McLeod and Tyler’s gift provides $1.5 million to the Earl Gregg Swem Library — the largest gift in the library’s history — and $1 million to the Mason School of business. The business school’s future facility, Alan B. Miller Hall, will include library space named in honor of McLeod.

“I grew up in a house packed with books,” explained McLeod, who
retired in 2007 as director of Network Operations at Cox Communications.
“William and Mary is doing tremendous things in the digital area, but
traditional books and materials are irreplaceable.”

“Because a library is the heart of any academic community, Bee and Goody’s support for libraries at William & Mary is especially meaningful,” said William and Mary President Taylor Reveley. “We are very grateful for this gift and the good it will do now and far into the future.” The gift of $1.5 million to Swem Library will support the library’s first named position, the Marian and Alan McLeod Director of the Special Collections Research Center. In making the gift, the couple is honoring McLeod’s parents for their dedication to academic research and passion for great libraries. With an extensive collection of manuscripts, rare
books, and other original sources, the Special Collections Research Center
is a learning lab for students in the humanities, much like physical
laboratories are for students in the sciences.

“This gift will directly impact the faculty, students and researchers
who rely on Swem to provide unique research materials in the Special
Collections Research Center,” said Connie Kearns McCarthy, dean of
university libraries. “This gift also recognizes the outstanding work of
Swem’s librarians such as Dr. Beatriz Betancourt Hardy, who will hold
this named position.” Through McLeod and Tyler’s support of the Mason School of Business, McLeod celebrates her special connection with the School, where she
received two degrees, and her lifelong love of libraries. Upon completion
of the business school’s new facility, the Elizabeth “Bee” McLeod
Business Library will be located off the main public space on the
building’s second floor, a prime location that will elevate the services
that the school provides its students. The library will provide patrons
with access to electronic and print business research resources, as well
as research assistance by a professional business librarian. The McLeod
Business Library will also have such library-style services as course
reserve materials, electronic catalog with access to all campus libraries,
study areas and copy services.

“The Mason School of Business has long been dedicated to ensuring that
its community has fast access to the most accurate and up-to-the-minute
business information,” said Larry Pulley ’74, dean of the business
school. “Bee and Goody’s generosity will create a state-of-the-art
library and information center in our new building.” Swem Library, which completed a major renovation and 100,000-square-foot expansion in 2005, is among the leading academic research libraries in the Southeast, and students across the country recently ranked it the eighth-best College Library in the country, according to the Princeton Review. Through its collections and services, it plays a critical role in supporting the teaching and research missions of the College of William
and Mary.

The Mason School of Business is an AACSB-accredited school of business.
The school was named for William and Mary alumnus Raymond A. “Chip”
Mason in November 2005. It will move into its new state-of-the-art
building, Alan B. Miller Hall, in fall 2009. Miller Hall was named for
William and Mary alumnus Alan B. Miller in March 2007.
# # #

McLeod and Tyler’s gift provides $1.5 million to the Earl Gregg Swem Library — the largest gift in the library’s history — and $1 million to the Mason School of business. The business school’s future facility, Alan B. Miller Hall, will include library space named in honor of McLeod.

“I grew up in a house packed with books,” explained McLeod, who
retired in 2007 as director of Network Operations at Cox Communications.
“William and Mary is doing tremendous things in the digital area, but
traditional books and materials are irreplaceable.”

“Because a library is the heart of any academic community, Bee and Goody’s support for libraries at William & Mary is especially meaningful,” said William and Mary President Taylor Reveley. “We are very grateful for this gift and the good it will do now and far into the future.” The gift of $1.5 million to Swem Library will support the library’s first named position, the Marian and Alan McLeod Director of the Special Collections Research Center. In making the gift, the couple is honoring McLeod’s parents for their dedication to academic research and passion for great libraries. With an extensive collection of manuscripts, rare
books, and other original sources, the Special Collections Research Center
is a learning lab for students in the humanities, much like physical
laboratories are for students in the sciences.

“This gift will directly impact the faculty, students and researchers
who rely on Swem to provide unique research materials in the Special
Collections Research Center,” said Connie Kearns McCarthy, dean of
university libraries. “This gift also recognizes the outstanding work of
Swem’s librarians such as Dr. Beatriz Betancourt Hardy, who will hold
this named position.” Through McLeod and Tyler’s support of the Mason School of Business, McLeod celebrates her special connection with the School, where she
received two degrees, and her lifelong love of libraries. Upon completion
of the business school’s new facility, the Elizabeth “Bee” McLeod
Business Library will be located off the main public space on the
building’s second floor, a prime location that will elevate the services
that the school provides its students. The library will provide patrons
with access to electronic and print business research resources, as well
as research assistance by a professional business librarian. The McLeod
Business Library will also have such library-style services as course
reserve materials, electronic catalog with access to all campus libraries,
study areas and copy services.

