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



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Polaris Case Study

Monroe County Public Library

Introduction

This case study of Monroe County Public Library is based on a January 2019 survey of Polaris customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

The real-world challenges that Polaris helps the Monroe County Public Library address include:

  • Improving the patron experience
  • Reducing time spent on reporting and analysis
  • Reducing time spent integrating with, and maintaining, third-party applications

Use Case

The library was focused largely on reducing time spent managing reporting, analysis, and work around maintaining integrations and customizations.

Results

After switching to Polaris, the Monroe County Public Library team reports that they would definitely purchase Innovative products again, and rate Innovative as better than the competition on price, customer support, and technical support.

They also rated Polaris as better than the competition when it comes to overall functionality, customization, APIs and integrations, reporting and statistics, web-based mobility for staff, and responsive discovery.

Innovative Interfaces Customer Research

What do libraries want out of communications?

What are your primary marketing and patron/community engagement objectives?

Increase library visits
87%
Increase program attendance
83%
Increase website visits
46%
Increase use of resources and collections
87%
Improve community awareness of programs and services
98%
Sign up new cardholders
61%

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.

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 Case Study

State & Local Government

Introduction

This case study of a state & local government 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 team decided to go with Polaris.

The key reasons they chose Polaris were to address the challenges of:

  • Reducing time spent supporting discovery and circulation
  • Improving the patron experience
  • Reducing time spent on reporting and analysis
  • Reducing time spent integrating with, and maintaining, third-party applications

Use Case

Their primary reasons for choosing an Innovative product were the technical quality of current products, Innovative’s breadth of partnerships with publishers and content providers, and Innovative’s active investment in developing new products.

They purchased Polaris specifically for the following features:

  • Breadth and depth of ILS functionality
  • Streamlined workflow and overall system efficiency
  • Responsive discovery
  • Web-based mobility
  • Simplified reporting and analytics
  • Price

The key factors in their decision to purchase the Polaris Web Application (LEAP) product were:

  • Web-based mobility for public services and
    reference staff
  • Intuitive interface with flexible workflows
  • Flexible mobile access to better connect with their community
  • Responsive design
  • Ease of training

Results

Overall, the organization rates the value for money they’ve received to be above average and is definitely likely to purchase Innovative products again. They rate Polaris 4.5/5 stars.

They also rate Innovative as better than the competition when it comes to implementation, customer support, and technical support, and rate Polaris as better than the competition on the following fronts:

  • Overall functionality
  • Performance
  • Customization
  • APIs & integrations
  • Reporting & statistics
  • Web-based mobility for staff
  • Responsive discovery

Polaris Customer Research

Top reasons libraries purchase Polaris

What were the top reasons you purchased Polaris?

Breadth and depth of ILS functionality
74%
Streamlined workflow and overall system efficiency
55%
Simplified reporting and analytics
33%
Price
33%


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