Evergreen is a full-featured, open source, integrated library system product that was originally designed for consortia. If you'd like to take a peek at the staff interface, go to our "sandbox" where you can try it out.

To find out more about the community of users and developers involved with Evergreen, join the General Mailing list:  

http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/mailman/listinfo/open-ils-general

Evergreen was developed by, and went live with Georgia PINES in September of 2006. 

As of 2009, Evergreen is installed at approximately 400 libraries (including the 275 libraries that are part of PINES). 

Evergreen consists of the following modules (at least):

• circulation
• cataloging
• public catalog (OPAC)
• statistical reporting
• SRU/Z39.50 server
• acquisitions (preview only)

It provides support for SIP2, XML-only Z39.50 services, internationalization and localization, pre-overdue notices,

Features include:

• Located URIs
• RefWorks export capability
• Google book Preview as added content
• web-based batch record importer/exporter
• ability to freeze/unfreeze hold requests
• set checkout thresholds by item types
• ability to set percent of purchase price as maximum fine (up to 100%)

For the latest list of features, check the Evergreen Roadmap.

For more about the development of Evergreen, see the official project pages located at http://evergreen-ils.org/.