“The Mason School of Business has long been dedicated to ensuring that
its community has fast access to the most accurate and up-to-the-minute
business information,” said Larry Pulley ’74, dean of the business
school. “Bee and Goody’s generosity will create a state-of-the-art
library and information center in our new building.” Swem Library, which completed a major renovation and 100,000-square-foot expansion in 2005, is among the leading academic research libraries in the Southeast, and students across the country recently ranked it the eighth-best College Library in the country, according to the Princeton Review. Through its collections and services, it plays a critical role in supporting the teaching and research missions of the College of William
and Mary.

The Mason School of Business is an AACSB-accredited school of business.
The school was named for William and Mary alumnus Raymond A. “Chip”
Mason in November 2005. It will move into its new state-of-the-art
building, Alan B. Miller Hall, in fall 2009. Miller Hall was named for
William and Mary alumnus Alan B. Miller in March 2007.
# # #

(NEW YORK, October 28, 2008) Representatives from Fordham University Press, Pennsylvania State University Press, and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services (CUL/IS) will speak at Columbia University on the economics of scholarly publishing and the future of the monograph. The panel discussion, entitled "The Future of the Book: Can the Endangered Monograph Survive?" will take place on Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at 3 p.m. in Alfred Lerner Hall Room 555 on Columbia's Morningside Campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Panelists include Helen Tartar, Editorial Director at Fordham University Press; Sanford Thatcher, Director of Penn State University Press and past President of the Association of American University Presses; and Ree DeDonato, Director of Humanities and History and Acting Director of Union Theological Seminary's Burke Library of CUL/IS.

For humanities scholars seeking promotion or tenure, having a published monograph—a work of writing on a single subject—is often a key requirement. Due to small, specialized audiences and growing financial challenges for university presses and academic libraries, the business of publishing these monographs has long been a troubled undertaking. The panel will discuss the future of the print monograph, especially in light of the increasing digitization of scholarly communication.

This event is the third in the speaker series on today's pivotal issues in scholarly communication organized by the Scholarly Communication Program of Columbia University Libraries/Information Services. Follow the live event remotely via Twitter at http://twitter.com/ScholarlyComm. Video of each event will be available on the Scholarly Communication Program website. For information on the series, Research without Borders: The Changing World of Scholarly Communication, please email Kathryn Pope at kp2002@columbia.edu, or visit http://scholcomm.columbia.edu/events/.

The Scholarly Communication Program is an initiative of the Columbia University Libraries/Information Services' Center for Digital Research and Scholarship. Established in April 2008 to encourage discussion about and innovative solutions to scholarly communication issues, the Program aims to support faculty members, librarians, staff, and students as they consider their options for creating, distributing, evaluating, reusing, and preserving new knowledge in a rapidly changing communications environment.

Columbia University Libraries/Information Services is one of the top five academic research library systems in North America. The collections include over 10 million volumes, over 100,000 journals and serials, as well as extensive electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, maps, graphic and audio-visual materials. The services and collections are organized into 25 libraries and various academic technology centers. The Libraries employs more than 550 professional and support staff. The website of the Libraries at www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb is the gateway to its services and resources.

ATHENS, OH--October 29, 2008--LibLime, the leader in open-source solutions for libraries, announced today that Susan Buchanan has joined LibLime as Vice President, Library Partners.

In her role at LibLime, Buchanan will work with libraries to identify long-term software strategies and open-source solutions to meet their needs.

Buchanan comes to LibLime from SirsiDynix (formerly Sirsi Corporation) where she served as Vice President, Strategic Accounts. Susan has over 30 years experience in the library industry. She began her library career at the University of Alberta in the Serials department and then went on to serve as manager of computer services for North York Public Library in Toronto Canada--then the third largest public library in Canada. She has also held senior positions with DRA (Data Research Associates), Ex Libris, and Endeavor. Susan has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta.

"We're very excited that Susan has joined LibLime," says Joshua Ferraro, LibLime's CEO. He continues, "Susan's experience in the industry and reputation for outstanding customer service make her an excellent fit."

"LibLime has assembled an exceptional group of professionals with a broad range of experience from throughout the library community, and I am delighted to be joining the team," says Susan.

