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Director of Customer Experience, Jamie Wright, reflects on the highlights for collectionHQ in 2023 and reveals some exciting news coming in 2024!

2023 has been a pivotal year for collectionHQ. In January, Alan Gibson left collectionHQ to take on a new opportunity. We are grateful to Alan for all the years he guided collectionHQ to become the leading library software that it is today. Now, with Steven Legowski, who has worked closely with our software since 2014, taking on the position of Senior Director, Technology and Product Development, and in my new role as Director, Customer Experience, we are excited to evolve collectionHQ and expand our award-winning library technology into new markets.

Over the past 12 months, we have welcomed 79 new customers on board with one of our products, added 7 new members to our team, and were awarded Platinum distinction in the 2023 Modern Library Awards for our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Analysis tool.

We have also announced exciting new partnerships with innovators in open source library management software, PTFS Europe, Equinox Open Library Initiative, and ByWater Solutions, to identify new ways to increase efficiencies in collection development and add value for library communities.

Looking ahead to 2024, we will introduce new features to enhance collectionHQ and how it supports your collection development, from selecting new material to measuring how that material performs. We also look forward to introducing more libraries to the basics of collectionHQ with our new cHQlite platform.

And last but not least, I am thrilled to announce that we will be extending our evidence-based software to academic libraries with the launch of cHQacademic in summer 2024.

I think it’s fair to say that there is a lot going on here at collectionHQ, and I am so excited to have you join us on this journey!

On behalf of all of us at collectionHQ, THANK YOU for your continued support, and we wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2024.

Jamie

We are delighted to announce the latest updates to collectionHQ and cHQlite.  

By working closely with our library customers, we have identified ways to enhance collectionHQ and cHQlite action plans that make it easier for you to improve your library collection. 

Updates include: 

• Introduction of “Core Items” to avoid the removal of key material during weeding processes (for example, books about local history). 
• Enhancements to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Analysis. 
• A new level of insight is now accessible from summary reports, so that you can take action to make improvements instantly.  

Current customers should contact their dedicated collectionHQ or cHQlite representative for more information about these enhancements. 

If you do not currently subscribe to one of our leading products, please contact us to learn how we can help you to make measurable and community-driven improvements to your library collection. 

We’re very excited to welcome Irving Public Library on board as a collectionHQ customer!

Irving Public Library offers its patrons a wide range of services including assistance with job applications, book clubs and a bustling events and classes scene.

The team at collectionHQ is focused on helping the library to optimize circulation of material by implementing the evidence-based toolset that will save time, maximize funds, and accelerate collection improvements.

As a collectionHQ subscriber, they also get access to our comprehensive DEI Analysis tool, allowing Irving Public Library to analyze their collection and compare it against industry standard DEI topics to ensure a more inclusive and diverse collection that reflects their community. This helps all members of the community, regardless of gender, sexual orientation or any other factor feel valued and included in their society.

Irving Public Library joins the hundreds of libraries worldwide that subscribe to collectionHQ to effectively analyze detailed trends and metrics about how their collection is performing. With collectionHQ’s action plans, librarians can take steps to improve their collection, increasing turnover and aligning the collection with local demand.

If you’re interested in any collectionHQ product or service then please get in touch.

We’re very excited to welcome Sausalito Library on board as a collectionHQ customer!

The first reading room opened in Saulsalito in 1887, but the first public library in the city didn’t open until 1906 when Sausalito Pubic Library “a place of healthy and innocent recreations” was founded. Since then it has grown and now offers its patron a wide range of digital and physical materials.

The team at collectionHQ is focused on helping the library to optimize circulation of material by implementing the evidence-based toolset that will save time, maximize funds, and accelerate collection improvements.

As a collectionHQ subscriber, they also get access to our comprehensive DEI Analysis tool, allowing Sausalito Library to analyze their collection and compare it against industry standard DEI topics to ensure a more inclusive and diverse collection that reflects their community.

Sausalito Library joins the hundreds of libraries worldwide that subscribe to collectionHQ to effectively analyze detailed trends and metrics about how their collection is performing. With collectionHQ’s action plans, librarians can take steps to improve their collection, increasing turnover and aligning the collection with local demand.

If you’re interested in any collectionHQ product or service then please get in touch.

We’re excited to welcome NCW Libraries on board as a collectionHQ customer!

NCW Libraries (previously North Central Regional Library) has served the people of the Chelan, Douglas, Gerry, Grant and Okanogan counties since 1960. They operate 30 community libraries and support their rural patrons with 2 bookmobiles as well as selection of online resources.

At collectionHQ we’re extremely proud to work with all libraries, but particularly those that clearly mean so very much to their community.

The team at collectionHQ is focused on helping the library to optimize circulation of material by implementing the evidence-based toolset that will save time, maximize funds, and accelerate collection improvements. As a collectionHQ subscriber they also get access to our comprehensive DEI Analysis tool, allowing NCW Libraries to analyse their collection and compare it against industry standard DEI topics to ensure a more inclusive and diverse collection that reflects their community. 

NCW Libraries joins the hundreds of libraries worldwide that subscribe to collectionHQ to effectively analyze detailed trends and metrics about how their collection is performing. With collectionHQ’s action plans, librarians can take steps to improve their collection, increasing turnover and aligning the collection with local demand.