TechValidate Research on Innovative Interfaces

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2,818 Customers Surveyed

17,148 Data Points Collected

138 Published TechFacts

32 Published Charts

21 Published Case Studies



Featured Research Collections for Innovative Interfaces

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Polaris Customer Satisfaction Rating

A Director at a state & local government would be likely to recommend Polaris for this reason:

Our library is pleased with the functionality of Polaris and the response from Polaris staff when we run into issues.

Polaris Case Study

Metro Public Library

Introduction

This case study of a cultural institution is based on a January 2019 survey of Polaris customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled organization asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

After comparing with other solutions (including Horizon and Symphony), the library team decided to go with Polaris.

The key challenges they chose Polaris to help address included:

  • Reducing time spent supporting discovery and circulation
  • Improving the patron experience
  • Reducing time spent on reporting and analysis

Use Case

The organization purchased Polaris specifically because of the following features:

  • Breadth and depth of ILS functionality
  • Streamlined workflow and overall system efficiency
  • Simplified reporting and analytics

Other factors in their decision to purchase the Polaris Web Application (LEAP) product included responsive design and web-based mobility for public services and reference staff. They use nearly all of the client modules, in addition to LEAP.

Results

Overall, the team would rate Polaris as better than the competition for overall functionality. They rated Polaris at 4/5 stars and would recommend it to others, especially those working at public libraries.

Polaris Case Study

State & Local Government

Introduction

This case study of a state & local government is based on a February 2019 survey of Polaris customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled organization asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

After considering other solutions (namely Horizon and Symphony), the surveyed organization decided to go with Polaris. Their primary focus was on streamlining and simplifying their workflow and analytics processes.

Use Case

Their top reasons for choosing an Innovative product were the great services, training, and support, as well as the commitment to supporting current products.

The organization gets the most use out of the following Polaris features:

  • Breadth and depth of ILS functionality
  • Streamlined workflow and overall system efficiency
  • Simplified reporting and analytics

Other factors in their decision to purchase the Polaris Web Application (LEAP) product included web-based mobility for public services and reference staff, and flexible mobile access to better connect with their community.

Results

After switching to Polaris, the team would rate Polaris as better than the competition when it comes to overall functionality, performance, customization, and reporting and statistics. They would also rate Innovative customer and technical support as better than the competition.

Overall, they’re likely to purchase Innovative products again and rate Polaris at 4.5/5 stars.

Sierra Customer Research

Libraries Choose Sierra Over Voyager for Efficiency, Collaboration, and Functionality

What are the top reasons you purchased Sierra?

Workflow and overall system efficiency
56%
Breadth and depth of ILS functionality
52%
Shared record keeping and collaborative collection management
39%

Sierra Customer Research

Libraries Choose Sierra Over Ex Libris Products for Efficiency and Functionality

What are the top reasons you purchased Sierra?

Workflow and overall system efficiency
58%
Breadth and depth of ILS functionality
55%

Innovative Interfaces Customer Satisfaction

A majority of Polaris users would recommend Innovative

74% of surveyed customers are likely to recommend Innovative Interfaces.*

74%


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