“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 Launches the Polaris Developer Network (October 18, 2011)
Coquitlam Public Library Selects Polaris (October 14, 2011)
Polaris Library Systems Announces Strong Third Quarter (October 6, 2011)
Polaris Library Systems Welcomes New Vice President of Product Management (September 19, 2011)
Polaris Library Systems Welcomes New Vice President of Sales and Marketing (August 31, 2011)
Polaris Library Systems Announces Strong Start to 2011 (July 27, 2011)
Polaris Library Systems to Debut New PAC Interface at ALA Annual (June 22, 2011)
Bergen County Cooperative Library System in New Jersey Selects the Polaris ILS (February 8, 2011)
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)
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Jim Carrick Appointed Chairman of the Board Syracuse, NY, May 11, 2010 - Polaris Library Systems, a leading provider of library automation technology, announced today that Jim Carrick has been appointed chairman of the board of PLS Solutions Inc., the holding company of Polaris Library Systems. PLS Solutions was formed in December 2009, when Polaris Library Systems transitioned to employee ownership. Carrick joined Polaris at that time, and he's a shareholder in the company. Prior to forming PLS Solutions, Polaris was owned by Croydon Corporation, a private equity firm in New York City. The decision to appoint Carrick as chairman was made at a board meeting on April 26. "Jim has extensive experience in strategic planning and business development," said Bill Schickling, president & CEO of Polaris. "I am looking forward to working closely with Jim to ensure that Polaris continues to grow and succeed well into the future." Prior to joining Polaris, Jim was president & CEO of Strategic Computer Solutions (SCS), headquartered in Syracuse. As a Premier IBM Business Partner, SCS provided its customers with business consulting, professional services, IT infrastructure solutions, e-business solutions, and a managed partner network. SCS was recognized as one of IBM's top ten business partners, out of 1,100 in the U.S., as a result of significantly high customer satisfaction and revenue growth. SCS's revenues grew from $12 million in 2000 to over $100 million in 2008. Prior to SCS, Jim spent eighteen years at IBM, where he held various sales and executive management positions. "Polaris has an outstanding reputation in the library automation marketplace," said Carrick. "I look forward to working closely with Bill and the rest of the PLS Solutions board to enhance the services and solutions we provide to our customers and the library industry."### About Polaris Library Systems:
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