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Derived from the Latin stella polaris, pole star. This is the proper Latin name of the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, commonly called the North Star or Pole-Star. The Old English name for it was Scip-steorra ship-star, reflecting its importance in navigation.
Polaris is the name for the library automation system developed by Polaris Library Systems of Syracuse, New York. Polaris is a client/server system using the Windows operating system. The preferred web browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer, but Polaris is compatible with most other web browsers. This system of networked computers keeps track of all of the library's functions, and make library operations run more smoothly and quickly.