“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, July 16, 2009 - Polaris Library Systems, a leading provider of library automation technology, has announced new staff in customer support, implementations, data migration, and training. Lisa Carr joins the Polaris customer operations department as a site manager. Lisa comes to Polaris from the Seymour Public Library District in Auburn, NY, where she served as librarian. Prior, she held positions as reference librarian at Gray Public Library in Gray, ME, and library assistant at Baxter Memorial Library in Gorham, ME. Lisa received her Master of Library Science from Simmons College in Boston. Stephanie Falkner comes to Polaris as a data migration specialist for the implementation services department. Prior, Stephanie was a data analyst for HSBC Bank USA and a securities data analyst for Putnam Investments. Most recently, Stephanie served as an EDI assistant in the IT department for WYNIT. Susan Hansen joins Polaris as a trainer with the implementation services group. Prior, Susan served as information services librarian and adult programs coordinator at Broome County Public Library, and as information librarian for member library Vestal Public Library. She is also a member of the New York Library Association and of the Literacy Volunteers of America. Susan received her Master of Library Science and Public Librarian Certificate from SUNY University at Albany. Paul Hoffman comes to Polaris as an implementation manager. Prior, Paul was network coordinator for Nebraska's Online Computer Library Center and library systems engineer for Dynix. He has also served as strategic accounts trainer and educational liaison for R.R. Bowker. Paul earned his Master of Library Science degree from the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin. About Polaris Library Systems: For over 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 offers work-flow analysis, database enhancement, wireless access, and network services to libraries. For more information about Polaris Library Systems visit, www.polarislibrary.com/. |