TechValidate Research on Innovative Interfaces

138 TechFacts – Page 3 of 5


Innovative Interfaces Customer Testimonial

Polaris Consortium Provides Premium Service

This installation of Polaris is our first as a consortium of 8 county library systems. In that sense, library service has improved immensely. All collections are shared and treated as one. Customers from each county can request materials from any system. The difference has been amazing.

Executive Director, Polaris Library

Innovative Interfaces Customer Testimonial

Polaris Provides Quality Reporting, Friendly Interface, Superior Support

Polaris is a lot better at reporting data than our last vendor (SirsiDynix). It also has a more user-friendly interface, and we get better customer support from Innovative.

Katherine Manion, Assistant Director, Urbandale Public Library

Innovative Interfaces Customer Testimonial

Hosted Polaris Provides a Great, Reliable Experience

We have gone from Galaxy to Polaris. When we first automated with Galaxy, we were very pleased with the software and decided to continue with Polaris, first we were not hosted then decided to move to the hosted after a hurricane came and caused a brown out in the server and Polaris was quick to get us back up and running.

Sally Gilmore , Line Staff-IT, www.concordialibrary.org

Sierra Customer Statistic

Three-quarters of Academic Libraries Value Their Relationship with Innovative

76% of surveyed organizations chose an Innovative product for the continued long-term relationship.

Sierra Customer Statistic

Majority of Academic Institutions View Sierra as a Leading Platform

63% of surveyed organizations agree with the statement: “Sierra is a leading Library Services Platform.”

Sierra Customer Statistic

Majority of Sierra Libraries Say Sierra Improves Discoverability

54% of surveyed organizations improved the discoverability of their collection with Sierra.

Innovative Interfaces Customer Testimonial

Polaris has most features that are needed in a public library and we are a consortium so love how easy it is to set parameters based on location not system.

Diane Perry, Business Systems Department Specialist, Tampa Hillsborough County Library System

Innovative Interfaces Customer Testimonial

As a consortium, we came from many ILS systems, it was a complete 100% improvement for most.

Joe Fee, Department Manager-IT, Westmoreland County Federated Library Systems

Polaris Customer Statistic

Why Libraries Love Leap:
Community Connection

53% of surveyed customers love Leap because it helps them better connect with their community.

Polaris Customer Statistic

Why Libraries Love Leap: Flexiblity

53% of surveyed customers love Leap for flexible mobile access to better connect with their community.

Polaris Customer Statistic

Why Libraries Love Leap: Mobility

77% of surveyed customers love Leap for the web-based mobility used by public services and reference staff.

Innovative Interfaces Customer Statistic

Training & Best Practices

90% of surveyed customers want Innovative to provide free software training.

90%

Sierra Customer Statistic

Innovative Offers Better Pricing than the competition

65% of customers rated Innovative’s price as better than the competition.

Polaris Customer Satisfaction

78% of surveyed customers said they were likely to recommend Polaris.

Polaris Customer Statistic

51% of surveyed customers rated Polaris’s web-based mobility for staff as better than the competition.

51%

Polaris Customer Statistic

54% of surveyed customers rated Polaris’s overall functionality as better than the competition.

54%

Polaris Customer Statistic

61% of surveyed Polaris customers are likely to purchase Innovative products again.

61%

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 Customer Satisfaction Rating

A Director at a cultural institution would be likely to recommend Polaris for this reason:

We like and use LEAP and Simply Reports. I find the system is quite robust. I also appreciate the support service and webinars for staff training.

Polaris Customer Review

4.5/5 Stars

How our organization uses Polaris:

We use it for cataloging, circulation, PAC, reporting, and inventory.

Would you recommend Polaris?

Yes, it’s a great product.

Polaris Customer Review

4/5 Stars

How our organization uses Polaris:

Our complete ILS system for library and mobile.

Would you recommend Polaris?

Yes, it’s easy for us to use and easy for users.

Polaris Customer Satisfaction Rating

A Director at a cultural institution would be likely to recommend Polaris for this reason:

Polaris is the third ILS I’ve used in my career. It works well for us, especially for the consortial environment that we belong to. The staff can use it well and when any new employee needs to learn, they seem to pick it up quickly.

Polaris Customer Satisfaction Rating

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

Based on four years using Polaris, it is easy to use and reliable. Customer support is excellent.

Polaris Customer Review

4/5 Stars

How our organization uses Polaris:

We use it for reference, circulation, third-party integration with text notification, SMM, PC reservation, cataloging, serials, and acquisitions.

Would you recommend Polaris?

The implementation was one of the smoothest I’d been involved with. The Polaris staff was really helpful during implementation.

Polaris Customer Satisfaction Rating

Ken Bell, a Director at Haysville Community Library, would be very likely to recommend Polaris for this reason:

Our experience with Polaris has been excellent.

Polaris Customer Review

4.5/5 Stars

How our organization uses Polaris:

Our cloud-based system is our sole library information system, upon which we depend for much of our day-to-day operations.

Would you recommend Polaris?

Yes. Particularly important for us is the very close to zero down-time, great responsiveness and efficiency, and consistent performance.

Polaris Customer Review

4/5 Stars

How our organization uses Innovative Interfaces:

We use Polaris for all of our circulation needs, including partnerships with ebook providers and online payments.

Would you recommend Innovative Interfaces?

Yes. We like the ease of use, the ability to customize, and being in a hosted environment with tech staff just a phone call away.

Polaris Customer Review

5/5 Stars

How our organization uses Polaris:

We’re a public library and use a variety of the modules in our workflow and customer interactions.

Would you recommend Polaris?

Yes, we’ve been very happy with Polaris and the support we’ve received.

Polaris Customer Satisfaction Rating

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

We’re happy with the service and love the hosted environment. We like the continued upgrades to improve the product.

Polaris Customer Satisfaction Rating

A Director at a non-profit would be very likely to recommend Polaris for this reason:

It’s an intuitive program that fits our needs and the customer service department provides great support.




More Research on Innovative Interfaces