSmart

Infor Library Solutions

First install in 2008.  Strongest base is in Netherlands, Belgium, France and UK (Kenosha Public uses this)