Evolve Library

This is the project site for Evergreen, highly-scalable software for libraries that helps library patrons find library materials, and helps libraries manage, catalog, and circulate those materials, no matter how large or complex the libraries. The Evergreen Project develops an open-source ILS (integrated library system) used by more than 2,000 libraries around the world. The software, also called Evergreen, is used by libraries to provide their public catalog interface as well as to manage back-of-house operations such as circulation (checkouts and check-ins), acquisition of library materials, and (particularly in the case of Evergreen) sharing resources among groups of libraries. Evergreen depends on the following technologies Perl, C, JavaScript, XML, XPath, XSLT, XMPP, OpenSRF, Apache, mod_perl, and PostgreSQL. The latest stable release of a supported Linux distribution is recommended for an Evergreen installation.

Surpass is an integrated and full-featured suite of applications that seamlessly automates the day-to-day functions of libraries of all types. Ideal for primary and secondary school districts as well as college, public, corporate, and specialty libraries, Surpass is composed of four core applications: Surpass Select, Surpass SL, Centriva, and Surpass CL. Additionally, Surpass provides a special package for church libraries and its hosting service provides libraries the capability to put their whole system online without the help of IT staff and/or in-house servers.