Evergreen's features include:
Circulation: for staff to check items in and out to patrons
Cataloging: to add items to the library’s collection and input information, classifying and indexing those items.
Online public access catalog (OPAC): a public catalog, or discovery interface, for patrons to find and request books, view their account information, and save book information in Evergreen "bookbags." The OPAC received a makeover in early 2009 with the new, optional skin, Craftsman.
Acquisitions: for staff to keep track of those materials purchased; invoices, purchase orders, selection lists, etc.
Statistical Reporting: flexible, powerful reporting for retrieval of any statistical information stored in the database.
SIP 2.0 support: for interaction with computer management software, self-check machines, and other applications.
Search/Retrieve via URL and Z39.50 servers