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Classical Music Library Signs Agreement with OCLC Western ServiceCenter



Media Release, May 24, 2004
For immediate release

CLASSICAL MUSIC LIBRARY Signs Agreement with OCLC Western Service Center

CLASSICAL MUSIC LIBRARY will now be available to OCLC Western Service
Center member libraries via an agreement signed between the Western
Service Center and Classical International Inc.

The agreement, announced today, will provide member libraries in
California, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Hawaii, Alaska and the U.
S. Territory of Guam with consortia subscription opportunities for
CLASSICAL MUSIC LIBRARY, the world�s first classical music listening
service for libraries.

A division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., the OCLC Western
Service Center was formed into a single service provider from the
consolidation of OCLC Pacific and OCLC/WLN, the OCLC service centers that
covered the western United States.

"CLASSICAL MUSIC LIBRARY offers a different type of service to our member
libraries," said Amy Crawford, Electronic Resource Manager, OCLC Western
Service Center.  "This classical music listening service will appeal to
serious music majors, music appreciation students, and library patrons
interested in listening for pleasure."

"The relationship with the OCLC Western Service Center is very important
to us. We are delighted to offer the member libraries the opportunity to
access CLASSICAL MUSIC LIBRARY's extensive and growing resources," said
Janice Kuta, Senior Vice President for Global Sales and Marketing.

CLASSICAL MUSIC LIBRARY, winner of last year's TCA "Best New Effort"  
award, is the world's first classical music listening service for
libraries. The growing collection of 27,000-plus tracks for listening and
searching is supplemented by extensive reference materials and backed by a
powerful suite of tools specifically designed for librarians and
educators.

About Classical International Inc.

Since 2000, Classical International Inc. has provided educational music
services for libraries.  Its award-winning CLASSICAL MUSIC LIBRARY,
designed for libraries and educators, allows users to listen to tens of
thousands of recordings while exploring its vast classical music reference
database.  The privately owned company, backed by SilverPlatter
Information founders, B�la Hatvany and Ron Rietdyk, has offices in the US
and Europe.

For more information contact Janice Kuta, Senior Vice President of Global
Sales and Marketing, CLASSICAL INTERNATIONAL Inc., at 1-800-859-9306 or
212-689-0536 or janice@classical.com.

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Moira Stone
Customer Service & Marketing Assistant
Classical International
222 East 46, NYC 10017
212.689.0536, ext 5#