Introduction
Aspen Discovery is a fully-featured, open source discovery system with option to provide comprehensive access to your library’s resources. It gives patrons a single search box and smart search results that group all formats of a title together, allowing patrons easy access to their preferred version whether traditional or digital.
In 2024, the Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium contracted with Equinox Open Library Initiative to bring Aspen Discovery to all of our member libraries. Each library now has its own Aspen Catalog in addition to the traditional Evergreen Indiana OPAC experience. These Aspen catalogs are linked on the Member Library page. These catalogs are meant to be customized by locally library staff with assistance from Evergreen Indiana administrative staff and peer library workers. Library workers may have their supervisors request they have administrative access by filling out this form. Please be aware that request access begins a process and does not signify immediate access. Requests will be addressed within 48 business hours unless there are extenuating circumstances.
Training Materials
To help local Aspen administrators, a wide range of training materials are available. Some of those materials are listed here.
- EquinoxEDU Aspen Discovery Training Materials
- Please note that Evergreen Indiana has not yet implemented the Materials Request Feature
- Aspen Discovery Help Center
- Please note that this is not specific to Evergreen so there will be some information about integrations to other ILS. Additionally, this is provided and maintained by ByWater Solutions, another Aspen provider.
- CSS and JavaScript Code Library – for more advanced users with some web design knowledge.
- Topic Specific Videos and Documentation
- Aspen Catalog Overview – Video
- Aspen Admin Overview – Video / Slides
- Browse Categories – Video / Documentation for Browse Categories from Lists and Browse Categories from Searches
- Placards – Video / Documentation
- Side Loading resources with MARC records – Video / Documentation
- Web Resources – Video / Documentation
- Consortial Resources – Video
Additional Resources
- Evergreen Indiana Aspen Knowledge Base
- Suggested Resource Consortium Methods for Aspen
- Side Loading Procedures for Evergreen Indiana Aspen
Hoopla Subscriptions
If your library has a Hoopla subscription and would like to scope how and what Hoopla records appear in your library’s Aspen catalog, fill out this form.
Support
If you are having issues with your Aspen catalog website, please submit a HelpDesk ticket.
Aspen Catalogs outside of Indiana
- Westchester Library System – New York
- Click on “Our Member Libraries” to visit their member library sites.
- Central Skagit Library – Washington
- Lake Agassiz Regional Library – Minnesota
- Consortium of Ohio Libraries – Ohio
- Click on “Member Libraries” to visit their member library sites.
- CW MARS Consortium – Massachusetts