"The concept of open-source software, and the infrastructure provided by LibLime, enables libraries to respond rapidly to the changing needs and demands of their patrons and staff, while taking advantage of the very best emerging technologies," Susan continues. "Combining that responsiveness with LibLime’s self-sustaining business model ensures that the focus is on the library, and the library user, without the distraction of competing interests."

She adds: "Open-source solutions are a completely natural fit for the collaborative nature of the library community and finally provide the long promised ‘next generation’ for library automation. In my experience in libraries, I have been impressed by the consistent focus of librarians, both by nature and mission, to seek and to share the very best resources and tools for their constituency. Open-source software provides a natural mechanism for allowing this, without the constraints often found in the traditional vendor-centric automation environment."

Susan can be reached at susan.buchanan@liblime.com

About LibLime's Software Development Practices

LibLime operates on an open-source business model where the development process is steered by a community, rather than a vendor. LibLime customers take full advantage of this model by sponsoring enhancements that are then shared with the whole community. The result is very rapid development cycles, customer-driven features and a high overall Return on Investment.

Software that LibLime creates using this model is widely available at no cost, which leads to the misconception that the company "sells free software". LibLime sells services (e.g., hosting, installation, data migration, development, training and maintenance) that help facilitate the open-source process for libraries.

Visit us at:http://liblime.com

Press Contact:

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Vice President, Marketing LibLime

(888)Koha ILS (564-2457)

tnb@liblime.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA – October 28, 2008
Franklin County (Ind.) Public Library District has gone live with Evergreen, the consortial-quality open-source library automation software. The successful migration of these libraries is part of a process that will see a total of 16 new libraries running Evergreen by the end of 2008 as part of Evergreen Indiana, a shared-catalog project administered by the Indiana State Library. Eight libraries have already made the transition and are live with the software. Equinox Software, Inc., the support and development company for Evergreen, is providing bumper-to-bumper support for the migrations as well as round-the-clock ongoing technical support once the new library system is in place.
“Evergreen Indiana’s bold decision to move to open source provides these libraries with software that is both high-quality and affordable, with a great development path for the future,” said Brad LaJeunesse, Equinox company president. “Features such as patron bookbags, easy-to-place holds, and a friendly circulation interface make Evergreen an appealing choice, and Evergreen scales to the demands of large consortia. Plus these library managers can rest easy knowing they once again own their own data.”
Franklin County Public Library District has two branches. The Brookville branch was built in 1912 with funding from Andrew Carnegie. The Laurel branch, in western Franklin County, was established in 1998. The library’s website is at http://wvcl.org/joomla/.
About Evergreen
Evergreen is consortial-quality, open-source library software initially developed to support Georgia PINES, a resource-sharing consortium with over 270 public libraries. Evergreen was designed from the ground up to meet the needs of very large, high-transaction, multi-site consortia, yet its robust, fault-tolerant architecture elegantly scales down to the smallest sites. Evergreen is also adaptive software that due to its service-oriented, standards-compliant design can nimbly evolve to meet changing library needs and user expectations.
From its debut in September 2006, Evergreen has consistently outperformed expectations and resulted in acclaim and praise from users worldwide. Evergreen has received significant attention, including a Technology Collaboration Award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Additional Evergreen implementations include the Michigan Library Consortium, British Columbia SITKA, Kent County Public Library in Maryland, Marshall Public Library in Missouri, and the University of Prince Edward Island. For more information about Evergreen, visit http://evergreen-ils.org

About Equinox Software, Inc.

Founded by the original Evergreen designers and developers, Equinox Software is a growing team of skilled developers and other professionals who provide comprehensive support for Evergreen, the consortial-quality, open source Integrated Library System (ILS). Equinox develops, supports, trains, migrates, integrates, and consults on Evergreen, and engages with the rapidly expanding Evergreen community. Instead of one-size-fits-all support, Equinox works closely with libraries to ensure Evergreen is implemented in the manner that best fits their individual needs.
In addition to support, custom development and integration services, Equinox offers complete Evergreen hosting packages for libraries wishing to outsource their ILS infrastructure. Equinox also provides consulting services for libraries seeking more insight into the value proposition of open source software.
Press contact: Corinne Hall, corinne@esilibrary.com, 678-269-6113
For more information on Equinox Software, please visit http://www.esilibrary.com.

Evergreen is open source software, freely licensed under the GNU GPL. Evergreen and the Evergreen logo are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of the Georgia Public Library Service.